I think people enjoy 'validity' because telling someone they're 'valid' costs nothing and is significantly easier and more convenient than actually supporting them or fighting for their rights. It's performative in the original sense--professing one's support without having to do anything else.

i think often "valid" comes with this unsettling undertone of contempt. like "i may see you as a loathsome and pitiable creature but at least i acknowledge your right to exist"

respectfully disagree but repost because i think it's interesting how much this word matters to certain circles

It's the modern "love is love!!" While watching aids tear through the gay population and shrugging

"Valid" feels a lot like when someone says "sure," i.e. they don't sound sure, so using "valid" often feels actually invalidating. It's the progressive circles equivalent to when your parents tell you, "That's interesting," or, "We'll see." All it does is fill space.

Interrogate my cissexist priors and unpack my disgust at anyone who changes their embodiment too much for my liking? Wdym I said you're valid, that's all it takes right