Steve QJ
1 min readDec 18, 2020

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I feel like were finally making progress, but you're still not quite hearing me. I'm not advocating for anything! I freely admit that I don't know the ins-and-outs of the requirements for transitioning. You're projecting your frustratioins with other things and people onto me.

So once again, my comment and objection to the original arhument with their conflation of consent laws with discrimination against trans chilidren. These things are not the same.

I'm not playiing armchair quarterbnack or faux psychologist or whatever other uncharitable assumption you want to make. I'm not running around seeking out parents of trans children and clutching my pearls at them. I'm not marching in the streets protesting trans children's rights to transition. I'm saying that describing consent laws as discriminatory is unhelpful in figuring out the best solution to these problems and describing everyone who doesn't immediately agree with you as transphobic alienates people who might well be on your side.

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Steve QJ
Steve QJ

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