It was a thread re: the trans-teacher that got thumped by the LA cop. The poster was a 17 year old F to M transgender...from Nashville, who hadn’t heard of Audrey Hale. Generally just an ill-informed little twit, but pro anything trans-. I don’t think the cop beat down that idiot for being trans-....just for being an idiot. I hope I left him with the thought that I don’t hate trans-people, just their politics, which trend leftist/Marxist. That goes for most allies, as well. One if the others on the thread was a NZ “LGBTQ+ Christian”. The OP’s stand on the pedophilia subject and the school massacre was “ white cis-males do it , too” which I didn’t have the patience to argue....can’t bring a larping kid up to speed on all of the high-profile trans-Democrats that end up being outed as pedophiles.
Too many young people get into the echo chamber; heck, even adults do it, and if the Marxist indoctrination in the schools isn’t counter-acted at home, these kids only hear one side everywhere they go. I homeschooled my kids during 2nd to 5th grade to make sure they had a solid foundation (would have done it longer but we needed my income). Also, let’s be honest, the right has been fairly hostile to the trans community. Instead of having a dialogue, trying to get to what was really bugging them, we shoved these kids into the leftists arms.
One of my son’s friends was convinced she was trans. After a very patient, non-judgmental conversation that ultimately lasted several hours, I got to the heart of the matter; this poor baby had been abused by a family member and was hiding behind “trans” as a defense mechanism. She broke down in tears, unburdened herself, and realized she wasn’t actually trans. One kid saved from the grinder.
The family was aware of the abuse and had prosecuted the perpetrator, but still the damage remained. There are lots of kids like that, which is why the “affirmation approach” and dispensing hormones like candy is so maddening to me.
I’m happy to see any pedo get hauled off to jail. Frankly don’t care if they are trans or not. A pedo is a pedo and they need to pay for the terrible harm they have done.
Try to avoid the “group” tactic the media forces on us. No group is homogeneous; see people as people. Also, when it comes to goofy teenagers, try a little patience. They don’t know what we know and their minds instantly close if they sense you don’t see them as a person. It’s harder, frustrating, but ultimately more rewarding if you can get them to see things from your side. Now you can deprogram them effectively.
Just some thoughts based on my own experience. Your mileage may vary.