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there's also been a lot of middle aged people here trying to set up 'youth groups' though, so without more of a presence of visible young people, I'm going to maintain scepticism.
Sure, that's possible. I'm just saying there are literally hundreds of young rad fems on sites like tumblr. Anyone can find that if they look for them. The younger rad fems also tend to keep a lower profile than many older ones because they often still have friends...
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Many of the radfems I encountered online were anonymous due to fear of being outed as terfs. I think we underestimate just how many young radfems there are, most I interecated with were 16-21, there was even a 14 yo. Usually they're vulnerable in unsopportive places and had bad+
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experiences in trans spaces and once they find radfem they feel welcome and are easy to recruit. Many were lesbians or detrans. Many claimed to struggle with dysphoria but don't identify as trans due to their beliefs nor consider transition as an option. Trauma->radicalization.
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...who are trans-friendly. Younger people in general are more accepting which means that those who do have gender crit views are more likely to hide them and only discuss them with other "crypto-terfs". The younger rad fem scene is a lot more underground than the older crowd.
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