A forum I've been following for decades recently had their 50+ y/o admin announce they were actually a woman

That's exactly happened with CringeAnarchy after the guy (formerly a free speech stalwart) had a divorce. Then he died. What has the internet done to people?

I couldn't find a single user giving any pause. Including myself. Everyone is too cowardly. Even in 2026, the degenerates have too much social status to parade around because they know social conditioning will protect them.

It's the fact that he was an admin that protected him.