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Guide posted...

In another topic, I saw people saying that the board had gotten worse with bigots, and I have no idea how the hell they came to that conclusion.

Well one thing is, I do think transphobia is more prevalent than it was, say, ten years ago.

That's not to say that people were less transphobic before. Far from it. I'm sure people were more transphobic. But culture in general was also transphobic. We didn't see people fighting for trans issues as much because there were fewer people supporting them. And their transphobic views were seen as the norm. Plus, because acceptance was so low people just didn't encounter them and so they didn't have a chance to be bigoted. How can you misgender a trans person if you never meet an openly trans person?

So trans issues didn't come up as much. Bigots didn't think about trans people much so they didn't have things to say. As trans people become more visible and normalized, they become something the bigots actually might encounter in real life, which makes the bigots feel scared and uncomfortable. So they want to lash out and air their hateful feelings more.

The good news is, as it becomes more normalized, the bigots will dwindle in number and become more ashamed to air their true feelings. And eventually things will be much better than before. But we're experiencing a temporary spike right now.

That's why I think that right now there is more open transphobia than there used to be.