Yeah that's my bad for not sticking to the ruling news exclusively. And Adrock is correct, we shouldn't give people brownie points for upholding such a bare minimum standard as "maybe all people are born as equals". Thanks for raising that point, I apologise for my opportunistic political gloating.
On a meta-level, I still think it's a huge flaw of this forum to be so strict on political discussion, it's a misguided attempt to exist within a vacuum and trying to deny the pervasive presence of power structures in every facet of human social lives.
Similarly, it is frankly deeply insulting how discussion on sexual preference is technically against the forum rules too. I guess these rules once felt well-intended, but the only thing they achieve now (in my view), is that it keeps our little corner of the web silent on important issues like human rights and protections for oppressed groups.
Silence means we can't speak out when equal rights are being trampled on; thus silence can be seen as tacit approval of said trampling. Listening to our LGBT+ members and vocally supporting them is the minimum requirement if we want this community to be inclusive, in my opinion at least.
Wanting equal treatment for people regardless of gender, sexual preference, race, or whatever shouldn't be a political position -- and in fact, deviating from this baseline is
against the forum rules!
This leads to a frustrating incongruency where our forum rules say 1 thing (uphold respectful discourse) but explicitly suppress touchy subjects to not offend... People who don't agree humans are equal? Sorry, but that's not the crowd we should be catering to.
ANYWAY sorry for my diatribe, maybe I'll reword this post in the NWR Feedback thread sometime when my thoughts are more coherent.
In an effort to steer the thread elsewhere, I've been making a concious effort to diversify my media intake over the past year or so, but I'll have to confess I don't really follow a lot of trans voices yet.
Are there any Youtube channels or podcasts from trans creators y'all would recommend?I'll kick off with an obvious one perhaps, but I do genuinely really like ContraPoints on Youtube. She's very funny, but insightful too, and the production values on her videos are off the charts compared to the average youtube vlog.
I'll link a video of hers here and below, which I found a helpful explanation on facial feminisation surgery, and where it differs (and overlaps) with cosmetic surgeries.