1. El Bigotismo Aceptado: La Normalización de la Transfobia.
Los textos describen la transfobia en el Reino Unido como un prejuicio singularmente tolerado que se ha convertido en un tema central y bipartidista. Se percibe no solo como algo común, sino como el "fanatismo de elección", normalizado hasta el punto de ser considerado un estándar social aceptable en lugar de una forma de odio.
- Transphobia is the uk's bigotry of choice. It is being forced upon us, even if we don't want it. The uk is unsafe for trans people.
- Transphobia has become the 'acceptable' bigotry in the uk. They're all crawling out of the woodwork to spew it lately.
- The fact that in the uk transphobia seems to be a bipartisan issue is genuinely terrifying.
- Don't think transphobia is even considered a bigotry in the uk anymore. It's an acceptable social standard. People can be openly transphobic and use harmful language and it's more likely to be seen as a positive, even going as far as claiming to be trans supportive whilst doing so.
2. Un Océano de Diferencias: Transfobia en el RU vs. EE. UU.
Frecuentemente se compara la transfobia británica con la estadounidense, y muchos argumentan que la versión del Reino Unido es más virulenta, insidiosa y generalizada en todo el espectro político. A diferencia de EE. UU., donde se asocia principalmente con la derecha, en el Reino Unido se considera un problema no partidista, lo que algunos perciben como una situación peor.
- The uk has been more transphobic than the us (at least until recently). Unfortunately transphobia has infested their 'feminist' movement.
- The absolute virulence of british transphobia compared to us transphobia is staggering. Like, we have just as much transphobia in the us but it's still not quite acceptable to be openly aggressively hostile to us here yet.
- I feel the transphobia in the uk is probably worse than the us because it's way more nonpartisan there. Even the most liberal people there can be transphobic in the uk while in the us transphobia is associated with the right.
- I experienced more transphobia in two weeks of visiting the uk than i have in a decade of being openly trans in the united states. No lie, they’re psychos about it. A true national social sickness.
3. Orígenes del Odio: ¿Fenómeno Local o Importado?
El debate sobre el origen de la transfobia en el Reino Unido presenta dos narrativas. Una la describe como un fenómeno autóctono, con el país actuando como "zona cero" y exportador de pánico moral. La otra apunta a la influencia y financiación de grupos conservadores y religiosos de Estados Unidos como un factor clave en su reciente intensificación.
- Uk is ground zero for transphobic moral panic. Uk govt and media inc bbc was and remains instrumental in developing and exporting transphobia to the world.
- Much of u.k. Transphobia is actually being promoted by us religious groups like the heritage foundation. The same group that pushed for countries like uganda to make being gay a capital offence.
- The uk is completely capable of generating it's own frothing-mouth transphobia and has been doing so successfully for nearly two whole decades. It's an export industry, even. Trump and/or america has naff all to do with it.
- I know this is about the uk but it cannot be stressed enough how transphobia is a manufactured wedge issue that feeds back and forth across the atlantic. When the fight against gay marriage was lost they set their sights elsewhere.
4. Crisis Institucional: Medios, Política y Justicia.
Los comentarios identifican consistentemente a las instituciones británicas como las principales culpables de la propagación de la transfobia. La clase política, los medios de comunicación (incluidos medios considerados liberales como The Guardian) y el poder judicial son señalados por normalizar, promover y arraigar activamente actitudes y políticas anti-trans.
- At this point transphobia is so deep rooted in uk politics that even the people i'd expect to be normal about the issue are letting transphobes in!
- I hate how much transphobia is just. The standard among the british media and political class.
- This promotion of transphobia at high levels in the media, judiciary & government is going to be yet another low point for the uk.
- It's horrendous. It's not known as terf island for nothing. The uk establishment is fully out to attack trans people. Both political parties (right and left), virtually all media, inc the national bbc - who have tv and radio. They transmit transphobia almost daily. It's bad here, really bad.
5. Una Brecha Social: La Percepción Pública vs. las Élites.
Varios autores sostienen que la intensa transfobia es un proyecto impulsado por las élites y no refleja la opinión de la mayoría de la población británica. Se argumenta que, si bien los políticos y los columnistas están obsesionados con el tema, el ciudadano promedio es en gran medida indiferente o no tiene una opinión negativa, lo que sugiere una desconexión entre el discurso público y la actitud general.
- The thing about transphobia in the uk is like in my experience no one i’ve ever run into has given a fuck that i’m trans but like op ed writers and politicians just cannot shut up about trans people.
- Ironically ,outside a tiny vocal minority that literally bought itself into the government, transphobia is super unpopular with most of the british public.
- I don’t really agree that that’s what’s happening here—transphobia in the uk is largely an elite led issue!
- British transphobia is so bizzare because it’s entirely elite capture. It’s not like immigration where the public are frothing at the mouth.