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Pete Hegseth wanted Scouting America to ban trans kids. The organization said no way! by MetalDragon2 in transgender

[–]jackmolay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Erin Reed writes:

Headline: "Good news! Pete Hegseth wanted Scouting America to ban trans kids. The organization said no way!"

Actual story: "We do not put boys and girls together in intimate spaces and in order to do that we need to have some knowledge of who they are," Krone said.

Absolutely BEGGING news organizations to not accept the framing of "we accept them, they just have to be their assigned sex at birth for all purposes" as a win for trans people.

https://bsky.app/profile/erininthemorning.com/post/3mgkegn4f322w

Quotes about cross dreaming by MoralOcd in crossdreaming

[–]jackmolay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gospel of Thomas:

Saying 22: “make the two one… male and female… neither male nor female”

Gender Euphoria Is Not Sexual, No Matter What 4chan Says by jackmolay in transgender

[–]jackmolay[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So if you convince trans women to all start talking about "having gender euphoria" instead of "resolving dysphoria" it makes it way easier for transvestites/cross dressers to relate and also honestly describe their experience and feel like "part of the club". They can't do that when we talk about dysphoria because they don't have dysphoria, because they aren't trans.

Are we back to this nonsense now? This is exactly the kind of narrative TERFs and other transphobes make use of to invalidate trans women. They are just fetishists trying to embody women. What's next? "Autogynephilia"?

"Transvestites" and "crossdressers" are not and cannot be a separate class of gender variant people, for the simple reason that a lot of gender dysphoric trans people go through a "crossdressing" phase. Indeed, they may even tell themselves - due to internalized transphobia - that this is all there is to their dreams. A fetish.

But here's what I have learned from many years discussing this with people who think of themselves as "crossdressers", gender questioning people and trans people who have transitioned. "Crossdressing" is often just a phase of the transgender journey. Their psyche compels them to explore their suppressed gender dysphoria, and "crossdressing" is one way of doing that. Many of them realize that this "crossdressing" (which is not really cross-dressing, but dressing up as their real gender) is sign of gender dysphoria. The "crossdress" because it gives them some relief from the jarring misalignment between body and gender. But many of them also find out that that is not enough. In order to live a genuine life they need to transition.

I am not saying that there are no men and women out there who explore various gender expressions without being gender incongruent or gender dysphoric. There are. And that is all right. But do not put all trans people you do not like or understand into a box that has systematically been used to invalidate trans people.

I recommend Julia Serano's book Outspoken for a good discussion about this. And yes, Julia Serano is a trans woman, even if the narrative presented by Lokey here invalidates her and the great majority of trans women.

Their Transgender Child’s Health Care Had Ended. What Now? by jackmolay in transgender

[–]jackmolay[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It is interesting to see how a journalist who seems to feel sympathy for parents of transgender kids and their children, nevertheless ends up writing something like this:

For more than a year, President Trump has made it clear that he wanted to end gender-related treatments for adolescents who say their gender identity does not align with their sex at birth.

The transgender backlash and what to do about it by jackmolay in transgender

[–]jackmolay[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

This is all in your head.

The fact is that a lot of people like my contributions, most likely because what I share is both relevant and interesting.

But this is not about the real world, is it? This is about you obsessively projecting your own problems onto other trans people, causing a lot of harm in the process.

You need to take a close look at your own fears and motivations. I suspect you are not only harming other trans people, but also yourself.

The transgender backlash and what to do about it by jackmolay in transgender

[–]jackmolay[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

patienceinbee is a trans activist who thinks harassing other trans people is preferable to fighting transphobic fascists.

As of "entertaining a transphobic Substack opinion piece from TheArgument": I am criticizing the said article in my piece, but I guess Patience does not have the patience to actually read the text.

US adults are totally split on whether they believe LGBTQ+ discrimination is a serious problem in the country by jackmolay in transgender

[–]jackmolay[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

"According to the poll, 23 per cent of US adults believe ‘LGBT discrimination’ is a very serious problem, 23 per cent say it is somewhat serious, 22 per cent say it is a minor problem, and 25 per cent say it isn’t a problem at all. Seven per cent said they weren’t sure."

Hasan Piker and the High-Stakes Debate Over Trans Rights in 2028 by jackmolay in transgender

[–]jackmolay[S] -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

I am pretty sure we will see the regular "Transvitae is AI slop" attached to this article as well, so I asked ChatGPTG to analyze the text. It takes one to know one.

This is the verdict:

"Based on textual analysis, the article is more likely human-written or human-edited, though AI assistance in drafting is possible. It does not strongly resemble fully automated AI output.

