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backscatter712

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3. TERF = Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist...
Tue Sep 8, 2015, 09:21 PM
Sep 2015

or as I prefer to call them, bigots.

They're essentially feminists that hate trans people. They're the Westboro Baptist Church of feminism. In the past, they've doxxed trans people, called their employers and doctors to get them fired or deprived of medications. In one case, a TERF organization teamed up with the Pacific Justice Institute (a right-wing anti-gay and anti-trans group) to harass a trans teen until she became suicidal.

Of course, the bigots in the thread I linked could be right-wing trolls, or just mundane assholes.

What are TERFs? PatrickforO Sep 2015 #1
TERF = Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist... backscatter712 Sep 2015 #3
Oh. Geez. I didn't know. PatrickforO Sep 2015 #6
You mean TELAWs Warpy Sep 2015 #27
Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist? Old Union Guy Sep 2015 #32
I saw no TERFs in that thread. yardwork Sep 2015 #33
It really isn't much of a problem. Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #9
Yeah. I hear that. PatrickforO Sep 2015 #12
Yeah, I think they pretty much just hate anyone who has (or once had) a penis. nomorenomore08 Sep 2015 #13
What is to keep a female creep from doing that? LostOne4Ever Sep 2015 #15
I saw your response in that thread JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #17
I hardly did anything in that thread LostOne4Ever Sep 2015 #20
Oh but you did! JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #21
.. sorry for being dense, but what is a terf? peacebird Sep 2015 #2
See post 3. n/t backscatter712 Sep 2015 #4
that is a shameful op. The poster is an overt and now proud and smug bigot. Warren Stupidity Sep 2015 #5
It baffles me MuseRider Sep 2015 #7
Yes this is very ugly Small Accumulates Sep 2015 #8
Oh wow, I didn't even notice the giveaway at the top. SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #10
I have a theory that this person is a bigot that's peeved about the SCOTUS decision on SSM icymist Sep 2015 #11
I chose "pass" on that poll. Because it's disingenuous. nomorenomore08 Sep 2015 #14
ITA JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #19
Thank you for that mercuryblues Sep 2015 #31
What I find really sad about this whole thing LostOne4Ever Sep 2015 #16
Ambivalence is certainly better than outright hostility, but regardless, I hear what you're saying. nomorenomore08 Sep 2015 #23
I chose pass on the poll JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #18
Seems Nye Bevan's still got free reign in GD... backscatter712 Sep 2015 #22
That poster is a perfect example SwankyXomb Sep 2015 #29
Another poster here explained that directly to Skinner, backscatter712 Sep 2015 #30
Oh aren't they just sooooo thoughful... Fearless Sep 2015 #24
Apologies for dropping out for the past couple days... backscatter712 Sep 2015 #25
I didn't stay in that thread long enough to take a breath. GitRDun Sep 2015 #26
A creep can always dress like a woman and enter the restroom. Always could. They just don't. arcane1 Sep 2015 #28
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