something I always wonder as an activist

Where does the hate come from? The cis people who go around policing trans* or genderqueer or other non-cis identities - why? I wonder this not just because it’s wrong and hateful and ignorant and dangerous, but because it’s so fucking pointless. Why do people care so much? Why do bigots care so damn much about non-cis gender identities? Why? Why do you fucking care?

Just like with any of this same policing bullshit, with the anti-marriage-equality set and the women-all-need-to-shave set and I just don’t get it in such a fundamental way. That’s why I think words like transphobia and homophobia are valuable - the way these people manifest their hate and anxiety about these issues suggests that there is a real, pathological fear bred and kept alive by our fucked up society that is making them invest so much time and negativity into worrying about someone else’s gender or pronouns or marriage or what-have-you. They must just be terrified that someone might be different than they are and get away with it.

1. my-slightly-awkward reblogged this from bigotryisnotamentalillness
2. floorclaudiuscb likes this
3. lindentea likes this
4. divergingkatake likes this
5. nervation reblogged this from bigotryisnotamentalillness
6. nervation likes this
7. palpitaod likes this
8. bigotryisnotamentalillness reblogged this from erikawithac and added:

   Phobias aren’t just fear, they’re neurological reactions. Like, when I see something that triggers my phobia, I feel...

9. pickledhappiness likes this
10. afterromulus said: I think all hate comes from within oneself. When one is unhappy with something within, it echoes out into the world as hatred toward other people. People fear that the things they don’t understand will hurt them, so they strike preemptively. :|
11. rubybruise likes this
12. freakingggginger likes this
13. kadalkavithaigal likes this
14. harlowdrae reblogged this from erikawithac and added:

    Brilliantly said.

15. magicismatt likes this
16. shinesinthenight reblogged this from obsessionfull
17. shinesinthenight likes this
18. harlowdrae likes this
19. gurgle- likes this
20. obsessionfull reblogged this from erikawithac
21. corona--graminea likes this
22. kittycat-undercover likes this
23. erikawithac posted this