Yes, the people who call themselves 'trans' exist and they deserve exactly the same rights as everyone else, which, fortunately, they already have in the UK. It would rightly be considered discrimination if a person was refused employment, housing or the vote because they identified as trans.
'Trans women are women' is a thought-terminating cliché. Men are not women. That doesn't mean they're not allowed to present themselves however they like, call themselves whatever they like and believe whatever they like about themselves. It means they haven't changed sex.
If we replace the objective, observable characteristic of sex with the unfalsifiable concept of gender identify, women and girls lose, among other things, their right to fair and safe sport and women-only spaces, including changing rooms, prison cells and rape crisis services.
Women and girls are provably more vulnerable to forms of abuse including sexual assault, harassment and voyeurism in mixed-sex spaces. There is no evidence that trans-identified men don't have exactly the same rates of criminal offending as all other men.
Trans people exist. I have no desire for them not to exist; indeed, I wish them safety, happiness and health. However, 'existence' does not, and should not, mean the violation of other people's right to privacy, dignity and freedom of speech, or the reconfiguration of society to indulge a fallacy.
Men who support women's right to things that also benefit men (abortion, contraception, sex work) but dismiss as trivial nonsense issues that benefit only women (women-only spaces, lesbian dating sites, maternal health, women's sport) are telling you clearly who they are.
Dress however you please.
Call yourself whatever you like.
Sleep with any consenting adult who’ll have you.
Live your best life in peace and security.
But force women out of their jobs for stating that sex is real?
#IStandWithMaya#ThisIsNotADrill
At least now little girls who dream of Olympic medals will know that biological males can't cheat their way onto their podium...or punch them relentlessly in the face and get a medal for it.
Credit to Sharron Davies and Martina Navratilova, who spoke up despite attacks from those who should've known better.
They spoke up when it was easier to stay quiet and paid the price in lost income and support.
I remember back in the early 2010's the push to eliminate gender norms. A man could be a stay at home husband, A woman could be the sole bread winner. People could dress how they'd like and enjoy things that were traditionally the purview of the opposite gender. It wasn't stated that the erasure of gender norms would also entail the erasure of genders as a whole.
Now the same groups that pushed the erasure of gender norms are hysterically reinforcing them. A girl who shows interest in traditionally male hobbies or fashion is now considered a male. Often with a push for medications and supplements that will stunt their development and make them sterile for life. Grotesque surgeries to make that child fit into fairly rigid gender norms.
I don't understand how in less than 2 decades the left went from stereotypes are BS to stereotypes define who you are.
If an adult feels they can only exist comfortably and authentically in this world by dressing in the opposite sex's clothes, having surgeries and taking hormones, or in adopting one of the many gender labels, I wish them safety, happiness and health, as long as they're not harming anyone else. You, however, seem to think that for a trans-identified man to be 'comfortable' and 'authentic', everyone in the vicinity must abandon their freedom of speech and belief to accommodate his 'identity'.
Women are not validation props, comfort blankets or support animals. We aren't a rest home for men who don't like being men. If a person's happiness and self-esteem resides entirely on whether or not they can compel everyone around them to lie, whether out of fear or pity, I would respectfully suggest they are unlikely to have a very comfortable life, and are about as far from being 'authentic' as it is possible to be.
Lewis Hamilton on Roscoe:
“I miss him so much. I’ve never missed anything so much in my life. He would’ve been 13.”
“(…) I'm going to miss him. Every Christmas, I go to the mountains with him and play in the snow. And I don't have that now…”
“And someone asked me earlier “you gonna get another dog?” and I'm like, I can't replace him. He’s not a car. I can’t just go and get a new one. He was my son.” 🥺❤️
There are many wonderful videos on the internet, this just happens to be my favorite.
There is no wrong way to be a boy or a girl. THIS is how you talk to kids about gender. @againstgrmrs
🎥 @AndriaDont99498
@Gray666Ben@TurnerM1339@JoeBangles11 I thought the lactose count was higher in those cheeses? I can’t tolerate them at all :( (Can’t tolerate much in life at the moment tbh!)
I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, I've never felt more disrespected by the existence of transgender "women" than I have since being pregnant.
It never ceases to amaze me how little transgender “women” know about a real female body. A uterus is an individual component of the uniquely divine and intricate brilliance of women's designed ability to create and sustain life. So even if a man in a dress wearing makeup (a transwoman) had a uterus surgically implanted, the pregnancy process as designed by God would not occur, because a woman’s entire body (not just her uterus) is hormonally and neurologically orchestrated to create, sustain, and birth life.
The female brain, endocrine system, immune function, and organ physiology are all uniquely designed for this, shown by cycling hormones, nurturing a developing child, maintaining immune tolerance to the baby, expanding blood volume, and ultimately initiating birth through intricate neurohormonal communication between the mother and the baby.
A male body (even wearing a dress, makeup, and with a surgically implanted uterus) lacks all of this and more. The natural progression of pregnancy and birth will always be biologically impossible for men.
No level of mockery will ever turn a man into a woman no matter how deep their fetish goes.
These girls are the real winners! Strong women who refuse to kowtow to abusive men, maintain their integrity and lift each other up. Never accept anything less than the best 😘
Even though this season has been a total shit show. I don’t think we’ve had such amazing women like Toni, Shakira and Yas on the show. #LoveIsland#LoveIslanduk