Talk:Transphobia

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment in Fall 2020, between 24 August 2020 and 2 December 2020. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Undeemiss. Peer reviewers: Juliahonda, Myusername101, Jlomax1, Marroyo7, Ezia9.

"Denial of science", or similar, should be noted in the first paragraph

In a similar fashion the Wikipedia page for Flat Earth, it would be beneficial and noteworthy for this article to begin by stating that transphobia is a form of science denial. Thank you. MoonTheCraft (talk) 16:28, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

“Transphobia is a form of science denial” ugh… I’m sorry but it’s kind of a very hard claim to support ~2026-28834-89 (talk) 11:04, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

As with most of Wikipedia, if we are to mention this, it would be very good to have a reliable secondary source that indicates it. Do you have something that discusses the "denial of science" perspective? —Quantling (talk | contribs) 18:53, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

This would be very difficult to source! Not sure it is even true Scientelensia (talk) 21:46, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

"Social disease", or similar, should be noted in the article

Transphobia can be called a social disease, as noted by this study. ~2026-35934-38 (talk) 10:00, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

Picture – POV pushing

I doubt this picture (featuring Nazi imagery) is representative of all anti-transgender sentiment. It seems extreme, and pushes a POV. I advocate for its removal, or replacement. Scientelensia (talk) 16:05, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

It is illustrative of the intimidation used against transgender people and shows that it originates, mostly, from the far-right. Far from pushing a POV it illustrates the topic accurately, almost perfectly even. I'm not sure what could be a better image than this. You might say it is "extreme" but this is an article about a form of extremism and the image reflects that. We can't use a picture of an individual known transphobe, for very obvious reasons, and that would be even less representative of the overall topic. What do you think the actual problem is? What do you think the POV is here? Do you have a suggestion for a better image? If you can find anything better then maybe we can use that as the lead image and move the current image down but we are not removing the current image from the article. --DanielRigal (talk) 16:33, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

I'm not sure I agree with your reasoning. Whilst Transphobia sometimes implies intimidation (a far-right tactic), most 'Transphobia' (i.e. general opposition against the concept of trans people) comes from the centre and centre-right. The article itself starts off with a moderate sentence which doesn't couple the sentiment with violent tendencies – 'Transphobia consists of negative attitudes, feelings, or actions towards transgender or transsexual people, or transness in general.' This is why a Transphobia article shouldn't be represented by such a picture. For the article on violence against trans people, it would certainly be more relevant and more representative for the lead. That said, I can suggest a better picture for the lead – the bus one which is already in the article, since that one doesn't give undue weight to N*zi imagery. Other images would include File:TERF sticker.jpg, Transphobia symbol.png, or Transphobic Graffito.jpg. Take your pick, I think all would do nicely. Thanks, Scientelensia (talk) 21:43, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

As a courtesy I've attached the images linked. I agree with DanielRigal that the current one is the best of these. Aside from being a compelling piece of urban photography, it is also the most straight-forward possible illustration of the concept. I don't see how it implies that all anti-transgender sentiment is necessarily extreme or far-right. That said, I don't think my great aunt would know what "pronouns" were or have an opinion about them, if not for the many right-wing and far-right movements internationally rallying around transphobia as their favorite wedge issue of the 2020s. –RoxySaunders 🏳️‍⚧️ (talk • stalk) 02:43, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

@Scientelensia If you have an image that you think would be a good addition to the article, please add it and/or share it here. I would refrain from deleting the existing image unless we reach a consensus here. —Quantling (talk | contribs) 16:58, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

I have done above now! Thanks, Scientelensia (talk) 21:44, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Gallery

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  File:Scritte_Naziste_Roma_28-07-07_1746.jpg
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  File:TERF sticker.jpg
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  File:Transphobia symbol.png
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  File:Transphobic Graffito.jpg