Lets not simplify the issue and ignore nuance.
There have always and will always be the extreme outliers.
For the 95% of normal people in the middle, nobody had any real issue with the trans community existing. Plenty of popular characters and films based on that community has always existed.
The first major issue people had with the trans issue is arguing for/trying to legalize bioligical men entering womens bathrooms.
The big big issue that has turned half or more of the 95% of people formerly in the middle, is pushing the topic on children. It crossed the line for alot of people when they have dragqueens entering 6 year old storytimes, etc. etc.
Its the same issue athiests had/have with religion being pushed on their children in places like school.
The topic is different, but the reason for the issue is the same as it always has been.
Its not an issue of censoring opposing views or personal expression, but of artificially trying to influence children who are vulnerable and suggestible about the topic of SEX. Quite litteraly grooming.
My brother is biologically female. I have zero issues with him living his life wearing jeans and a tshirt and dating women if he wants. But if he came to my children dressed in drag and started telling them they should consider cutting their boobs/penises off because maybe they enjoy things that arent purely masculine/feminine, i would beat the shit out of him.
I think this boycott against Target is silly, and I enjoy seeing Target getting hate over going back on their initial choice and proving once and for all they dont actually give a shit.
But by painting the other side as evil immoral fascists and yourself as unfallible and almost righteous in your crusade, you end up on the same exact path that religions take.
I am not evil for not wanting peoples bedroom habits being discussed with children under 13. I dont care that Target sold tuck friendly swim suits. I think the boycott is stupid. I do not fall under your strawman umbrella.
It looks like you are the one ignoring nuance here.
You went from reasonable to straight up crazy in the space of a couple of paragraphs.
The drag queen story hours have nothing to do with sex.
It's someone in a costume reading books to kids.
The kids parents are the ones bringing them to the story hours.
I used to dress up as Amelia Bedelia or Grover to read to the kids at the bookstore I worked at.
The kids loved it and so did the parents.
Pro tip, do short books as Grover, the voice kills your throat.
I sure hope you brother knows how you feel about him being around your kids.
Because if one of them is trans and they go to their Uncle for advice, because who better, are you going to beat him up?
That is some fucked up family dynamics.
Gender is not sex.
Who you sleep with is not your gender expression.
The two things are not the same.
It's scientific fact, not an opinion where there are two sides.
Gender is a spectrum which includes nonbinary as is sexual attraction which includes ACE.
Both are social constructs.
Sex is generally binary but not totally.
There are as many people who are intersex i.e. having a mixture of sexes, as there are redheads.
And if someone wants to tell me that being trans is evil, then yes I am going to think that someone is a bad person.
If someone tells me my daughter and adopted granddaughter are going to burn in hell for being gay I'm going to tell them to go fuck themselves.
If they say any of my LGBTQ+ friends and family are groomers, I'm going to take that personally.
I don't consider myself to be righteous or infallible because I take that stand.
I take that stand because that's what you do for people you genuinely care about.