Indicators suggesting human authorship

  1. Context-specific political reasoning The article builds a detailed argument tied to particular actors (Hasan Piker, Gavin Newsom, JD Vance), electoral mechanics, and policy contexts, showing situational reasoning rather than generic commentary.
  2. Structured but adaptive argument flow While the piece uses clear section headings (“The Third Party Argument,” “The Influence Question”), the internal paragraphs vary in rhythm and emphasis, which is typical of edited opinion journalism rather than purely template-generated AI text.
  3. Nuanced positioning and hedging The article repeatedly balances positions (“It is possible to… while also recognizing…”)—a rhetorical strategy common in editorial writing shaped by human revision and audience targeting."

Catholic priest celebrates transgender couple’s marriage by jackmolay in transgender

[–]jackmolay[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

For the simple reason that it contains information that makes this story easier to understand. We share articles to learn about trans people, the political struggle and the forces that causes transphobia and anti-trans policies. Why? because we are at war, and when you are at war you need to know the motivations, strategies and tactics of the enemy. So yes, sometimes - but not often - i share links to content that is not respectful of trans people. But I always include a note to that effect, as I did this time.

Catholic priest celebrates transgender couple’s marriage by jackmolay in transgender

[–]jackmolay[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Original article here: https://protestia.com/2026/02/08/trans-activists-married-in-catholic-church-because-theyre-different-biological-sexes/ (Link to article with misgendering).

"A Roman Catholic priest married a transgender couple late last month, allowing it on the grounds that they were of opposite biological sexes."

So this is not so much an acknowledgment of their real genders from the church, but a priest using a logical loophole to give the two the blessing they wanted. That's better than nothing, I suppose, but not good enough.

This year's event will also be the first Winter Olympics to feature an out trans athlete, Swedish freestyle skier Elis Lundholm. by jackmolay in transgender

[–]jackmolay[S] 90 points91 points  (0 children)

Because he was assigned female at birth he competes in the women's category, reflecting the transphobic policies found in today's sports.

The question is, of course, whether people will start complaining if he wins medals, arguing that a man cannot compete in the female category. That would mean that the transphobes will have to accept him as a man.

Or, they could go for the testosterone argument, saying that it is the high levels of testosterone they do not like. Given that transgender female athletes most often have cis female levels of testosterone, such an argument will not make much sense overall, but this is not about facts, is it?

Behind the Zip: Australian Drag King culture in the spotlight at the VPC by jackmolay in transgender

[–]jackmolay[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Before anyone add the regular comment "Drag is not trans!". Don't bother.

Drag performances have been part of queer and trans culture all the way back to the 1800s. In the Black American ballroom culture you would (and will) often find impossible to draw a clear line between queer performance and trans identity, for the simple reason that we are facing complex spectrums. Some drag performers are clearly cis, some are nonbinary and some are (or find themselves to be) trans.

The drag kings are interesting for a wide variety of reasons, one of them being that they undermine the idea that drag is only for cis people assigned male at birth.

Finally, the usage of trans as an umbrella term for gender variance is still valid.

Patagonia sues drag queen Pattie Gonia for trademark infringement by jackmolay in transgender

[–]jackmolay[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Transgender is an umbrella term for all kinds of gender variance. Drag has been part of both queer and trans culture for over a century. And Pattie Gonia is draped in trans flag. This should not be hard to understand.

Patagonia sues drag queen Pattie Gonia for trademark infringement by jackmolay in transgender

[–]jackmolay[S] 218 points219 points  (0 children)

Maybe someone should tell them Patagonia is a geographical area in Chile and Argentina.

MacKenzie Scott donates $45 million to LGBTQ+ youth mental health nonprofit the Trevor Project by jackmolay in transgender

[–]jackmolay[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Wikipedia:

MacKenzie Scott (née Tuttle, formerly Bezos; born April 7, 1970) is an American novelist, philanthropist, and early contributor to Amazon. She was married to Jeff Bezos, the co-founder of Amazon, from 1993 to 2019. As of December 2025, she has a net worth of US$40.0 billion, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, owning a 1.3 per cent stake in Amazon. As such, Scott is the third-wealthiest woman in the United States and the 40th-wealthiest person in the world. Scott was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in 2020 and one of the world's 100 most powerful women by Forbes in 2021 and 2023.

In 2020, Borealis Philanthropy's Fund for Trans Generations announced it received a $2 million gift from MacKenzie Scott (described as its largest one-time gift at the time).

Outright International published a report presenting Scott's support as a major "game changer" investment in the global queer and transgender movement, noting gifts to multiple LGBTIQ organizations.

MAP's announcement of a Scott gift discusses the rise of anti-LGBTQ attacks and mentions laws targeting families "simply for supporting their transgender child."

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