myrmepropagandist on Nostr: Maybe I'm projecting, but I suspect there is a lot of collective psychic trauma from ...

Maybe I'm projecting, but I suspect there is a lot of collective psychic trauma from fears of not performing gender correctly, and feelings of uncertainty.

This ought to make people more sympathetic to trans issues, but when the framing other-izes trans people, some people may feel a need to create distance rather than finding common ground.

Leading with "Should people like this have no rights?" implies feeling connected to "those people" could get your rights taken away. 2/2