What's the most transphobic thing someone's said to you or a friend, and how did you react/what was your comeback?

#1

One of my best friends is trans, and his school friends act like nothing's changed, and refer to her as him. I just give "the look," and refer to her in a correct way. One of them even said that "something's wrong" with the way she is, and I just told him to have some respect for people's decisions in life since they're not in the position to judge what's wrong or not.

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Sista of the moon
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, my friend came out to me as gender fluid a while ago but my friends still have to correct me if i say “she” or “her”. I’m trying hard, but its really really hard. I’m still not used to it. This was like year ago too. I’m just so used to *them being she!!

TransBean
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's okay <3 sometimes I misgender my ZaXe, just keep trying and do your best xx

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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No hate but you misgendered her in the beginning

depressePANcake
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It seems you are having a hard time adjusting to the new pronouns. You state his and him. I know it’s hard, I’m working on my friend anew pronouns right now. Best of luck!

Evil Bitch
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am trans. I was dressed in my typical all girls clothes with makeup and nails to do some shopping at Target. A woman came up to me out of the customer service line and said in a voice loud enough to make everybody notice,"You'll never be a REAL woman!" I looked at her, put my hand on my hip and cocked it sideways and said, "You are mistaken. What is true however is that you will never make size 6 skinny jeans look as good as I do." The other people waiting in line applauded while she did her best fish impersonation. I left her to do my shopping.

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    #2

    One time me and my friend wanted to play 4-square with the other kids, so we got in line. One boy said that I could play but my friend couldn't because they were "weird since they were trans."

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    #3

    I put my pronouns (they/them) in my Kahoot name, and this kid had the audacity to pretend to put his pronouns down too but instead he wrote nor/mal and i- anyways I then proceeded to absolutely crush him at both kahoots because I'm fueled by the hate and confusion of transphobes.

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    Sista of the moon
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you come in 1st in Kahoot but the teacher says “you’re all winners”

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    #4

    I was at lunch with my old best friend and we were on the topic of LGBTQ+, and I was talking about non-binary people and gender-fluid people, and he stopped me. I said, "what?" "There are only TWO genders." God, I'm so glad we're not friends anymore, I just realized how transphobic, homophobic and misogynistic he is.

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    #5

    I am really sad to say i have made transphobic comments to one of my old friends, When she first came out to me as trans (She was born a male) I was kinda shocked and just said i didn't believe her, now i feel really terrible for treating her like that when she told me. My parents don't support LGBTQ and so i live in a place where lesbians are "disgusting" and its "Not natural" to be anything other than straight, and at that time i didn't realize i was bi yet, so yea thats my transphobic comment story :/

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    VIC PAXMAN
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey, I'm so proud of you for learning and changing your behavior :)))

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    #6

    This boy on a bus said that they're the father of my brother's child, so my brother said this(btw he's not gay),"I felt that gayness, daddy," then winked. The boy was shocked.

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    Crep 105
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, that got sexual quickly.

    #7

    me and my cousin were talking about trans people and she said "thats weird you shouldn't be able to do that" and I didnt know what she meant so i said "what" AND SHE LOOKED AT ME AND SAID: "yea thats not 'natural'." o_O best believe i dont talk to her much anymore. plus shes anti-mask

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    #8

    My dad misgendering a trans girl in a tv show multiple times then calling her dumb because “he is a boy pretending to be a girl” and “people who want to do that do it either for attention or “because it’s just a phase”

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    Crep 105
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate this idea that being transgender means you're hungry for attention. Like, wtf?! I've run into people like that. Needless to say, I was very disappointed.

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    #9

    Omg I’m trans (or I consider myself trans) bc I went from female to demiboy and my friend told her grandmother and she said “born a girl, always a girl”

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    #10

    “What are you Transgender?”

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    Stack o' Pancakes
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like to say "What are you f****n straight?" because LGBTQ people are just devasted by it