Yes, I used to even consider myself a progressive, but not since my kid started down this gender path 5 years ago. I think there are more sane liberals out there than we know. But the liberal political agenda is all in, seemingly, on this trans movement for kids. I have not seen anything yet to disprove this, and so therefore remain “politically homeless”.
Yes, I used to even consider myself a progressive, but not since my kid started down this gender path 5 years ago. I think there are more sane liberals out there than we know. But the liberal political agenda is all in, seemingly, on this trans movement for kids. I have not seen anything yet to disprove this, and so therefore remain “politically homeless”.
If you look to folks like Bari Weiss, Jesse Singal, Shannon Thrace and Carole Hooven, you'll see examples of liberals like me.
Unfortunately, too many in the Democratic Party have signed on to this gender jihad, but I think the worm is turning on that. Gender-critical material is even appearing in the New York Times, amazingly, which gives me hope.
Yep, I follow all of those (except Thrace. I will need to look her up! Megan Daum is also great - tho Lisa is my favorite liberal voice in this arena 😊). I just mean the liberal party face on this is a trans activist one....Biden sending out cues. I remain hopeful because I do think sanity will eventually prevail. I also remain hopeful that I can keep my kid from being a casualty in this fight. It’s a very long game though. Liberal media is staying too wishy washy on this. And some are out right promoting lies and false narratives, s.a. it’s only republicans who oppose trans medicine for kids. If we can just get this *discussion* of what is best for our kids out of the political shitsphere, maybe we will have a chance?
Shannon Thrace's memoir, "18 Months" is a great read, although it's not an easy one. The experience she relates there is tough, very tough.
What frustrates me is that right and left feed off each other on this issue. If Oklahoma bans HRT for children, California goes ahead and permits it without parental consent. I dislike both positions, which makes the right call me a groomer and the left call me a bigot. I firmly believe one can be neither one; nuance really is a thing.
Absolutely! I feel the same. Nuance needs its day in the sun! Sanity is just too boring now for the masses who feed off of extremism, I fear. I think more and more people are tiring of extreme partisanship, though. At least that is what I tell myself to keep hanging on.
I just don’t get how the spread of transgender ideology means that people suddenly switch sides on fiscal, universal health, pensions, taxes, etc etc.
Genderism is not a left/right thing. It is an anti-science belief system that is spreading in certain tribal groups. It is highly individualistic, pro-capitalist and anti-feminist. The UK Communist party has come out strongly against it.
Yes, I used to even consider myself a progressive, but not since my kid started down this gender path 5 years ago. I think there are more sane liberals out there than we know. But the liberal political agenda is all in, seemingly, on this trans movement for kids. I have not seen anything yet to disprove this, and so therefore remain “politically homeless”.
If you look to folks like Bari Weiss, Jesse Singal, Shannon Thrace and Carole Hooven, you'll see examples of liberals like me.
Unfortunately, too many in the Democratic Party have signed on to this gender jihad, but I think the worm is turning on that. Gender-critical material is even appearing in the New York Times, amazingly, which gives me hope.
Yep, I follow all of those (except Thrace. I will need to look her up! Megan Daum is also great - tho Lisa is my favorite liberal voice in this arena 😊). I just mean the liberal party face on this is a trans activist one....Biden sending out cues. I remain hopeful because I do think sanity will eventually prevail. I also remain hopeful that I can keep my kid from being a casualty in this fight. It’s a very long game though. Liberal media is staying too wishy washy on this. And some are out right promoting lies and false narratives, s.a. it’s only republicans who oppose trans medicine for kids. If we can just get this *discussion* of what is best for our kids out of the political shitsphere, maybe we will have a chance?
Shannon Thrace's memoir, "18 Months" is a great read, although it's not an easy one. The experience she relates there is tough, very tough.
What frustrates me is that right and left feed off each other on this issue. If Oklahoma bans HRT for children, California goes ahead and permits it without parental consent. I dislike both positions, which makes the right call me a groomer and the left call me a bigot. I firmly believe one can be neither one; nuance really is a thing.
Absolutely! I feel the same. Nuance needs its day in the sun! Sanity is just too boring now for the masses who feed off of extremism, I fear. I think more and more people are tiring of extreme partisanship, though. At least that is what I tell myself to keep hanging on.
I just don’t get how the spread of transgender ideology means that people suddenly switch sides on fiscal, universal health, pensions, taxes, etc etc.
Genderism is not a left/right thing. It is an anti-science belief system that is spreading in certain tribal groups. It is highly individualistic, pro-capitalist and anti-feminist. The UK Communist party has come out strongly against it.