• GoddessNoAi@lemmynsfw.com
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    3 months ago

    Things are bad right now, really bad, but they’re not as bad as they were in the 90s. Not even close.

    That’s just how bad the 90s were.

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      3 months ago

      Me, a gay teen in the 90s, being actually afraid for my life while holding the hand of my SO in public.

      Now? I’ve got a fuckin’ flag.

      People forget history when it works for them.

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        3 months ago

        Things are about as bad, probably worse, for trans people today as they were for you in the 90s. I think that’s what OP was getting at.

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            3 months ago

            There have been high profile, powerful people giving speeches at political events advocating for the genocide of transgender people. It’s a massive culture war issue. I feel like you’re a bit sheltered if you don’t realise that.

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              3 months ago

              Well, yes, but there are a lot more people who support them. I feel like you can’t have a conversation without failed attempts at making me feel bad as a person.

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                3 months ago

                I’m not trying to make you feel bad, I’m just 50/50 split on whether you’re a concern trolling timewaster or if you’re just ignorant, and I’m trying to figure out which. Leaning towards concern troll.

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                  3 months ago

                  Fwiw I’m a trans person who grew up in the 80s/90s and I still think the 90s were way WAY worse than present day for trans people.

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                    3 months ago

                    The 90s were worse for you than the present day is for you. But the present day is worse for people growing up now than the 90s were for you. Imagine being a trans kid in the current sociopolitical climate.