# Meet the Mean Boys of Trans Activism  ## Metadata - Author: [[Gareth Roberts]] - Full Title: Meet the Mean Boys of Trans Activism - Category: #articles - Summary: insert summary - My notes: - Summary: The text discusses how some gay men embrace trans activism to mask their negative personalities and actions. These individuals use slogans and accusations to enforce gender ideology, ignoring valid criticisms and dissent. The text highlights the blind adherence to gender ideology by some individuals, leading to distorted perceptions and attacks on critics. - URL: https://www.spiked-online.com/2024/04/28/meet-the-mean-boys-of-trans-activism/ ## LLM Chats ## NotebookLM ## LLM Audio ## Highlights > As barrister Dennis Kavanagh has pointed out, ‘They have about seven or so template arguments. They have about five template personalities. They have about 10 permitted thoughts.’ ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hwjpjzqqpqc9jqh1gt7yhgvm)) > The reason why so many extremely woke people turn out to have been bigoted in the past is because bigotry used to be the best way to bully and intimidate people, but now performative anti-bigotry is the best way to bully and intimidate people. An evolving toolset for sociopaths.’ ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hwjpp4y2zx7cvc9q872kax7h)) > Then there is the oft-repeated claim that ‘nonbinary people have always existed’. This particular shriek is always very telling, throwing back into the unknowable past something that was literally invented on Tumblr in 2011. Related to ‘nonbinary people have always existed’ is the accusation levelled at critics of gender ideology: ‘You are saying that trans people do not exist.’ This is the peculiar idea that if you refuse to take someone at their own estimation then they disappear. There is also much misquoting of jokes and sarcasm without context and in transparent bad faith. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hwjpsz2rjzr16qrxp17w747a))