By the way, Shaun from Youtube uploaded a very good video about the absurd claims of the "GeNdEr cRiTiCaLs" that nobody knew about trans stuff before a few years ago, and that Terry Pratchett couldn't have known about trans people.
You should watch it.
You should watch it.
Now, Shaun does a real good video, but something I'd add is that yes a lot of GCs think that trans issues just didn't exist until 2015 because (insert conspiracy theory here) and the reason for is simple:
The religious right lost on marriage equality and changed tactics.
The religious right lost on marriage equality and changed tactics.
Obergefell v. Hodges happened, and they immediately turned to trans people as the next target. They still wanted to stamp out LGBT rights as a whole, but just changed the messaging a bit. They even say so openly themselves: pinknews.co.uk/2018/12/07/ant… 
You could see it happening in real time, the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling was in July, the Southern Baptists held a conference about the issue of... *ahem* Transgender "Confusion"
slate.com/human-interest…
slate.com/human-interest…
I mean, this stuff is comically obvious.
Australia's decision came in 2017, in 2018 a group against marriage equality just rebranded as anti-trans. Comically obvious.
starobserver.com.au/news/national-…
Australia's decision came in 2017, in 2018 a group against marriage equality just rebranded as anti-trans. Comically obvious.
starobserver.com.au/news/national-…
At the Family Research Council's "Values Voters Summit" they quite literally instruct their activists not to use religious arguments, but instead...
WRAP THEIR TRANSPHOBIC RHETORIC IN THE LANGUAGE OF FEMINISM
lgbtqnation.com/2017/10/christ…
WRAP THEIR TRANSPHOBIC RHETORIC IN THE LANGUAGE OF FEMINISM
lgbtqnation.com/2017/10/christ…
This is the exact same conference where this infamous hate-screed was being handed out to attendees (published by the same folks who made up the bathroom predator myth), so they know they're homophobic as hell, just playing coy with their messaging:
https://twitter.com/davidmackau/status/918837656779358208
If you want to see the perfect summation of the "Gender Critical" movement, it's spelled out for you right here. An extremist anti-LGBT conference where anti-LGBT activists are coached in cloaking their bigotry in the guise of feminism. Look familiar? rightwingwatch.org/post/values-vo…
That, is the gendercrit position perfectly spelled out.
Oh, people just didn't hear about trans stuff before 2015? Of course, these shits didn't make an issue out of trans people until then.
Oh, people just didn't hear about trans stuff before 2015? Of course, these shits didn't make an issue out of trans people until then.
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