DU has a transphobia problem

[Saviolo]

22. It has a general casual homophobia problem, too.

I made a post five years ago about not using "gay" as an insult (lots of those Putin kissing Trump memes going around), and I put up a post asking people to please not do that.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029010750

Someone put up a whole separate thread defending the practice because "use whatever works" as though slinging homophobic slurs against people we don't like was going to direct policy in a way we want. It was disappointing. Saw lots of slurs get thrown around by supposed allies.

It was like every "friend" I had in high school with an arm around my shoulder saying, "Hey, I don't mean to insult YOU or anything, but THAT GUY'S A F***OT!"

I stand in solidarity with my trans friends. We must end the hurtful transphobia that somehow runs unchecked through left and progressive spaces if we're ever going to do something about the wicked and damaging anti-trans policy and legislation that is literally killing people.