Today I learned that many people posting here are transphobic.

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137. I understand, I've seen it too

I am sorry you've had to experience that here. You'd think DU could be a place to go for understanding and compassion. But I understand how hurtful it can be, I've seen hurtful comments by people here on other issues as well. I'm one of those some talk about who've been here for years but doesn't comment much. I used to love coming here to see the back and forth conversation on progressive issues, to feel not alone in my thinking or to get useful information about an issue I've been confused about myself. I feel like more and more, though, there are just hateful comments or just plain lack of compassion and understanding for difference here. Instead of conversation, insults. Instead of information, ignorance and lack of thoughtfulness. It's sad. I still log on every day to see information and find useful conversations, but have to pick and choose a lot more than I used to. I feel like the right-ward movement of politics in this country has affected us even here on DU, where expressions of prejudice and lack of understanding are just growing all the time. I wish we didn't have to combat that here on DU. I wish it were not true, but it is.