Daniel Ducote
Feb 23, 2017 · 1 min read

No, I mean having gender dysphoria is a condition, not a sexual orientation. This has nothing to do with homosexuality, so it makes no sense to conflate the two. It’s simply a fact that being gay is not the same as having gender dysphoria. That’s not erasure, it’s the truth. Stonewall was a group of mostly Americans demonstrating, sometimes violently, for civil rights. Whether there happened to be a group of so-called “drag queens” included in the mix is irrelevant and has nothing to do with the simple fact that gay and transgender issues are not the same. This is why the left has become difficult to work with on such issues. People like me who may be open to conversation and take a moderate stance are told they’re “privileged” for not agreeing with you 100%.

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