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I'm honestly trying to read everything that comes out on the subject.You don't seem that interested in listening to the ones that are cool with trans people
I read Una at the weekend, partly because my sister sent it to me.
I read Jennifer O'Connell's piece called
Manufactured outrage dominated RTÉ discussion on trans issues
broadly in defense of the trans community in Ireland, and good for herIt ended with this
But gender identity is complex and not well understood. Contrary to what the black-and-white tone of so much public discourse suggests, most of us do not arrive at every emerging social issue fully evolved. Away from the testy arguments about bathrooms and prisons and women’s sport, there are many decent people with good intentions trying to figure things out. If we are to stop the race to the fringes on every contentious social issue, we need more nuanced discussion, not less.
I couldn't agree with her more.
There is a way that everyone involved moves forward - because we all have to live together ultimately - and it doesn't involve the noisiest people on either side yelling hate and accusations at each other.