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I assume that EVERYONE is transphobic until proven otherwise. (hexbear.net)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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CW: Doomer Rant About Transphobia

Unless someone explicitly confirms that they are not transphobic via the means of something like a genuinely supportive statement, a genuinely supportive action, or association with a group that outright condemns transphobia to a strict degree, I assume they are transphobic by default. This serves as a safety mechanism.

This includes trans people themselves, and it even extends to non-binary trans people.

Unfortunately, this mentality is extremely depressing and makes me feel that the world is fervently against me, but it's not exactly wrong to assume that the world is fervently against me.

I never operate under the assumption that any stranger I meet, trans or cis, binary or non-binary, will truly respect me and be content with who I am, and that's how bad transphobia has gotten.

I also live in Florida, so...

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago

Assuming it's not meant in jest, I despise that stance. Nihilism is devoid of value.