i’m sorry i keep asking for acronym clarifications– what’s a REG? (sounds like another terf-subset i also don’t want on my blog/in my life?)

vaspider:

REG is a neoacronym – Reactionary Exclusionist Gatekeepers. This refers to the anti-ace gatekeepers, the “nb isn’t real” folks, the “THE ONLY 4 LETTERS ARE LGBT AND THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE” folks, “you have to have sga to be bi,” etc.

It started out as a way to find an acronym for the anti-ace brigade, and as we discussed the widening damage and their widening targets, a better acronym was needed. REG it is – Reactionary, a reaction to the long history of inclusion within the community… And the rest is self explanatory, I think.

(And before some rando pops up – no, the term “gatekeeper” isn’t “a trans thing,” it’s a centuries old term, calm down.)

So I mean you’re not wrong, but tbh i think TERFs are a subset of REGs. REGs certainly all use the same recycled arguments over and over.