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Dadifer lemmy.world Dadifer@lemmy.world
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When the “woke” mania swept the country in 2020, I took a step back and reevaluated where I stood and why I stood there. To my surprise, I found that I agreed with conservatives and libertarians on a number of issues. I opposed childhood gender transitions, unlawful and divisive DEI mandates, and the excesses of Critical Race Theory. I argued against biological males competing in women’s sports and being housed in women’s prisons. I did so loudly and publicly, losing many friends along the way. My stance wasn’t rooted in hate or fear but in a commitment to reason and fairness. My loyalty was to the truth, not to political tribes. Maintaining my integrity cost me greatly, but I believed it was worth it.

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NOT_RICK lemmy.world NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
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resipsaloquitur lemmy.cafe resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe
Joined: 2026-04-14
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TERF got turfed.

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MushuChupacabra piefed.world MushuChupacabra@piefed.world
Joined: 2026-01-15
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Two in the thoughts, one in the prayers you fucking TERF.

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October lemmy.world edgemaster72@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-16
#5 · Quote Reply

They're not turning on you, they were always against you, you were just too dumb to see it

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k0e3 lemmy.ca k0e3@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-03-03
#6 · Quote Reply

All those points she mentions are fake outrage by "conservatives". They're made to make you think, "yeah, I can see their point," but anyone with a working brain can see that deeper down, there's so much hatred toward anyone that these "conservatives" consider to be inferior. So even if the author agrees with those points, she's trash to them because she is a woman.

...Oh and being a woman who likes women doesn't help either.

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Blibly lemmy.world Blibly@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-05-01
#7 · (edited) Quote Reply

"My stance wasn't rooted in hate or fear..."

Bullshit. Fuck you

If you read her drivel its clear she's still a hateful cunt she just wants sympathy from the people she turned her back on.

I say again...

FUCK YOU BITCH

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jtrek startrek.website jtrek@startrek.website
Joined: 2026-02-22
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When the “woke” mania swept the country in 2020,

Eyeroll. Can already tell this person is an idiot.

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Madrigal lemmy.world Madrigal@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-27
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When the “woke” mania swept the country in 2020, Eyeroll. Can already tell this person is an idiot.

Zero critical thinking skill.

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DougPiranha42 lemmy.world DougPiranha42@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-01-20
#10 · Quote Reply

The common theme about the “issues” listed in the screenshot is that none of them are real, they are all made up by the right wing culture wars, and the only reason that anyone is even aware of them is that Tucker Carson and Alex Jones and their friends spent 10 years faking outrage over them.
If someone bases their vote on culture wars issues, instead of considering what each candidate stands for on real world problems, fuck them. No excuses.

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cavitationfetishist2 quokk.au cavitationfetishist2@quokk.au
Joined: 2026-07-19
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"My stance wasn't rooted in hate or fear..." Bullshit. Fuck you If you read her drivel its clear she's still a hateful cunt she just wants sympathy from the people she turned her back on. I say again... FUCK YOU BITCH

fuck you bitch

Which I certainly won't be doing and you shouldn't either.

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Angryhumanoid fedinsfw.app Angryhumanoid@fedinsfw.app
Joined: 2026-02-21
#12 · Quote Reply

See? Sexuality and gender don''t really matter, they can be exactly as stupid as any other flavor of gender or sexual preference!

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ChicoSuave lemmy.world ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-12
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Yet, the implications are deeply troubling. We could return to a system where some states honor same-sex marriages, while others don’t — a legal patchwork that could severely constrain LGBT rights and upend the decades of work leading up to Obergefell. As a 29-year-old lesbian engaged to be married, this turn of events is personal for me. And it may be one I helped contribute to.

"It wasn't important until it affected me!"

The author of this article is Reid Newton. She is a gullible idiot and apparently needs to earn her rights to know their value. She has no reverence for value or the struggle and work of those before her to accomplish recognition.

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orbituary lemmy.dbzer0.com orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2023-06-14
#14 · (edited) Quote Reply

Lesbians like you are idiots.

