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im going to try and make this non-argumentative as i possibly can.
i will be talking about the (recently taken down) blog post by myxromanze, since ive seen people talking about how its "completely fine" and not hurting anyone because its "just an opinion".
it is not completely fine, it is not just an opinion. with that logic, you could say that thinking homosexuality was a mental illness is completely fine and just an opinion. because that is basically what this person was saying, that identifying as genderfluid or non-binary made you mentally ill. that is an opinion, yes, but it is a harmful opinion, especially when it is shared. sharing these kinds of opinions can and most likely will (as you could've seen in the comment section of that post) create what is practically a breeding ground for transphobia. why? because these posts have comment sections, people can comment and encourage these kinds of opinions and people can rationalize these kinds of opinions.
now, for why the opinion shared in that post was hurtful.. one of this person's statements was practically implying that genderfluid people's experiences with their gender was just them feeling different emotions. (to paraphrase, they said something along the lines of "can't we just feel human emotions without being a different gender?") that is completely invalidating their experience. what they said also invalidates numerous other gender identities, however that would be too many for me to list. (and considering the type of people thinking their opinion was okay, they wouldn't take me seriously if i listed all the genders that they could be invalidating with that statement!)
i'll end this post with this statement: please get more information about things before you form an opinion on them, especially if you are going to share that opinion.
-đź“»
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xofrnk
frankly, i agree with myxromanze. it’s not that i “hate” any lgbtq+ people, I just feel bad for them. Gender dysphoria is a mental illness, which is the sad truth. I wish i could just snap my fingers and give y’all your dream genders or bodies, but I can’t. If transitioning is the best way for you to deal with it, then you should do it, but don’t pretend like it’s not a mental illness. In the end, I want what’s best for all people. Also, homosexuality is a separate issue, and no one will use gender dysphoria as a way to justify calling homosexuality a mental illness.
regardless i love everyone who’s a good weapon, regardless of gender or sexuality <3
pico n boyfriend
to add on to this, if you still think their post was fine,
invalidating people's gender identities leads to them not being taken seriously
therefore, their experiences with their identity will be brushed off, because "it's not real"
people would misgender them, use their deadname, etc etc.
and with their gender identity not being taken seriously, that could also lead to other parts of them not being taken seriously, because "well, they aren't very reliable.."
if you think i'm just blowing this out of proportion or fearmongering because "its just some random kid's opinion", remember this opinion was shared publicly. what if someone easily convinced by things comes across this post? and what if they have a trans friend, or a trans family member? they may not take their experience as seriously! this also leads to them probably not taking trans issues seriously, because "it isn't real". this stuff has serious consequences. -đź“»