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"...But I simply don't get how I am just as closely related to a transsexual (who is often not gay) as I am to a lesbian (who is). Is it wrong for me to simply ask why?"
Of course it's not wrong for you to ask why. Well, I mean, it wouldn't be wrong for you to ask why if we hadn't all gone batshit insane, which apparently we have.
We, as liberals, apparently love to panic and freak-out and split hairs and become unable to differentiate our real friends from our real enemies. Jesus, the poor guy spends half the article continually reasserting how much he believes in transgendered rights, and restating how it may be necessary to make a present sacrifice in order to gain a long-term political gain. But from the reactions in the comment section, you'd think that he advocated burning all "Ts" at the stake.
But that's not even my major concern.
Mr. Aravosis should be able to ask, calmly, rationally, and without vitriol, if there is a difference between being gay and being transgendered. It's an honest question, right? But of course asking this question will merely get him tackled and piled on from all sides. "Selfish," "does not give a flying fuck," "shame on you," "disgusting," "haughty, "shocking disappointing..." these are just some of the comments about Mr. Aravosis's article... from just the first two pages of comments.
Excuse me, but one of the reasons that I signed up to be a liberal was because I thought that liberalism was based on the Enlightenment and rationality and the scientific method. When did we become unable to have a simple conversation? Maybe being transsexual is exactly the same as being gay. Maybe it isn't. But being unable to respond to an honest question with anything but angry slogans and knee-jerk reactions... gee, that almost reminds me of the other political party. ...You know, the one that's not to the left.
--oliver miller
