I’ve never understood it either. At this point I don’t care which side we swing to, we should just be consistent. People either should or should not be able to dictate their own identities. We can’t play the “you’re only allowed to dictate your own identity if you vote blue” game if we want anyone to take our arguments seriously.
People who deny rights to others don’t deserve to have that right for themselves. Everyone else deserves the right to define their own identity, but those assholes have waived that right.
I’ve never understood it either. At this point I don’t care which side we swing to, we should just be consistent. People either should or should not be able to dictate their own identities. We can’t play the “you’re only allowed to dictate your own identity if you vote blue” game if we want anyone to take our arguments seriously.
People who deny rights to others don’t deserve to have that right for themselves. Everyone else deserves the right to define their own identity, but those assholes have waived that right.