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Sometimes I don't really want to get into a conversation about trans issues. I find the topic very prevalent on here, as if I've strayed into a sub by accident. Live and let live, and absolutely respect everyone's right to be whatever they want, but it's not a topic I can contribute to - and I certainly I don't want to upset anyone by wading into an emotive topic I have no experience, interest or knowledge on, so I'd rather just leave it.
I'm just saying that it's up there with LINUX as a prevailing topic, which I'm similarly disinterested in.
It's a moral prop. Sort of like pedophilia is for the right, for the left trans issues lets them concern troll and beat everyone over the head with how noble they are for supporting it and how evil anyone is who doesn't agree 110%. Most of the comments I see about trans issues on here are not even positive, they are mostly 'if you don't support trans rights 120% and believe in the removal of heterosexuality, you're a bigot/nazi/genocide supporter'. It's insane. but I have no doubt people genuinely think that way because I know ones like that IRL. They tend to be deeply insecure and fragile people who's coping mechanism is just being insanely irrationally angry. They are just the leftist MAGA types of people.
I’ve seen people get downvoted and banned for posting actual scientific research on puberty blockers, detransitioning, links between autism and trans.
The last one is undeniable for a subsection of transfolk. The "neurodivergent, isolated kid on 4chan that gets programmer socks and starts their transition" path is well known.
Autism and trans has a huge overlap. Explanations and Interpretations for this vary.
Discussing this and the pipeline you describe will quickly get you banned from many places around here.