Comment by thebigspacefuck
7 hours ago
In the article it states: “Faced with mounting evidence that trans is in decline, some progressive and transactivist writers have shifted to arguing that Republican attacks on their movement have pushed trans people back into the closet. However, the FIRE data shows that non-binary students self-censor their opinions less than other students, and feel as free as anyone else to voice their views on transgender issues, with no change after Donald Trump took office for the second time. Accounting for the political views of non-binary students and their peers, there is no evidence that the speech climate for non-binary students worsened on red state campuses more than blue state campuses after 2024. This is not about trans people going back into the closet.”
I greatly enjoyed
https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/rainbow-trap-9781350429680/
which talks about the harm that labels do to people with variant sexual and identity and makes the case that "transgender-cisgender" is itself a binary that divides and obscures the truth. Similarly, "non-binary" creates a binary. 20 years ago you have have an alternative gender expression and maybe have some challenges but today it may be harder rather than easier because people are polarized about it.
Non-binary people and binary trans people have different incentives. In the ideal of most binary trans people they blend in and are indistinguishable from cis people. Going undetected is safest for them. That is not the case for we non-binary. Our various ideals most often would not afford us the "luxury" of blending in that way. Our safety is gained from gathering allies. To do so we must be bold and loud so we are known, and can attract like-minds to our side.