I was a radical trans person before I detransitioned and got into transphobic radical feminism. Hung out with radical queer and trans people, went to Camp Trans, read plenty of books by trans people, knew all the counter-arguments to transphobic feminist beliefs, etc.
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People get into transphobic ideology for many different reasons and you'd need to study those people to get a deeper understanding. I only understand some of the motivations of some of those people. There's a lot that still confuses me.
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I've found it useful to read about how and why people join other hate groups, like white supremacists. There are a lot of parallels and it's helped me understand my own experience. The ways both groups recruit people online is very similar.
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Also, many transphobic people are not going to change their minds because they get way too much from being involved in anti-trans groups to give it up. There are many I wouldn't bother engaging with at all, just try to figure out how to counter any threat they pose.
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Hey lovely. I've been appreciating your threads and articles! I dunno if it's the kind of thing you'd want to have a bigger platform for, and I think that you should definitely be careful of anyone offering you one, but DMs are open if you might want to chat about it!
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