2y ago

This transgender man moved to Canada to escape transphobia. He found it here, too

www.cbc.ca /news/canada/trans-rights-canada-1.7044149

Polydoros, 27, says he feels safer in Canada. But nationwide protests in September over LGBTQ-inclusive school policies disturbed him.

Many demonstrations were held under the same name, "1 Million March 4 Kids." Organizers say children should not be taught about LGBTQ identities in school, which they say amounts to the "indoctrination and sexualization" of children.

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If they're looking for large groups who want to "indoctrinate and sexualize" children, they need look no further than the church
- Not convenient RE: the (minority) they want to target.
  They'll keep hating what the rich tell them to hate; all we can do is bullwark against it.
- A few weeks ago there was a post on how much gambling advertising is in Sports these days. I looked on the numbers on Canadian gambling addiction and it certainly seems to be much more widespread.
  Don't really think I've really seen any of them complain about that. They just seem have a really unhealthy infatuation about sex.
- Does anyone know when being religious stopped being gay?
  I’ve talked to people my age all over Ontario and we just assumed it was the kids not being intolerant anymore but it seems weird for them to be enemies
  
  Does anyone know when being religious stopped being gay?
  Most popular religions seem to be anti-gay, so I don't really know what you are trying to ask.
Canada is just America but with "polite" added before every descriptor. In fact, that makes it even worse because polite bigots don't face any repercussions for their bigotry so can fester and become way more vile than the openly bigoted Americans who would lose friends over it.
- Maybe it depends on where you live, but I've told off a few people I've worked with over the years when they said something awful. Only 1 got really defensive and angry about it, the others were just older guys who needed a reminder to change their vocabulary and were apologetic.
  
  That's just it. "Change their vocabulary" None of the underlying racism gets challenged, it just goes on the down low.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Aden Polydoros spent more than a decade living in Arizona as a transgender man until, he says, a transphobic experience in the summer of 2022 prompted him to move to Canada.
They see allegations of "indoctrination" as thinly veiled transphobia, in part because they echo homophobic arguments used in past decades against lesbians and gay men.
And, now, with restrictive national legislation being tabled on topics like gender-affirming care, transgender people in the military and teaching about gender identity in schools, Reed says more Americans may look for refuge abroad.
While the protests are largely focused on education — because of the alleged peril to children — advocates say they contribute to a broader feeling that transphobia in Canada is becoming more prominent.
Kimberly Shappley's family fled Texas for Connecticut in 2022, after the state governor signed an executive order that would prosecute parents of trans children for abuse if they affirmed the child's gender.
She's considered Ireland and New Zealand, but it's an expensive move to make for a single mother — and advocates say there are no guarantees transgender rights will continue to be protected.
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As bad as it sounds when times get tough they stop caring about others issues and more on their own. And also look for scale goats.
From Arizona to Canada – so they just blew right past Vegas, huh?

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