I think the fact that I stood on my ground made it worse and made me (in their eyes) an "unperson".
Look, being disliked is one thing, but being treated like this is another. I feel like shit because apparently I've upset people, but logically I was just standing on my ground. It's very odd and I'm not sure I can explain it.
Well done. You stood your ground, for what you believe in and you’re morally correct. Now you’re in the worst bit, which is finding that an awful lot of people are weak spineless followers and the people they follow are malign. It’s a shock. I’ve been there, twice now for troons and covid. You get used to it.
So here you are. When you see that group or anyone in it again, you smile, be polite but distant and vaguely sad that they’re so unpleasant, but you do three things:
1. You do not JADE (justify, apologise, defend or explain) - that puts you in a defensive position and people see that as you’re in the wrong. You simply act like what you said was such blatant truth and you cannot get why anyone would oppose it. That puts them on the back foot.
2. You say, sadly, that
given the number of private messages of support you had you’re amazed that you’ve been unpersoned. You do not name names. You simply imply that
over half the group agreed with you. This sews discord in the group and makes people simultaneously doubt themselves and feel weak. ‘Well I must say I’m a little surprised and saddened given the PMs I got, I think… we’ll let me think about it… yes well over half seem to agree so I’m not sure why people responded like this but that’s life I suppose…’
3. You do not back down.
There are gatekeepers - they absolutely control the discussions and they think that trans is a-okay and my comments (which didn't come close to TTD) was offensive.
Yes they do gatekeep. Amusing to see gay men’s groups operate like women’s groups: one or two queen bees who set the tone and viciously attack any dissent. You’re a lone wolf now and operate outside the groupthink. It’s liberating.
I really don't understand, how gay man can be so approving of puberty blockers? Don't they understand, that many of the boys who are given blockers, will end up as Jazz Jennings-like asexual eunuchs, when they otherwise could have been normal gay men?
Let’s see. Body of a child, mind of a child, but over the age of consent? Think about it
Welcome to non-existence. Go hang out with some straight men who are honest, and if it all goes wrong well, you’ve stuck up for what you belive morally, lack of friends won’t kill you, and you face God with a clear conscience.