And I don’t mean things you previously had no strong opinion about.

What is a belief you used to hold that you no longer do, and what/who made you change your mind about it?

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    9 months ago

    Suggesting LGBTQ+ rights are actually mental health issues makes me think this is rage bait, but in case you’re sincere which laws do you think were an overreach? And how do influencers factor into it? It definitely seems like a bit of a leap to stop supporting rights for a group simply because you dislike some members of that group.

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      9 months ago

      They usually claim the Canadian law that supposedly “protects pronouns”.

      Which is a right-wing propaganda whistle, perpetrated by people like Peterson.

      The law does not actually say that, though. It is an anti-bullying law. It only gives the ability to sue someone based on being called something you do not want to be called. It does not mean you will automatically win.

      If someone kept calling you “asshole”, even after telling them off. You have some grounds to sue them. But a judge will still look at the claim to see if it is reasonable.

      No judge will fine someone for calling someone by the wrong pronoun once.