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Hi rimu!
I'll reiterate what I've said before: I don't think you're bigoted or malicious. If you were actually a bigot, you probably would've turned against us long ago, kinda like the Tesseract dev. I believe you genuinely want to do right by us, despite everything that has happened.
When I describe your allyship feeling conditional, it really is a feeling. I inherently distrust people who go on crusades against leftists they deem too radical, especially right now. Even though I hate tankies and people who defend authoritarianism, I hate anti-communist movements more. They are so often paired with reactionary scapegoating of minorities that I always get scared whenever I see it. Just like how I instinctively recoil whenever anyone says "fren," I am instantly distrusting of vendettas against anarchists, communists, and socialists.
When you lashed out against anarchist instances and users; crashing out to the point where you took a hiatus, it made me nervous about how far you might fall. A lot of people who personally clash with leftists can be pushed into dark places; burning every bridge with those who might otherwise ground them. Interpersonal connections do far more to radicalize than memes or websites. If you push away trans people who genuinely want to help you with your platform for being too sympathetic to anarchists, who will you listen to on our issues?
So many trans people are anarchists, especially on Lemmy. Many of us need to bypass the official channels or break the law to get the gender affirming care we need. When governments from all corners of the political spectrum regularly make our lives a living hell, is it any wonder that we become so radicalized against it?
Alienating anarchists will necessarily drive away a lot of trans people. You don't need to be our friends and you are allowed to voice concerns you may have, but please don't drive us all away. Having trans anarchists on your side is the best repellent to fascism you could possibly ask for.