I mean, this is largely my point. I don't see much evidence that trans people aren't "allowed" to say what they believe. I don't see trans people getting shut down in conversation unless it's by other trans people if they say something that demonstrates that they're "truscum" or whatever.

And in my experience the trans people who I've spoken to offline are a million miles away from the insane rhetoric being spouted by the people in the film or on Twitter.

But these aren't random idiots. They're leading doctors and professors in the field of gender reassignment and gender studies. Of the trans people I see writing about trans issues on Medium, for example, TaraElla is literally the only one who I'd say is consistently honest and trying to broaden understanding instead of ranting and fear-mongering.

As for power, I think you underestimate the pressures placed on people trying to have honest, good-faith conversations about these topics. Just because it pops into my head, I recently read this post (https://taibbi.substack.com/p/on-the-blowback-to-what-is-a-woman?s=r) on Matt Taibi's substack.

Matt is a hugely successful author and journalist He has a huge platform, lot's of "power", yet he talks about how he sat on an interview for months just because he was terrified of the backlash. As a writer, I know how he feels. I read and re-read each word, desperately trying to find a way not to be misinterpreted, and yet, sure enough, I get accused of being a bigot and a transphobe and blah, blah, blah.

The abuse aimed at reasonable people who are pro-trans if they say one word out of line is unbelievable. You might not see that from your side of the fence. But believe me, it's there.