A phobia is an irrational fear of something.
Leslie, there were two lines in your post that were absolutely outstanding:
"If gender is independent of and not about your body, why must the body be altered to affirm gender?", and
"You can respect another person’s right to their own beliefs without being compelled to participate in them."
Everything else you wrote resonated, but those two lines are exceptional.
Leslie, there were two lines in your post that were absolutely outstanding:
"If gender is independent of and not about your body, why must the body be altered to affirm gender?", and
"You can respect another person’s right to their own beliefs without being compelled to participate in them."
Everything else you wrote resonated, but those two lines are exceptional.