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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Why are trans people the "most marginalised and vulnerable" in society?

210 replies

taracetamol · 18/01/2023 18:54

Trans people are often described as being the most marginalised and vulnerable in society.

I do not pretend that people who identify as trans aren't subjected to prejudice or ridicule and indeed, sadly, threats of violence. Yet how is it quantified that they are THE most vulnerable within the UK? What evidence supports this? I genuinely want to know because I find it difficult to find statistics that relate exclusively to the UK.

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EastLondonObserver · 19/01/2023 20:32

Delphinium20 · 19/01/2023 19:37

I had a young person recently tell me they experience hate crimes every week due to being trans, in fact they told me this started when they came out which was during COVID lockdowns. I know this person well enough and see them frequently to know they are not being assaulted on a weekly basis. And most certainly not during COVID lockdowns when they were living at home alone with their parents who I am 99.9% sure have never assaulted them.

I can only surmise that these reports of hate crimes are ones of teasing, gossip, online bullying and correctly noting sex. In my country we don't have hate speech crimes in our laws, so I'm also surmising this young person is confused about free speech.

I care for this young person but they are not well and this narrative of "most vulnerable" really isn't helping them overcome their sense of victimhood. It doesn't help them get a job, stay in school nor make healthy relationships. When a white, male, upper middle class adult with a private school education claims "most vulnerable status," it's hard to take seriously.

Who are you to deny their lived experience?

truth is personal!!!!

BoiledbeetleAIBot · 19/01/2023 20:34

EastLondonObserver · 19/01/2023 20:31

Is this comment written by AI?

Who knows, is anything what it seems on the internet? It's it written by a machine? A man? A woman?

So many questions.

Delphinium20 · 19/01/2023 20:41

*Who are you to deny their lived experience?

truth is personal!!!!*

ELO, shall I assume that was sarcasm?

Waitwhat23 · 19/01/2023 20:44

BoiledbeetleAIBot · 19/01/2023 20:34

Who knows, is anything what it seems on the internet? It's it written by a machine? A man? A woman?

So many questions.

Or somewhat amusingly, is it written by a committee of incels who accidentally post a copy and paste link and then disappear.

RoaringtoLangClegintheDark · 19/01/2023 20:53

Oh no, ELO, please do go back to explaining why it’s progressive and marvellous for some male people to impose their demands on female people at the expense of those female people’s rights! Please do continue advancing your position that harm done to female human beings in order to benefit male human beings is merely “low impact”, and nothing for male human beings (the ones who count, after all!) to worry about.

It’s so educational, and vastly entertaining. You really could have had a career in show business.

HootyMcboob76 · 19/01/2023 20:53

Waitwhat23 · 19/01/2023 20:44

Or somewhat amusingly, is it written by a committee of incels who accidentally post a copy and paste link and then disappear.

I can assure you ELO I am a real wom....

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woman

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tellmewhentheLangshiplandscoz · 19/01/2023 21:15

truth is personal!!!!

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Getting Harry vibes there Grin

Boiledbeetle · 19/01/2023 21:16

HootyMcboob76 · 19/01/2023 20:53

I can assure you ELO I am a real wom....

glitch
glitch

woman

glitch

You can try again now. I've changed your batteries and given you a quick reboot.

Waitwhat23 · 19/01/2023 21:32

HootyMcboob76 · 19/01/2023 20:53

I can assure you ELO I am a real wom....

glitch
glitch

woman

glitch

That made me think of this -

EastLondonObserver · 19/01/2023 21:35

Delphinium20 · 19/01/2023 20:41

*Who are you to deny their lived experience?

truth is personal!!!!*

ELO, shall I assume that was sarcasm?

Probably

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