Nex Benedict died one day after a fight in a school bathroom. Their mother Sue Benedict tells Bevan Hurley that the gender fluid teenager endured more than a year of abuse simply for being who they were
  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    352·
    10 months ago

    And their “gender” is whatever they want it to be so, yes they are.

    No.

    Their gender is not a choice.

    Do you think being gay is a choice as well?

    I mean this is an anecdote. And an exceptional one at that. I can show you a dozen women who look like men. Women like the one in the OP who was beaten to death in a women’s bathroom.

    I see, so it’s okay for trans people to use the bathroom of their gender as long as they don’t look like they’re trans.

    • helenslunch@feddit.nl
      243·
      10 months ago

      so it’s okay for trans people to use the bathroom of their gender as long as they don’t look like they’re trans.

      LOOOOLOLOL That was your argument, not mine.

      I don’t care what bathroom you use, just dont go around pretending like bathroom rules got this kid killed.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        252·
        10 months ago

        No it wasn’t. At all. I think trans people should use the bathroom of their gender period.

        But then I don’t think being trans is a choice.

        You didn’t answer my question- is being gay a choice?

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
            212·
            10 months ago

            Sorry… are you now saying that being trans is a choice because some people pretend to be trans? Also, how exactly do you take advantage of women by pretending to be trans?

            This is some weird TERF shit.

            • helenslunch@feddit.nl
              221·
              10 months ago

              You didn’t answer my question-What was your argument if not that women would be uncomfortable because he looked like a man? That’s some weird TERF shit.

              • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
                201·
                10 months ago

                Women wouldn’t be uncomfortable because he looks like a man.

                He is a man.

                Women would be uncomfortable because a man would be forced to use their bathroom.

                I’m not sure why this isn’t clear to you. Oh, wait, yes I do, because you think being trans is a choice, like so many bigots before you.

              • HopeOfTheGunblade@kbin.social
                12·
                10 months ago

                Sorry, can you unpack exactly what you think being trans is, please? You’ve gestured in a couple of directions this thread, but I’d rather have a direct explicit answer than trying to infer it and possibly be wrong.

          • BreakDecks@lemmy.mlEnglish
            103·
            10 months ago

            No. But people don’t go around pretending to be gay to take advantage of women.

            Oh, you’re just a bog standard conspiratorial TERF. It’s all making sense now.

            • helenslunch@feddit.nl
              111·
              10 months ago

              Sure bud, just slap labels on people and ignore them. I suppose that’s much easier than having a conversation about protecting children.

      • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        32·
        10 months ago

        just dont go around pretending like bathroom rules got this kid killed.

        Had they been allowed to use the other bathroom they wouldn’t have been beaten to death by girls in the girls bathroom, would they?

        • helenslunch@feddit.nl
          28·
          10 months ago

          They were a trans girl. 🤦‍♂️ And they could have been beaten anywhere.