Honestly, Strangio's name wouldn't have sprung to my mind in the way that Rowling's would.
You're assuming that this testimony is an accurate representation of what happened. I don't think that's a safe assumption. Especially when it contradicts other testimony. I don't think any of the testimony can be depended upon.
Her fame has almost nothing to do with the topics we discuss here; you'd be hard pressed to find someone who has heard of her because of her activism rather than her books.
Don't take this the wrong way (and I mean that) but isn't that a convenient way to dismiss any counterpoint?
Agreed but what I mean is if you asked someone who is a well known public figure with anti trans views, I'd say literally anyone would respond with Rowling immediately. I doubt the same could be said for a pro trans advocate, in terms of widespread name recognition
If we're talking about celebs who are famous for things other than activism, it's vastly easier to find ones who support TQ+ rights than those who oppose.
No, we are talking about whose name would spring to mind when you ask who is a leader or outspoken advocate for either side. For pro-trans, the answer would be something like "I dunno... kind of almost every celebrity sort of supports them". For anti, specific names come up.
We have conflicting witness testimony. We have no way to evaluate either witness's testimony, and no independent means to validate either. That's not always the case. So no, I cannot dismiss any counterpoint that way.
One witness claimed to be mind reading, because the two had words earlier. Multiple witnesses reported the 'Gender?' BANG cause and effect that happened in front of them. I'll take that over 'I feel like he meant to shoot someone else'
Lol, that's actually kind of the problem. You're right that PP doesn't require any diagnosis of dysphoria. On the other hand, they also don't do any mental health screening at all, and don't see any need to determine whether there might be confounding conditions prior to enabling distressed teens to permanently damage their own bodies. It's negligent and reckless, and I hope they get their pants sued off for malpractice.
Depends on state. A couple of years ago when my 17 year old relative decide they were trans out of the blue, they were given a prescription for testosterone in a single 30 minute meeting, without parental notice, and with absolutely no mental wellness evaluation whatsoever.
Are you kidding me? I mean, I'll give you that the pro-trans speakers aren't calling the gender critical people perverts, but "can't we all just get along" doesn't exactly jive with Sarah Jane Baker's loudspeaker rallying cry to punch females in the throat if they don't accept males as being females.
Can you tell me what views Rowling holds that you perceive to be anti trans, specifically?
Pretty much all of them.
Perfect example! I have no idea at all who that is. See what I mean? The TRAs don't have any household names.
That's a dodge. Which makes me wonder if you even know what her views even are.
There is also ZERO indication that any of the people involved were Gender Critical, and I was VERY specific about that in order to head off the sort of crappy, knee-jerk strawmen @angrysoba has posted here!
As a big fan of The Matrix certain celebrity names come immediately to my mind, but maybe they aren't household names?
