Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://stranger.social/@prismnpen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>prismnpen</span></a></span> When i <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/transitioned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transitioned</span></a> twenty years ago, the world generally seemed less aware of trans peeps & issues, so when hostility arose, i do feel it was based on <em>fear</em>, ergo, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transphobia</span></a>. However, in the intervening two decades, & especially the last decade, general awareness has markedly risen, & initial advances in many countries sadly have been or are being now wound back, as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RWNJs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RWNJs</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ChristoFascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristoFascists</span></a> tragically gain political ascendency. I now no longer believe it is a fear-based response, but is predominantly based on <em>hatred</em>. Within the past two weeks i saw in the fediverse, for my first time, the term <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/transmisia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transmisia</span></a> used. I did not know what it meant, but when i researched it, & discovered its etymology is to reflect the more contemporary manifestation of <em>hate</em> not mere <em>fear</em>, it roundly resonated with me. As such, in all contexts now where i previously spoke of <em>transphobia</em>, i now instead use <em>transmisia</em>, as it seems a better fit for today's dire reality for trans peeps. This is so tragic & unfair. 😭 🥺</p>