We all knew that transphobia is a deeply weird and frankly cringey belief system - a bizarre and frankly pervy obsession with trans bodies and an over-reliance on stock phrases and illogical, emotional attacks.

But, turns out it's even worse than that.

https://twitter.com/maggieserota/status/1647665311909380102

What we're seeing here is a deeply cynical plot to manufacture grievance, disgust and fear simply to garner donation checks from the easily manipulatable.

I have one of the neighbor kids over at my house at present, working on his college essay. I've been doing this a lot lately (we have a gaggle of kids on the block who are all the same age, all grew up together, and are now all seniors) and every time it's the same: They come in absolutely deer-in-headlights, either with nothing other than a handful of crumpled notes or an essay that they can't use because it's too long or just not understanding what this kind of writing is for or what it's supposed to do. I sit them down on the couch,