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doomchapel666 lemmy.zip doomchapel666@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-06-03
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"Ultimately, I don’t regret my decision. I worked toward what I believed — and still believe — to be true. I still oppose radical gender ideology and Critical Race Theory in schools. I still believe that biological males shouldn’t compete in women’s sports or be housed in women’s prisons. But I will not stand by while LGBT rights are legislated away."

oh brother

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Blibly lemmy.world Blibly@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-05-01
#16 · (edited) Quote Reply

fuck you bitch Which I certainly won't be doing and you shouldn't either.

She would try though because I'm transfem and pass better than her lol

*Downvote me all ya want I'm pretty and i know it. If you don't think at least some of this person's hatred of trans people is jealousy you're lying to yourself

This woman is talking herself up. Better put her back in her place

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cavitationfetishist2 quokk.au cavitationfetishist2@quokk.au
Joined: 2026-07-19
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She would try though because I'm transfem and pass better than her lol *Downvote me all ya want I'm pretty and i know it. If you don't think at least some of this person's hatred of trans people is jealousy you're lying to yourself This woman is talking herself up. Better put her back in her place

Hey. Let's not be assholes about who passes as what. Everybody has bad days, seeing her scales under the human skin suit isn't a reason to be a bigot and turn off her heat rock.

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LifeInMultipleChoice lemmy.world LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-17
#18 · Quote Reply

They're not turning on you, they were always against you, you were just too dumb to see it

The fact that she's allowed to vote, choose who she married or not, and is allowed to date women is the woke wave she must hate

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yesman lemmy.world yesman@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-06
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When discussing conservative women, it sure would be nice if all you "leftists" would remember that this isn't the opportunity to air your misogyny. Thank you.

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zurohki aussie.zone zurohki@aussie.zone
Joined: 2023-06-21
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The fact that she's allowed to vote, choose who she married or not, and is allowed to date women is the woke wave she must hate

I dunno - progressive where it benefits her and fuck everyone else is a pretty typical conservative stance.

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TrickDacy lemmy.world TrickDacy@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-27
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She would try though because I'm transfem and pass better than her lol *Downvote me all ya want I'm pretty and i know it. If you don't think at least some of this person's hatred of trans people is jealousy you're lying to yourself This woman is talking herself up. Better put her back in her place

... Downvoting this shitty comment is what oppression looks like to you...?

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Makhno lemmy.world Makhno@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-14
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"My stance wasn't rooted in hate or fear..." Bullshit. Fuck you If you read her drivel its clear she's still a hateful cunt she just wants sympathy from the people she turned her back on. I say again... FUCK YOU BITCH

Can we just have all gendered bathrooms and co-ed sports already? Like Jesus fuck they're killing people in the street

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ConstableJelly piefed.social ConstableJelly@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-12-09
#23 · Quote Reply

Conservatives can either stand for freedom, or they can stand for oppression — but they cannot do both. If they truly value individual liberty, they should defend our right to marry. If they turn on us now, they reveal who they really are.

Trump won in 2024 in part due to the left’s overreach. If the right continues down this path, they could meet a similar fate in future elections. As more people come out as LGBT, and as more LGBT people voice concerns with far-left activist orthodoxies, Republicans should be broadening the tent, not excluding these people and pushing them away. Hemorrhaging potential voters to get your druthers isn’t a winning political strategy. The pendulum from hell will just keep swinging back and forth until we all decide we’ve had enough.

"I stood with the Leopard's Eating People's Faces Party, but now that they're trying to eat my face, I call on the Leopard's to do better, and eat only the faces that reason and fairness dictate should be eaten."

That's not the lesson, Reid, you learned it wrong again!

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Blibly lemmy.world Blibly@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-05-01
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... Downvoting this shitty comment is what oppression looks like to you...?

Don't put words in my mouth, dipshit

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TrickDacy lemmy.world TrickDacy@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-27
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Don't put words in my mouth, dipshit

God forbid you consider the real reason you're being downvoted. But you won't get anymore downvotes from me since I won't be seeing any more of your shitty comments or posts.

