I dunno, fascism always requires an already vulnerable mostly fictional bogeyman to easily attack. Trans folk are already one of the most murdered groups in society, small as a % of the population, and often not highly visible.
That makes it very easy for republicans to demonize trans people with fewer of their audience having personal experience that contradicts the fictional account presented.
It also helps them police gender in a way that bolsters their anti-women agenda.
I think the anti-trans component is very useful for their fascist project.
It’s very possible (even likely) that he was transphobic, but it’s also possible he didn’t know about them or that he didn’t consider them a significant enough demographic to mention.
I dunno, fascism always requires an already vulnerable mostly fictional bogeyman to easily attack. Trans folk are already one of the most murdered groups in society, small as a % of the population, and often not highly visible.
That makes it very easy for republicans to demonize trans people with fewer of their audience having personal experience that contradicts the fictional account presented.
It also helps them police gender in a way that bolsters their anti-women agenda.
I think the anti-trans component is very useful for their fascist project.
The literal Nazis started with trans people, too. (It’s unclear why Niemöller failed to mention them in his poem, but it’s true.)
“Zeroth they came for the people I hated and I said nothing because fuck them”
It’s very possible (even likely) that he was transphobic, but it’s also possible he didn’t know about them or that he didn’t consider them a significant enough demographic to mention.