But the gist of it is that transphobia is deeply entrenched in society. And the flat dismissal of trans women as 1/
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attractive doesn't happen just on an individual basis but a societal one. 2/
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If you dismiss all trans women right off the bat, despite trans women being a massive, extremely variable group... 3/
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then it's important to examine what you think 'trans woman' means. If it's a matter of preference, or a dismissal of identity
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I'm not going to grill individual straight men into what turns them on or doesn't. But it's a conversation we need to have 5/
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I think if it becomes acceptable, we'll be straight back into claiming sexuality to be a choice & conversion therapy beneficial.
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...if you're seriously suggesting that confronting the fact that widespread transphobia might affect dating preferences 1/
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That is a huge slippery slope that doesn't recognise any kind of privilege or the marginalisation of trans people. Rethink this
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I recognise the marginalisation of trans people & want to overcome it. I think its clear this kind of approach is making this much harder
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