Why do you think TERFs hate trans people? What makes a TERF? I wonder.
There's a significant body of research which takes up the issue of lateral violence (the tendency of oppressed people to oppress others). As with practically all issues of lateral violence, it's a nuanced issue. Some attack trans folk for the same reason closeted gay people attack queer people. Some will find a substitute for authentic power in oppressing trans people. Some are taught to hate trans people by a culture that hates trans people. There are other reasons and some of these reasons intersect to create particularly obsessive and cruel TERFs who dedicate untold hours each day attacking trans adults and children.
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