Regarding whether or not someone needs to disclose their trans status, yes, claiming that it's no one's business is a slim minority's position that may or may not have roots on one side of the political spectrum, and is controversial even among the LGBT community; but the broader subtext is pretty clear--that trans men are, in reality, women--and that fantasy has been indulged by the political left for quite some time now. As with health care being a right, as with children of illegal immigrants being Americans, and probably a host of other issues.

Arguing that something is, rather than should be, makes a more compelling argument for compliance and enforcement. It's an odious tactic that's rubbed me the wrong way since long before the effort to erase the distinction between trans people and the gender they would claim went mainstream.

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The devil made me do it the first time, second time I done it on my own - W