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immutable lemmy.zip immutable@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-06-05
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"Ultimately, I don’t regret my decision. I worked toward what I believed — and still believe — to be true. I still oppose radical gender ideology and Critical Race Theory in schools. I still believe that biological males shouldn’t compete in women’s sports or be housed in women’s prisons. But I will not stand by while LGBT rights are legislated away." oh brother

Yoy see critical race theory would help explain the struggles of others, so obviously that’s bad. Now the authors personal struggles, those need to be addressed.

Perfect logical sense

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Blibly lemmy.world Blibly@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-05-01
#27 · (edited) Quote Reply

God forbid you consider the real reason you're being downvoted. But you won't get anymore downvotes from me since I won't be seeing any more of your shitty comments or posts.

I'm being downvoted because I said I'm attractive. Does that sound reasonable to you?

Fuck off

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die444die sh.itjust.works die444die@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-11
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"Ultimately, I don’t regret my decision. I worked toward what I believed — and still believe — to be true. I still oppose radical gender ideology and Critical Race Theory in schools. I still believe that biological males shouldn’t compete in women’s sports or be housed in women’s prisons. But I will not stand by while LGBT rights are legislated away." oh brother

So racist and transphobic. Typical conservative.

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UnspecificGravity piefed.social UnspecificGravity@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-12-03
#29 · Quote Reply

Summary:

"I am stupid. In fact, i am so stupid that when bad staff happens as a result of my decisions I perceive it as a betrayal on the part of others and the universe instead of the predictable result of my actions. That way I can ensure that I never stop being stupid."

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SCmSTR lemmy.blahaj.zone SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2023-07-24
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So racist and transphobic. Typical conservative.

and self inflicting! ~

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realitaetsverlust piefed.zip realitaetsverlust@piefed.zip
Joined: 2025-12-04
#31 · (edited) Quote Reply

Well, as my girlfriend always says - nobody hates women more than other women.

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monkeyslikebananas2 lemmy.world monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-18
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"Ultimately, I don’t regret my decision. I worked toward what I believed — and still believe — to be true. I still oppose radical gender ideology and Critical Race Theory in schools. I still believe that biological males shouldn’t compete in women’s sports or be housed in women’s prisons. But I will not stand by while LGBT rights are legislated away." oh brother

Does she know what the T in LGBT stands for?

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Zirconium lemmy.world Zirconium@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
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"Ultimately, I don’t regret my decision. I worked toward what I believed — and still believe — to be true. I still oppose radical gender ideology and Critical Race Theory in schools. I still believe that biological males shouldn’t compete in women’s sports or be housed in women’s prisons. But I will not stand by while LGBT rights are legislated away." oh brother

"I may lose my right to marry my fiance but its a chance Im willing to take"

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Agrivar lemmy.world Agrivar@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-26
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When discussing conservative women, it sure would be nice if all you "leftists" would remember that this isn't the opportunity to air your misogyny. Thank you.

Are you complaining about some specific instance, or are you one of those miserable people who pre-complain everywhere and all the time?

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potoooooooo 🥔 lemmy.world ivanafterall@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-20
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"I bought into a bunch of bullshit propaganda because I'm very stupid. Now people should feel bad for me."

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Courtney (she/her/they) lemmy.blahaj.zone EggInDisguise@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-04-10
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Does she know what the T in LGBT stands for?

Too many in the L and G portions seem to think conservatives actually care about them, and as such are very vocal about "without the T", and in my experience completely dismiss the Bs as "haven't figured out which one they want and therefore B doesn't exist"

So in other words "it's not me so I don't care"

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HerbGrower slrpnk.net HerbGrower@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2026-07-09
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When discussing conservative women, it sure would be nice if all you "leftists" would remember that this isn't the opportunity to air your misogyny. Thank you.

Are there any examples of that here?

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nullspace lemmy.world nullspace@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-06-05
#38 · Quote Reply

Ooooh noooooo. Thoughts and prayers.

