My hardcore, conservative LGBTetc hating Mormon sister posted a link to her FB wall:
https://www.lifesitenews.com/petitions/defend-the-duggar-family She posted no additional commentary, just the URL. The site wouldn't load for me. I'd heard about Ms. Duggar in the news already, and knowing my sister, I had my suspicions of what the link was about, and commented...
Me: The site won't load for me. Fill me in, sis?
My sister: People are mad that the Duggars are expressing their views.
My girlfriend of over 2 years is pre-transition m2f transgender. Trans people were there for me during the worst times in my life, when my former religion, the Mormon church, didn't give a damn. I saw red, and (with input from my girlfriend) had to comment back.
Me: No, sis, people are upset because Michelle Duggar is expressing opinions about something she knows next to nothing about. Ms. Duggar's claims that trans people are a threat to America is ignorant. Bigotry and hate masquerading as religious "belief" is still bigotry and hate. Trans people are marginalized enough in this world without someone like her portraying them as subhuman. The Duggars have a large audience and I can guarantee you, some of those people will take her comments as true, which is why people who know and care about trans people are so upset. The damage such erroneous statements can cause is staggering.
