Comment by akimbostrawman

Comment by akimbostrawman 15 days ago

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"destroying and erasing" trans people = not overtly pushing for there spread and acceptance

reef_sh 15 days ago

Assuming you're actually arguing in good faith, the "erasing" bit has been quite obvious and blatant.

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/13/us/stonewall-inn-national...

Removing people from information about a historical event doesn't look good under any lens.

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duckfan 15 days ago

Doesn't this change make it more historically accurate? In 1969, the year of the Stonewall uprising, the "TQ+" hadn't been invented yet as a cultural concept. The Stonewall Inn was a gay bar and was being targeted for that reason.

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- reef_sh 15 days ago
  
  Not really, no, especially considering the involvement of trans people in the event itself.
  For example, see the section regarding "Zazu Nova" on the current page
  https://www.nps.gov/ston/learn/photosmultimedia/virtual-fenc...
  and before the erasure
  https://web.archive.org/web/20250202042345/https://www.nps.g...
  
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  duckfan 15 days ago
  
  Interesting to see the difference and I agree that's an inaccurate edit. For historical accuracy it should describe Zazu Nova as a gay man who was also a transvestite or drag queen.
  
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