• slurpeesoforion@startrek.website
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    6 hours ago

    I think you’re close to the root of it. The need for a biological legacy is strong no matter any affiliations. Having “non-conforming” children threatens that legacy.

    For the groups that inflate this drive, that’s all there is. That’s the only purpose. No “we as a species”.

    For the rest of us it might be a little disappointing at the prospect of no grandchildren. But we know that it’s ultimately not our decision. And the same outcome could happen regardless of any “conformity”.

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      1 hour ago

      Yeah, I did certainly want to be able to do something that would’ve made my child not trans, but I couldn’t figure any way to do that so there was just nothing to even try. Also in the same vein on several occasions I wondered whether I had caused this by some action or inaction which is just pointless rumination.

      Some of the more delusional churchgoers think they can change these things because they think they have a wizard on their side.

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        41 minutes ago

        That last sentence put an awful thought in my head and I’m scared to even see if such a thing already exists. But how long before there are religious anti-trans conversion therapy camps. I hate this timeline.