It's because the left has intentionally combined several distinct phenomena into a single category to intentionally confuse discussion and debate.
First, a tiny fraction of people are actually born "intersexed," as in they have some combination of genetics or sexual organs which make them not strictly male or female. These people legitimately must choose whether to live as a man or as a woman.
Then, there are people with a real mental illness which makes them think they are in the wrong body.
Finally, there are teenage loser weirdos who think that because they're not the epitome of masculinity or femininity, they must be a non-binary pansexual lizardkin.
By labeling all of these as just "trans", they get to constantly move the goalposts in arguments about trans rights. If you don't want to hire the non-binary lizardkin, it's because you hate intersexed people.
It's because the left has intentionally combined several distinct phenomena into a single category to intentionally confuse discussion and debate.
First, a tiny fraction of people are actually born "intersexed," as in they have some combination of genetics or sexual organs which make them not strictly male or female. These people legitimately must choose whether to live as a man or as a woman.
Then, there are people with a real mental illness which makes them think they are in the wrong body.
Finally, there are teenage loser weirdos who think that because they're not the epitome of masculinity or femininity, they must be a non-binary pansexual lizardkin.
By labeling all of these as just "trans", they get to constantly move the goalposts in arguments about trans rights. If you don't want to hire the non-binary lizardkin, it's because you hate intersexed people.
Brilliant comment!