First, let's remember that the individual who this post labeled transphobic described trans people as "a cancer" and insisted Donald Trump declare there to be two sexes, which - putting aside for now people who transition - is a rather mean slight to people who are born intersex. I think we can all agree that that particular individual is embracing transphobia.
Second, my own view of gender affirming care is that it is something that should be between the patient and his/her doctor (and family, if the patient is a minor). Government needs to stay out it. So do I, for that matter - my job is not to get involved in that person's life, but just to support that individual whenever I can, letting him/her know that he/she is a loved person.
Third, my own view of gendered spaces - which I recognize is a minority view - is that the harm caused by a trans person entering one is, in most cases, non-existent. If a trans girl in high school swims on the girl's team, well, is that really going to have a huge effect on our country's well-being? If a trans person enters my restroom, am I in any /likely/ danger?
Yes, there are hypotheticals...but life is full of hypotheticals which never come to pass and therefore can't be used as reasons to make people feel bad about who they are.
Rather, we need to make people feel loved and respected for who they are - especially minors. Again, your being trans just doesn't affect me, so if you need my support, you got it - especially if you need someone to fight back against politicians who think they know better than you, your doctors, and your family and friends.
One critique: not all those who oppose the overreach of trans activists are transphobic and/or anti-trans RWNJs.
Many of us are lifelong progressives who understand biology exceptionally well, and recognize that the rights of females have been subordinated to the demands of a small but vocal group of trans-identified men. People who have read the Cass report, the Skrmetti amici curiae, the UK Supreme Court “what is a woman” judgement; people who believe that children deserve evidence-based healthcare; people who also believe that trans people are as deserving of fundamental human rights as every other person, but who don’t believe that appropriating the spaces, services, and opportunities that women have fought for over decades is fair to women.
And failing to acknowledge those legitimate concerns, tarring those who hold them as transphobic, bigoted, or hateful, is an own goal for the progressive movement: too many women (and some men) have turned their backs on the Democrats for this betrayal of women’s rights, and some have even made the (fantastically wrong, imho) decision to support Trump & other GOPers.
Lol, there’s plenty of evidence if you want to see it, but you don’t and you don’t need me to “do your research”. Hardly a fanatic (you should look in the mirror), just not a transphobe.
Ah, at last we have come to the bleat of someone intellectually bereft of integrity: transphobe.
That might come as a shock to my NB daughter.
Again, Kay-El, why do you wish to harm women & children? Don’t female persons have rights? Don’t children deserve evidence-based medicine?
Surely if you believed that there is support evidence for medical experimentation on children, you’d want to share it.
Truly, step back, put down the shovel, and stop digging. Look around, realize the deep hole you’ve made for yourself, into which women & kids are still falling, and start your long climb back to reality.
You can do it, but the deeper you go, the harder it’s going to be for you when society at large is forced to face the truth of what “be kind” has brought to those women & kids. And that reckoning is starting to happen, around the world.
You’re a digital canary, you can find them and read them just as easily as I did.
Ah! You’re a man, not a TERF and I suspect not a doctor who’s ever treated trans children.
I have a trans relative (f-m). I made a point of educating myself across all viewpoints. Maybe you should do the same. Btw, you wouldn’t want him in the bathroom with your daughters.
No one sane is looking to force trans identifying women into female spaces.
Perhaps you’d look like less of a fanatic if you didn’t strawman others’ positions 🤷♂️
I know the cognitive dissonance is painful, but “I didn’t know”‘ain’t going to save you from your conscience, when the reality is “I didn’t want to know”.
At any rate, it’s all coming apart, finally, and unstoppably. It’s only a question of how many more women & children need to be hurt along the way.
And she carefully identified and eliminated the low quality “studies”.
And the amici curiae in Skrmetti (proof that even a stopped clock SCOTUS can get it right sometimes).
If you actually read the things you’re critiquing, and didn’t accept blindly the things you think defend your position, you might learn something. And help all the people who you’re harming, including those with trans identities.
As for TERF? Nah, I’m neither trans exclusive (just want my fellow males out of female spaces etc.) nor a RadFem (I’m male, though I actively support their efforts).
Why do *you* hate women & children so much that you categorically dismiss evidence that clearly shows how your position tangibly harms them?
‘WPATH, AAP, and ES continue to mislead the public by claiming that the gender-affirming model of care adheres to the principles of evidence-based medicine (EBM), despite clear evidence to the contrary. Their recommendations for medical interventions are not grounded in robust evidence but rather rely on "circular referencing" of each other’s guidelines, effectively creating a citation cartel.’
Clinical guidelines for children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria or incongruence: a systematic review of guideline quality:
“Most national and regional guidance has been influenced by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health and Endocrine Society guidelines, which themselves lack developmental rigour and are linked through cosponsorship.”
“Healthcare services and professionals should take into account the poor quality and inter-related nature of published guidance to support the management of children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria/incongruence.”
Hi, all. A couple quick thoughts of my own.
First, let's remember that the individual who this post labeled transphobic described trans people as "a cancer" and insisted Donald Trump declare there to be two sexes, which - putting aside for now people who transition - is a rather mean slight to people who are born intersex. I think we can all agree that that particular individual is embracing transphobia.
Second, my own view of gender affirming care is that it is something that should be between the patient and his/her doctor (and family, if the patient is a minor). Government needs to stay out it. So do I, for that matter - my job is not to get involved in that person's life, but just to support that individual whenever I can, letting him/her know that he/she is a loved person.
