Caro Betts@BettsCaro
With respect Jamie, this isn’t true.
In the 1980’s many towns had a single gay bar. These often gave sanctuary to transexuals and the odd transvestite (because we were being kind and understood they’d get battered elsewhere). None of these men claimed to *be* women, and if they’d claimed to actually be lesbians, they’d have been laughed out the door. At the same time, trans orgs (eg the Beaumont Society) banned gay men from membership. The conflict has always existed.
*Trans people* did nothing in the fight for gay rights. Really, nothing.
When OUR history is co-opted by those who write us out of it, we should call it what it is - a parasitic movement.
Ushering in “gender identity ideology” has irrevocably harmed innumerable children who would otherwise grow up to be gay.
LGB and T organisations came together because LGB had won the argument and the T wanted to hide behind that. And they bought the money in.
Good luck if you want to start trying to reason with trans ideologues. We’ve tried for years. They have no compromise position.
It was always a forced marriage that many didn’t want. And, frankly, it’s now gone beyond abusive. We need out.