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Please can we have a Trans topic?

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LooseSeal · 21/09/2016 09:51

The trans debate seems to be devouring the boards at the moment. It's spread across feminism, chat and AIBU and it's often not clear from a thread title that it's going to be another trans thread.

Considering that trans threads are accumulating in numbers and attract hundreds of posts and posters I think it's time trans was given its own topic.

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Soubriquet · 21/09/2016 16:45

I agree

I do think that everyone needs to be aware of the controversy that is trans but they have been covered time and time again with the exact same issues and the exact same comments that nothing new is covered

WorraLiberty · 21/09/2016 16:42

I agree OP

But it won't happen. I'm pretty sure HQ said no.

PovertyPain · 21/09/2016 12:41

I disagree with having a separate topic for trans discussions. The issues that are being discussed should not be hidden away as they need to be discussed openly. To put it in a separate topics strikes me as a subtle form of controlling who gets to see these issues as they arise, like a soft closing down of discussion. Posters have a right to ask if they are BU regarding certain trans topics and there is no getting away from the fact that many of the circumstances that are being talked about greatly impact woman so also 'fit' in feminism.

ExitPursuedBySpartacus · 21/09/2016 12:35

If you don't like the look of a thread after you have clicked on it, you can always close it.

I think the trans debate needs as wide an audience as possible.

SeekEveryEveryKnownHidingPlace · 21/09/2016 12:34

Sometimes, when you're not sure whether a thread will interest you or not just from looking at the title, what you can do is click on it, and if you decide you don't want to read anymore, click off again. That's what I do.

And no. Not until we have a topic for MILs, parking, weddings, back to school....

schbittery · 21/09/2016 12:33

also disagree, important topic, shouldnt be ghettoised

WaitrosePigeon · 21/09/2016 12:32

It won't happen anyway, but I disagree. This topic needs as much attention and education as possible.

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