# LGBTQ rights going forward?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lgbtq-rights-going-forward/771219>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 9, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lgbtq-rights-going-forward/771219 "2016-11-09T15:39:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 11, 2016, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lgbtq-rights-going-forward/771219/57 "2016-11-11T04:39:07Z")

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> [@DerekMichaels00](#):
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> no; what I was talking about is that just as many women say about short men, among their friends and in casual company “ew, short men are gross,” I should be able to say that “trans are disgusting” as much as or as little as they do.

That’s still bigoted, but it’s also not what you said. Here it is yet again:

> [@On the Topic of Transgenders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-topic-of-transgenders/753980/93):
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> I will accept transgenders if:
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> 1. They and the pro-trans people accept that trans people do not belong competing in the sport of their transitioned-to gender
> 2. That hetero cis men can find trans people repulsive without being called a bigot, and _can say so in public_
> 3. That trans people don’t start trying to pass themselves off as “cis,” or regular people and deceive them into a relationship. I never wanna go to a bar and find out that the girl I’m about to lay down game to isn’t a girl. That’s disgusting.
> 4. That given their small proportion of the population, their representation in media reflect that. What’s next: Playboy putting one of them on, to show “solidarity with equality?” Ew, no, never.

In your own words, you want to be able to call trans people repulsive **in public** , not in private conversations, without being called a bigot. Ask yourself if calling Jews repulsive in public is bigoted.

“Repulsive” and “disgusting” – your bigoted words. If you agree they’re bigoted, why not apologize and try to improve yourself?

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