# Do the existing rules prohibit people from debating the gender of people who identify as transgender?

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**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-existing-rules-prohibit-people-from-debating-the-gender-of-people-who-identify-as-transgender/927272/211 "2020-12-07T14:47:10Z")

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> [@QuickSilver](#):
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> it was to contrast the comparison he used

The comparison of people questioning that trans isn’t a valid gender identity? _That_ comparison? Because that and racism are the only two I made in that post.

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