GooseOnTheLoose
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I wasn't attempting to embarrass anyone, just more creatively highlight and remind people how each of the things above have previously been treated in the way we now look at gender identity.Not within the scope of this discussion, but I'd possibly agree with one of those three attributes being quite common.
There are severely mentally ill people who will take advantage of anything that they can to cause harm and danger to others, but that's sort of irrelevant. They'll take advantage of anything. It's a really weak and dangerous argument, though quite powerful in rhetoric, to use.
It's been suggested to me that I could never be a teacher, because of my sexuality. That I might pass it on. That I'm somehow perverted for it. It's a really horrible accusation, upsets me deeply and causes undue harm.
It is no more statistically likely that a homosexual will do "unpalatable, sadistic, dangerous" things, compared to a heterosexual person. It is no more statistically likely that someone who identifies on an alternative gender spectrum will do "unpalatable, sadistic, dangerous" things, compared to a cisgender person. To suggest so is hateful, hurtful and quite honestly mean spirited.