@lizzy there's another side to this though, and it's that marginalised people are easier to frame as perpetrators. that's especially true for transfeminine people, since the predator stereotype is one of the big transmisogynistic tropes. there are loads of people who would jump at the opportunity to harass a trans woman over allegations like that, even on those occasions when they're obviously false. that's because they want to hurt trans people, and all they really need is an excuse that's good enough for them to get away with it.so for many it isn't really about what content minors see or not, but instead about personal safety. and I think that that's unfortunate, because it makes the community less accessible to minors. back when I was a teen in the 90's, I had NOTHING. and it sucked! what exists now for queer youth is so incredibly valuable. it's super fucking sad that all the hate and violence is threatening to take it away again.
