Right, no one wants lgbt kids being abused by parents. That obviously includes you.
You’re worried about rare edge cases where parents lose custody because of over-zealous policy when the situation is not simple. You don’t want conflicted parents who mean well being overly punished for dragging their feet.
At the very least you’re worried about losing elections because of moderate voters fearing that scenario, right?
You’re being pragmatic. You’re coming from a place of measure, and study, and reason.
The person you’re responding to is more worried about the lgbt kids who are being abused, who are at risk of suicide, who run away and become homeless and resort to sex work and stealing to get by. They’re worried about bad faith parents who would rather see their own children suffer than live in a way they disapprove of.
The person you’re responding to is being empathetic. They’re coming from a place of hurt, and fear, and sadness.
They see the world from the trans child’s point of view.
You see it from a moderate voter’s.
How do we bridge that gap?
How do we get them to admit we can’t control everything and a line has infinite points between the ends, and how do we get you to feel the same urgency and despair as those trapped inside it who are suffering?
