• Dasus@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    I can see both your and @BananaTrifleViolin s point.

    You’re not wrong, but neither is he. If there’s an article about some piece of anti-trans legislation that would effect trans people, I think pretty often the interviews on “how do you feel about the legislation” would get similar answers: “I don’t like it and I’d like to have the same rights as other people”

    Tangentially related sketch

    Mitchell and Webb Train Safety

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      8 months ago

      That’s only if you assume that trans people can’t have legal or other specific knowledge to contribute. Trans people come from all walks of life and it’s not hard to find people who could tell a newspaper about historical precedence, provide medical background information or do political analysis. It’s not just about people’s feelings after all.

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        8 months ago

        If they’re providing objective analysis, it shouldn’t really matter where it comes from?

        I’m sure the New York Times is trying to get the best objective information on a subject. If the experts they find aren’t trans, should they then look specifically for experts on the matter, who also happen to be trans?