# ...will the board consider explicit transphobia hate-speech?

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**Created:** [October 23, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-board-consider-explicit-transphobia-hate-speech/842204 "2019-10-23T23:18:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Annoyed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f04885/32.png) [@Annoyed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annoyed)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2019, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-board-consider-explicit-transphobia-hate-speech/842204/153 "2019-10-26T08:56:43Z")

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> [@Transgender activists pressure Always to Womens symbol of feminine hygiene products](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-activists-pressure-always-to-womens-symbol-of-feminine-hygiene-products/842069/24):
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> NO, transwomen are transwomen and transmen are transmen. Not REAL men and women. Just because you choose to identify as someone doesnt change that fact.
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> NO, they dont.
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> And WOMEN have periods. Not “People”.

Not understanding why the above statement would in any way be considered “hate speech”.

That is a statement of fact, its undeniable, and trying to stop people from being able to say it is a weak position to have.

I cant comprehend why people on the left have this crazy fixation with stopping people from saying things.

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