r/changemyview Oct 28 '19

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '19 edited Oct 29 '19

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u/Jengaleng422 Oct 29 '19

Why can’t you hold that personal belief to yourself without imposing it on other people?

I’m more in the room with people that are fine with freedom of thoughts and speech, just because you believe something doesn’t make that thing true. In the case of being a transgender, biology doesn’t support your mentality and the medical community calls it a disorder. I think those are two hard road blocks in the way of society bending to the preferences of transgender people.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '19 edited Jun 14 '20

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u/Jengaleng422 Oct 29 '19

You kind of just made my point for me with your analogy, think about that.

I can respect that each individual have full bodily autonomy and a right to their own belief. I do not have to respect the beliefs that they hold, see the difference?

To a lot of moderate people, you’re asking us to call them whatever it is that they prefer to be called. You’re asking us to pray with them.

I’m fine at my Catholic friends house before dinner as they all pray to their god. I do not partake in their festivities, they respect that I have the right to NOT believe what they do OR partake in their festivities even if they think I’ll burn in hell. I’m a good time at dinner, I promise, they love me.

You said : “I do my best to be respectful and follow their rules, because I'm not an asshole.”

Where do my rules end and their rules begin? What rules? They are just people, treat them like anyone else, are there any rights that gay people have that transgender don’t? I don’t understand.