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Originally Posted by Withano
I think, unlike racism and homophobia, theres a lack of understanding as to what constitutes as transphobia. People seem to be unintentionally transphobic far more often than any ism or phobia before.
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That is because to a lot of.people this is a fairly new ism as its only recently come to the fore of the media etc. I completely agree with Dezzy that there appears to be a lot of anger in the trans community and that is having a negative impact at the moment. Shouting loudest doesn't mean you get heard. Educating people is the key, not vilifying. Transphobia will soon become as abhorrent to most as racism and homophobia if people are educated and understand. Being attacked for what are sometimes quite unintentional comments will only cause further alienation imo