Some people have suggested making the entire site invite only, and while I think thats going too far, would it be a good idea to make more sensitive subs on the site invite only? I could be wrong, but from what I understand, a lot of the harassments of trans users seems to be happening/originally starting on subs specifically for trans users, so making it so that users would have to get invited/approved to view and interact with those subs could cut down on the harassment of trans users by taking away the ability of trolls to easily find targets, without making it overly difficult for new users to join the site.

The other thing that I’ve seen some people suggest is recruitment. Transphobia existed on the subreddit for sure, but one thing that negated that was the fact that the user base was so large and active that reactionaries were instantly dogpiled and downvoted into the ether. With this in mind, I think a recruitment drive would be the best long term solution, especially if we can get new users from online communities that are both leftist and militantly anti-transphobia.

Edit: Another user brought up DMs as a way that harassment happens which gave me the idea that DMs should also be invite only.

We just need a shut-the-fuck-up effort post to link to every thread & comment where concern trolling ( or uninformed concern ) about anti-transphobia measures is being done.

Y’all want receipts? fucking here, stop talking over people. Preferably the effort post could assume good faith and possibly? serve as a corral for any further policy questions. Then if users persist its merciless banning.

That’s my olive branch proposal

Your best option is going to be expanding or professionalizing moderation. Your only other serious option is a barrier to entry and reeduccation to remove latent transphobia, both of which will seriously inhibit growth and activity.

• user block and mute features
• IP bans
• fewer overall bans and removed content with more public shaming and dogpiling

Big brain answer: ban cisgender