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Title: Transphobic Crossdressers
Post by: Liz K on April 21, 2026, 01:49:20 AM
Post by: Liz K on April 21, 2026, 01:49:20 AM
This has been on my mind a lot the last few days. I recently encountered a group of transphobic crossdressers. They said the trans community has gotten too loud. Too visible. We celebrate too much. We expect everyone to share our values. We've pushed our agenda too far and created a backlash. Backlash that's ruining things for them. They say we should be happy for what we have and be quiet. I could go on. You've heard it all before.
I know most crossdressers aren't like that. But it saddens me that there are some CDs who want nothing to do with our community. Instead, they spread disinformation and support policies that make our lives harder. They fail to understand that the freedom they take for granted was fought for by the community they reject. They refuse to accept that the average cis-person who sees them on the street thinks they're trans.
Can't we all just coexist? End of sad rant.
I know most crossdressers aren't like that. But it saddens me that there are some CDs who want nothing to do with our community. Instead, they spread disinformation and support policies that make our lives harder. They fail to understand that the freedom they take for granted was fought for by the community they reject. They refuse to accept that the average cis-person who sees them on the street thinks they're trans.
Can't we all just coexist? End of sad rant.
Title: Re: Transphobic Crossdressers
Post by: Stottie Girl on April 21, 2026, 03:40:28 AM
Post by: Stottie Girl on April 21, 2026, 03:40:28 AM
I am astonished there is such a thing as Transphobic crossdressers! You would think those two statements were mutually exclusive!
I suppose there could be an argument that (at least in the UK) it maybe went too far too fast and didn't really give society time to adjust and accept but we have been in the shadows for so long, why shouldn't we want to express new found freedoms?
I too wish we could all just co-exist but we are currently public enemy no.1 in the media for some reason and as long as that continues we are going to face persecution and transphobia. It's a sorry state of affairs but it does seem to me that while we are definitely moving in the wrong direction it is still lightyears ahead of where trans issues were when I was growing up. When viewed in that context it isn't as bad as it seems.
We can only hope attitudes start to change or the spotlight in the media shifts to their next victim.
I suppose there could be an argument that (at least in the UK) it maybe went too far too fast and didn't really give society time to adjust and accept but we have been in the shadows for so long, why shouldn't we want to express new found freedoms?
I too wish we could all just co-exist but we are currently public enemy no.1 in the media for some reason and as long as that continues we are going to face persecution and transphobia. It's a sorry state of affairs but it does seem to me that while we are definitely moving in the wrong direction it is still lightyears ahead of where trans issues were when I was growing up. When viewed in that context it isn't as bad as it seems.
We can only hope attitudes start to change or the spotlight in the media shifts to their next victim.