transness is a spectrum, rather than a binary… If I understand correctly, some of what Dr. Will Powers is finding seems to be gesturing in this direction.
That’s correct.
I’m directionally sympathetic to some of your points but I think your comment could be more charitable and curious about the OP’s cruxes and world-model.
You raise a lot of different questions, but only briefly. If we are going to talk politics, I would find it more helpful if both you and Character#2736 could go more in-depth on your evidence and causal theory of change for what influences voter behavior.
A lot of the arguments presented so far are standard binary-vs-non-binary, transmed-coded-vs-trans-mainstream points one sees all over the internet. Maybe we can do better?
Also, I think OP is oversimplifying the gay rights story, and doesn’t make a compelling argument that a political strategy based on respectability is a tractable or effective goal in 2026. It might be, or might not, but the argument is missing evidence.
It is really really hard to get signal on what drives political change, since history is incredibly complex, and there is such a tenuous link between outcomes and empirics. I’m worried that the current level of rigor in this discussion isn’t sufficient to make progress towards understanding.
That’s correct.
I’m directionally sympathetic to some of your points but I think your comment could be more charitable and curious about the OP’s cruxes and world-model.
You raise a lot of different questions, but only briefly. If we are going to talk politics, I would find it more helpful if both you and Character#2736 could go more in-depth on your evidence and causal theory of change for what influences voter behavior.
A lot of the arguments presented so far are standard binary-vs-non-binary, transmed-coded-vs-trans-mainstream points one sees all over the internet. Maybe we can do better?
Also, I think OP is oversimplifying the gay rights story, and doesn’t make a compelling argument that a political strategy based on respectability is a tractable or effective goal in 2026. It might be, or might not, but the argument is missing evidence.
It is really really hard to get signal on what drives political change, since history is incredibly complex, and there is such a tenuous link between outcomes and empirics. I’m worried that the current level of rigor in this discussion isn’t sufficient to make progress towards understanding.