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[–] TxzK@lemmy.zip 115 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Wait is this supposed to be a trans sub? TIL

[–] Lux@lemmy.blahaj.zone 99 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Not trans exclusive, just a lot of trans people here (including me)

[–] yetAnotherUser@feddit.de 26 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Huh, I didn't realize exclusive is an auto-antonym

[–] Silentiea@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] Bronco1676@lemmy.ml 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] Silentiea@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

This phenomenon is called enantiosemy, enantionymy (enantio- means "opposite"), antilogy or autantonymy.

Apparently it has more names than a great old one...

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I learned when I went back to college that autistic gay and trans people are just the people I get along best with

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Trans people tend to often be neurodivergent in my experience.