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What was your most lib moment before you were radicalized (or at all)? (hexbear.net)

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This is embarrassing but I cried when SHillary lost to Trump.

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Being a massive transphobe ~2016, a coupla months later and I ran into a transwoman at pride, way more patient than she needed to be, not only shut my bigoted ass down but also helped me to realise I was an egg.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

A lot of trans people report this. A bunch of vocal bigots are victims of patriarchy performing loudly while harbouring inner questions they've never addressed. It's like the bigotry is a shield from what lies beneath.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

Internalized transphobia is definitely real, but there's also the simple fact that a lot of trans people started out transphobic because almost everyone on the planet was transphobic until like 10 years ago (and most still are).