1. Definiendo la Transfobia: Odio, Miedo e Ignorancia.
Los usuarios debaten intensamente sobre la definición de "transfobia". Las perspectivas van desde considerarla un odio o prejuicio sistémico, una incomodidad personal enmarcada como amenaza, hasta un miedo irracional. Algunos rechazan el término por completo, calificándolo de palabra inventada para silenciar el debate, mientras que otros proponen alternativas como "transmisia" para enfatizar el odio sobre el miedo.
- Refusing to recognise the identities of trans people as valid is a form of transphobia. Thanks for asking.
- Transphobia is always about framing the transphobe's discomfort with a trans person's existence as violence and threat from the trans person towards them. It is fucking ridiculous.
- There is no such thing as transphobia. It’s a made up word for freaks to yell out when they can’t justify their pathetic existence.
- “transphobia” should be called “transmisia” instead. Because most transphobes are not afraid of trans people, they are just hateful fucking bigots.
- I dislike the term, "transphobia". It's prejudice. At best, it could be ignorance, which should be temporary, not a place of entrenchment. It's not phobia. Fear is the weapon they use against trans people, especially trans-women.
2. El Impacto Extendido: Más Allá de la Comunidad Trans.
Se discute ampliamente que la transfobia no solo daña a las personas transgénero, sino que también afecta a las personas cisgénero al imponer normas de género rígidas. Sin embargo, existe un fuerte sentimiento de que el enfoque principal debe permanecer en las personas trans, quienes son las víctimas directas y más vulnerables de esta forma de odio, argumentando que centrarse en el daño a las personas cis minimiza la lucha principal.
- Transphobia hurts everyone. You don't have to be trans to experience that kind of hate.
- Hey, uh, quick reminder that transphobia affecting cis people shouldn't be the main reason you speak out about transphobia transphobia affecting trans people is.
- It seems the real crime here isn't the transphobia, but accidentally using transphobia against someone who is meant to be exempt from it. A cis person faces transphobia once and it's a national news story. A trans woman loses her housing because of transphobia, no one gives a fuck.
- Yup. Transphobia means gender policing of everyone, including cis folks. It’s never okay, regardless of whom it harms.
- I hate that we have to do the whole "look! this is bad because it hurts cis people" shit to get anyone to take us seriously. Transphobia is bad because it hurts *us*.
3. Transfobia Interna y Lateral: El Prejuicio Dentro de la Comunidad.
Varios comentarios abordan el fenómeno de la transfobia dentro de la propia comunidad trans. Se menciona la "transfobia internalizada" como una fuerza dañina que lleva a algunas personas trans a adoptar y dirigir actitudes negativas hacia otros miembros de su comunidad. Se critica el uso de la transfobia como un arma contra otras personas trans, especialmente aquellas con las que se está en desacuerdo.
- Wow. Internalized transphobia is a helluva thing. Please don't discuss that there are groups of people who want to exterminate you. That's not polite.
- Newsflash, trans people can be shit, too, and i don't really care whose mouth the transphobia is coming out of, it's still transphobia.
- Trans people can be transphobic, have you ever heard of internalised transphobia? being a member of a minority does not exclude you from being a bigot.
- I will never understand so-called trans-friendly cis folks let alone trans folks in general that resort to transphobia whenever dealing with someone they dont like.
- I'm honestly all for just calling it "transphobia" cause that's what it is. If other trans people are doing it it's still transphobia because bigotry can be internalised.
4. El Rol de las Personas Cisgénero en la Conversación.
Un tema recurrente es la dinámica de poder en las discusiones sobre transfobia, donde se critica a las personas cisgénero por intentar definir qué es o no es transfóbico, invalidando las experiencias de las personas trans. Se subraya que las personas trans están mejor calificadas para identificar y hablar sobre la opresión que enfrentan, y que argumentar en contra de su perspectiva es en sí mismo un acto transfóbico.
- You are once again arguing transphobia with an actual trans person, which is transphobic.
- My man, trans people telling you you are being transphobic while you insist it isn't. I think trans folk are a bit better qualified to speak to what is and what isn't transphobia. Agree or disagree?
- Your first mistake as a cis person is thinking you're an authority on transphobia at all lol who told you you could tell us whether you're transphobic or not.
- I don’t think cis people should try and explain transphobia to trans people. Sorry if this offends, but i saw it happen last night on here and it is still bothering me.
- It happens soo often, trans person: "that's transphobia" cis person: "well it doesn't look like transphobia to me" apparently attending anti-trans conferences and publishing anti-trans articles doesn't count as transphobia these days.
5. Transfobia como Herramienta y Puerta a Otros Prejuicios.
La transfobia es descrita como una forma de intolerancia socialmente aceptada que a menudo sirve como un indicador o "puerta de entrada" a otras formas de odio, como el racismo, el sexismo y el fascismo. Se argumenta que rara vez una persona es *solamente* transfóbica. Por otro lado, algunos usuarios acusan a los activistas de "instrumentalizar" la transfobia para cerrar debates y atacar a quienes tienen opiniones diferentes.
- Transphobia should be the dogwhistle that lets you know that the person you are speaking with is prejudiced over race, religion, disability et al. Nobody is ever *just transphobic*.
- Transphobia is the gateway to all sorts of other bigotry. It doesn’t exist in a vacuum.
- Wish i was surprised. Transphobia is the socially acceptable vent point for a lot of other bigotry. It's an idea that travels with a cluster.
- The word 'transphobia' has been coined by trans activists to shut down all debate about 'transgender' before it even starts. Trans activists hate debate because they have exactly zero arguments for their case.
- As a trans person i hate sharing identity with people like you who weaponize and devalue accusations of transphobia.