So imagine conservatives are out there telling each other:
First they gave women rights, and I did nothing.
Then they gave black people rights, and I did nothing.
Then Obama gave consenting adults the right to get married, and I did nothing.
Then Hillary gave trans people rights, and I did nothing.
Then QAnon told me I needed to act—and there was no one left to bully.
After trans people, who's next on the basic human right's agenda?
They say it all the time: "trans people are mentally ill!" The next logical step is to go after those with mental health issues (or at least, mental health issues as defined by the fascists).
"trans people are mentally ill" was always such an upsetting framing device.
Like, Im definitely both of those things but why does being "mentally ill" mean I have to repress everything so nobody gets offended by someone who dares act differently?