If anyone wants to witness a small sampling of what "tolerance" looks like for trans activists, survey the reaction of their movement to
an essay published by
The Atlantic in their July/August issue titled "When Children Say They're Trans." Keep in mind, as you scroll through the waves of vitriol currently spreading across Twitter, that this publication is not a conservative one-it is a very liberal one. In fact, the last time
The Atlantic was at the forefront of any controversy, they had just hired and then promptly fired the brilliant columnist Kevin D. Williamson (who was kind enough to come onto my podcast and discuss his book
The End Is Near and It's Going to Be Awesome some time ago) for controversial comments about abortion.
This, perhaps, is the source of their rage: A liberal publication daring to engage with trans ideology in a nuanced way, rather than simply spouting off a list of pre-approved talking points. Deviation from these talking points can attract a social media lynching almost immediately these days-even Kylie Jenner was viciously attacked for wishing her father Caitlyn Jenner a Happy Father's Day, and posting a picture of him from back when he was Bruce. But that sin was insignificant compared to the crimes of
The Atlantic, which began an essay with the story of Claire and her parents-a cautionary tale about the dangers of heeding trans propaganda.
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