“ heterosexual people who are trans and who identify as gay” - “identity as” doesn’t convey the lie, these people are pretending to be the other sex, and being homophobes in the process by blatantly saying they are gay
This whole “identity “ and identification is just pretending/lying/mental illness/redefining women & taking over their protection, privacy, sports etc
By using this nice neutral word we give them cover.
This is wonderful Stephen. I was trying to remember what it was that 'peak transed' me about 3 years ago the other day and this has made me remember that it was this completely. I am not gay and do not presume for a minute to understand how any gay person feels, but I am outraged on your behalf. Thank you for such a beautiful piece of writing.
This is like straights gate-crashing the Post-Mardi Gras parade in Sydney, pretending to be gay for a night. All the fun and frisson, without the oppression, fear of bashings, bullying as a child, sniggering in the workplace and the generations of fighting back against homophobic (real homophobia) laws.
This is a beautiful articulation of an utterly heartbreaking state of affairs Stephen.
“ heterosexual people who are trans and who identify as gay” - “identity as” doesn’t convey the lie, these people are pretending to be the other sex, and being homophobes in the process by blatantly saying they are gay
This whole “identity “ and identification is just pretending/lying/mental illness/redefining women & taking over their protection, privacy, sports etc
By using this nice neutral word we give them cover.
This is wonderful Stephen. I was trying to remember what it was that 'peak transed' me about 3 years ago the other day and this has made me remember that it was this completely. I am not gay and do not presume for a minute to understand how any gay person feels, but I am outraged on your behalf. Thank you for such a beautiful piece of writing.
Thank you for such a brave and heart felt words. They help me understand a bit better what’s going on.
This is like straights gate-crashing the Post-Mardi Gras parade in Sydney, pretending to be gay for a night. All the fun and frisson, without the oppression, fear of bashings, bullying as a child, sniggering in the workplace and the generations of fighting back against homophobic (real homophobia) laws.