Thank you for this. 
Messages of solidarity are vital for marginalized communities. However, true friendship also requires us to hold our own spaces to a higher standard. We can’t truly stand by the Trans community if we continue to tolerate language, "humor," misgendering, or photoshopped imagery that relies on gender-based ridicule just because the target is a political enemy. We undermine our own advocacy when we do that, or when we fail to speak out against it.
It is disheartening when those who point out this inconsistency are gaslit or told they are "too sensitive." If we want to be the "friends" this post describes, we have to stop excusing toxic tropes when they’re convenient and start listening when people tell us that certain language (no matter who it's aimed at) causes real harm.
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