The media made it political. Deal with it.

....no? The media is ancillary to life, it does not define it. Even if the media had done what you proclaimed, being “heavily politicised the topic of transgender people,” that doesn’t make the existence of transgender people a political issue. They are people who exist. That is not political.

You’re right, the existence of a group of people is not inherently political. But the push for recognition is a political movement, involving marches, groups backed by political parties, identifying markers (flags) and lots and lots of money. The banners, ads and large corporations suddenly pouring efforts to show how much they support marginalized groups is politics. Reading your posts it would seem you’re too intelligent to not realize that. It being political isn’t good or bad, it just is. I don’t see a problem with a corporation showing support for a community. They aren’t slamming us with articles we’re forced to read or mandating we agree with them to enter a PVP match so I’m not bothered. A lot are though so maybe there’s a place for conversation? Just my thoughts on a conversation I wasn’t invited in to.

I can give my own insight here. Just about every time there’s a not straight couple in a game, we have a lot of people come out and say “keep politics out of games.” I’ve tried to discuss this point with people, and how just having these things around isn’t political. Having straight and not straight couples should just be meh to people. Same with transgender people. To be told that what you are, is “political,” is a pretty uncomfortable thing to hear. Like it really just feels like stereotyping? To be not straight or transgender is immediately assumed to be some liberal LGBT secret agenda to take over the world. Also, I’m using the term not straight, because in quite a lot of places actually using the term for what I am can get you banned 🤷

I’m sorry you get banned for being who you are that has to be rough. I’m from gen x so a bit older now but I remember growing up we didn’t care about any of that. In no way do I believe you as a person should be a pawn of politics and I don’t think your existence is of any political significance. Like me you’re just a person. But the movement is a political movement. That’s all I was getting at I suppose. Hey, if you want to have another fire team member to pal along with and you can enlighten me as to what it’s actually like to walk in your shoes I’m all for it. Just do the old friend request thing and when I’m on let’s get together.

We’re recruiting too :P