Third, my own view of gendered spaces - which I recognize is a minority view - is that the harm caused by a trans person entering one is, in most cases, non-existent. If a trans girl in high school swims on the girl's team, well, is that really going to have a huge effect on our country's well-being? If a trans person enters my restroom, am I in any /likely/ danger?
Yes, there are hypotheticals...but life is full of hypotheticals which never come to pass and therefore can't be used as reasons to make people feel bad about who they are.
Rather, we need to make people feel loved and respected for who they are - especially minors. Again, your being trans just doesn't affect me, so if you need my support, you got it - especially if you need someone to fight back against politicians who think they know better than you, your doctors, and your family and friends.
Thanks as always for reading.
Excellent work, please keep it coming.
One critique: not all those who oppose the overreach of trans activists are transphobic and/or anti-trans RWNJs.
Many of us are lifelong progressives who understand biology exceptionally well, and recognize that the rights of females have been subordinated to the demands of a small but vocal group of trans-identified men. People who have read the Cass report, the Skrmetti amici curiae, the UK Supreme Court “what is a woman” judgement; people who believe that children deserve evidence-based healthcare; people who also believe that trans people are as deserving of fundamental human rights as every other person, but who don’t believe that appropriating the spaces, services, and opportunities that women have fought for over decades is fair to women.
And failing to acknowledge those legitimate concerns, tarring those who hold them as transphobic, bigoted, or hateful, is an own goal for the progressive movement: too many women (and some men) have turned their backs on the Democrats for this betrayal of women’s rights, and some have even made the (fantastically wrong, imho) decision to support Trump & other GOPers.
Lol, there’s plenty of evidence if you want to see it, but you don’t and you don’t need me to “do your research”. Hardly a fanatic (you should look in the mirror), just not a transphobe.
Ah, at last we have come to the bleat of someone intellectually bereft of integrity: transphobe.
That might come as a shock to my NB daughter.
Again, Kay-El, why do you wish to harm women & children? Don’t female persons have rights? Don’t children deserve evidence-based medicine?
Surely if you believed that there is support evidence for medical experimentation on children, you’d want to share it.
Truly, step back, put down the shovel, and stop digging. Look around, realize the deep hole you’ve made for yourself, into which women & kids are still falling, and start your long climb back to reality.
You can do it, but the deeper you go, the harder it’s going to be for you when society at large is forced to face the truth of what “be kind” has brought to those women & kids. And that reckoning is starting to happen, around the world.
You’re a digital canary, you can find them and read them just as easily as I did.
Ah! You’re a man, not a TERF and I suspect not a doctor who’s ever treated trans children.
I have a trans relative (f-m). I made a point of educating myself across all viewpoints. Maybe you should do the same. Btw, you wouldn’t want him in the bathroom with your daughters.
Enjoy your day.
So that’s a no, Kay-El?
No evidence to back your position … shocking.
No one sane is looking to force trans identifying women into female spaces.
Perhaps you’d look like less of a fanatic if you didn’t strawman others’ positions 🤷♂️
I know the cognitive dissonance is painful, but “I didn’t know”‘ain’t going to save you from your conscience, when the reality is “I didn’t want to know”.
At any rate, it’s all coming apart, finally, and unstoppably. It’s only a question of how many more women & children need to be hurt along the way.
Enjoy your day, too.
Lol, for every cite you can give, I can give one that says you’re wrong. I smell TERF in your comments.
Ok, bring on your peer reviewed refutations.
I’ve seen them all.
So did Cass.
And she carefully identified and eliminated the low quality “studies”.
And the amici curiae in Skrmetti (proof that even a stopped clock SCOTUS can get it right sometimes).
If you actually read the things you’re critiquing, and didn’t accept blindly the things you think defend your position, you might learn something. And help all the people who you’re harming, including those with trans identities.
As for TERF? Nah, I’m neither trans exclusive (just want my fellow males out of female spaces etc.) nor a RadFem (I’m male, though I actively support their efforts).
Why do *you* hate women & children so much that you categorically dismiss evidence that clearly shows how your position tangibly harms them?
The Cass Review has been rejected by many respected scientific organizations including the American Academy of Pediatrics.
lol
Put down the koolaid Kay-El.
AAP & APA both latched on to the unevidenced WPATH guidelines, and haven’t yet let go.
You should read the Cass report: it’s excellent. Or even just the introductory section. It’s evidence-based, unlike WPATH.
https://www.buttonslives.news/p/the-global-response-to-the-cass-review
‘WPATH, AAP, and ES continue to mislead the public by claiming that the gender-affirming model of care adheres to the principles of evidence-based medicine (EBM), despite clear evidence to the contrary. Their recommendations for medical interventions are not grounded in robust evidence but rather rely on "circular referencing" of each other’s guidelines, effectively creating a citation cartel.’
Clinical guidelines for children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria or incongruence: a systematic review of guideline quality:
https://adc.bmj.com/content/109/Suppl_2/s65
“Most national and regional guidance has been influenced by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health and Endocrine Society guidelines, which themselves lack developmental rigour and are linked through cosponsorship.”
“Healthcare services and professionals should take into account the poor quality and inter-related nature of published guidance to support the management of children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria/incongruence.”
https://rumble.com/v6p6esu-the-gropes-rapes-of-donald-j-trump-a-journey-in-to-the-mind-of-a-sick-preda.html
Good-Bye. My best dreams aren’t yours for sure.