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Defending trans people apparently was a bridge too far for many, for one.
>Defending trans people apparently was a bridge too far for many, for one.

Which is ridiculous. Trans folks are less than one percent of the population.

Why shouldn't they be allowed to be who they are? Given the tiny number of these folks, it really shouldn't make any difference to anyone who's not trans anyway.

But, apparently, some folks, who appear to believe that their trained-in prejudices are the laws of nature, feel the need to tell other people how they should live and, even more egregiously, try to force them to do so.

That's not liberty. That's not individual rights. That's not religious freedom. Rather, it's busybodies trying to tell other people what to do.

The problem isn't the people, it's the policy.

e.g. https://4w.pub/male-inmate-charged-with-raping-woman-inside-...

The only reason this could happen is because of policy that prioritizes self-declared "gender identity" over sex, and over women's dignity and safety. That's the actual problem, not people just quietly living their lives.