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Courtney (she/her/they) lemmy.blahaj.zone EggInDisguise@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-04-10
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When discussing conservative women, it sure would be nice if all you "leftists" would remember that this isn't the opportunity to air your misogyny. Thank you.

Haven't seen any in the comments, but thanks for the heads up I guess

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GreenKnight23 lemmy.world GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-09-21
#40 · Quote Reply

so you sold out your sisters for the hope you wouldn't be targeted and now you're being targeted.

something something, and they came for me and there was nobody left to help.

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WoodScientist lemmy.world WoodScientist@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-09-06
#41 · (edited) Quote Reply

Can we just have all gendered bathrooms and co-ed sports already? Like Jesus fuck they're killing people in the street

People only ever propose co-ed sports when trans people are brought up. It's a thought-terminating cliche and a reliable indicator that the speaker hasn't seriously considered why sports are gendered in the first place.

Real ally: Trans women are women. They belong in women's sports because there is zero scientific evidence of trans women having any advantage over cis female athletes. Fears that they have an advantage are just bigoted gut-level stereotypes assuming that trans women are biological men.

Performative ally: Let's move to co-ed sports!

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ToiletFlushShowerScream piefed.world ToiletFlushShowerScream@piefed.world
Joined: 2025-07-10
#42 · Quote Reply

No, lesbians did not join forces with conservatives. You keep telling yourself that, because otherwise you have to admit you are an absolute monster of a human being.

Being a lesbian does not excuse you from being evil.

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Malyca lemmy.zip Malyca@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-04-13
#43 · Quote Reply

Fuck these people I hope their lives are miserable from now until the end. I hope the lgbtq community doesn't accept them after all the aid they've given to the enemy.

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Malyca lemmy.zip Malyca@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-04-13
#44 · Quote Reply

When discussing conservative women, it sure would be nice if all you "leftists" would remember that this isn't the opportunity to air your misogyny. Thank you.

Conservative women are repulsive because of their black, black hearts. Not because of misogyny. Hope this helps!
Signed,
Feminist

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Taco2112 lemmy.world Taco2112@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
#45 · (edited) Quote Reply

The common theme about the “issues” listed in the screenshot is that none of them are real, they are all made up by the right wing culture wars, and the only reason that anyone is even aware of them is that Tucker Carson and Alex Jones and their friends spent 10 years faking outrage over them. If someone bases their vote on culture wars issues, instead of considering what each candidate stands ...

This is it exactly. Everything she opposes is essentially a straw-man created by the right. But she uses those straw-men to justify her opinions as being “common sense’.

Perfect example:

It was the most extreme activist voices — those who called lesbians transphobic for only wanting to sleep with women and who prioritized trans women’s feelings over the safety of cisgender women — that I opposed.

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_‌_反いじめ戦隊 ani.social AntiBullyRanger@ani.social
Joined: 2025-02-02
#46 · Quote Reply

Nobody 🧵 has mentioned this was last year’s news‽

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Dadifer lemmy.world Dadifer@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-04
#47 · Quote Reply

Nobody 🧵 has mentioned this was last year’s news‽

I didn't see the date, apologies.

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ClownStatue piefed.social ClownStatue@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-05-13
#48 · Quote Reply

I opposed childhood gender transitions, unlawful and divisive DEI mandates, and the excesses of Critical Race Theory. I argued against biological males competing in women’s sports and being housed in women’s prisons.

“I stupidly, and wholeheartedly bought into Conservative media talking points. While I still hold these nonsensical positions, I don’t like that the bigots I aligned myself with me were honest in their hatred of me and those like me. You should feel sorry for me.”

FTFY. Also, fuck off.

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samus12345 sh.itjust.works samus12345@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-03
#49 · Quote Reply

I didn't see the date, apologies.

No date rule that I can see, only reposts.

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samus12345 sh.itjust.works samus12345@sh.itjust.works
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spectrums_coherence piefed.social spectrums_coherence@piefed.social
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I really want to know where are these DEI mandates, have anyone ever heard about these "DEI" hiring mandates?

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