Breaking News: People who don’t personally see a need for something declare it to be terrible abomination! Conveniently forget that no one will force them to utilize this service they don’t need and that families with neurodivergent kids exist.

I agree, but don’t find it limited to the Youngs. I hear “feminist” bullshit coming from all ages.

I don’t see running for office in my own future, but at least all this talk is getting me to consider it. And it’s getting me excited to support women who do run locally (Gretchen Witmer for MI governor in 2018, woot!!)

This is men. No where in his pissbaby rant did he mention consent. “Do you think it’s wrong to send people pictures of yourself?” Yeah, if they haven’t asked for them. “Are porn stars creepy” No, they consented to those videos being distributed to the public. And the public isn’t being forced to watch them. The…

Note to self: It’s not “self-radicalization” when American white nationalists kill people. Only when the guy is a non-white Muslim. I think I understand now.

Are u seriously suggesting that someone who raped an.unconscious teenage girl.should get no prison time? I get the rest of what you are saying. yes prisons in the states are deplorable, they do not rehabilitate. I agree. but you are out of your fucking mind if you truly think he should not face harsh and appropriate…

required you to shower with your friend and sleep in the same bed, but that you did not have sex with your friend.

I can draw a similarity between two types of oppression without saying that they’re the same. To say otherwise is ridiculous.

See, you say you understand that it’s hard to transition, then in the next breath say it was easy for Caitlyn. I’m saying that’s a fallacy. Money only insulates you from some of the effects. And it’s shitty of people to act like they know better, it’s shitty of Bette Midler to imply that, and it’s shitty of people to…

It's possible to be anti-kardashian without implying that trans identities are frivolous. This isn't how one does it.

Do you know what is involved in transitioning? Do you know how much money, time, pain, and sweat goes into that change? Do you know the emotional journey each trans person has to go on before, during, and after the decision to come out and transition? Because when you act like transition is like a coat you can throw…

Thank you so much! It was starting to get to the point where I was like, am I somehow accidentally not being clear? Am I doing a bad job of conveying my points? It's good to know that the problem isn't at my end, haha.

And your ignoring what I’m saying, in order to prioritize cis folks’ feelings about an important point. I'm not saying she's not a phony, I'm saying don't degrade her trans identity in order to degrade her phoniness. It's like saying Ann Coulter used to be a man: yes, you're insulting Ann Coulter, but you're using…

Eh, if I change even one person’s mind it will be worth it. That’s the lesson I’ve learned from the gay rights movement: be out, and call out folks on their ignorance, and over time things will get better :)

Ignoring trans people’s comments and experiences in favor of your own opinion makes you a bad ally. No need to displace that onto me.

Yeah...This is exactly the sort of reason that I’m of two minds about Gawker.com going under-Some of the articles and commentariat are great, and some are...well...some are commenting on this article.

Yeah, it’s kind of amazing. Thankfully, there are at least a few people who seem to get it.

Just say she’s a phony! Say she got a divorce for ratings! Say she lied about whatever, as long as you don’t say “She isn’t trans because she’s a liar.” Don’t misgender her. Don’t imply that she went to the massive expense and the massive emotional journey of transitioning in order to get attention. That makes light…

It implies that trans identities are a suit one can put on, or not “real”. I think Milos Yiannopolous is the scum of the earth, but it would be really shitty of me to say that he’s playing at being gay as a way to gain attention. These attitudes hurt trans folks.