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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I absolutely believe transgender individuals deserve equal treatment under the law free from discrimination and hate.  However, I have some issues with this movement and I think people are afraid to speak out for fear of being called transphobic.  For example, biological males should not be competing against girls.  This is just common sense and you can easily find studies showing the differences between male and female bodies.  Hormones only change so much.  Denying biological reality and saying transwomen are really women. I have no problem if an individual wants to identify as a woman but they are not a biological women. [b]In the UK they are trying to use the words "cervix bearers" and "menstruators" instead of woman. I read the other day they want to replace the term "breastfeeding" with "chestfeeding".  Lesbians have been accused of being transphobic if they don't want to date a transwoman with a "ladydick". [/b] Children should not be making lifelong decisions regarding transition including puberty blockers, mastectomies, and hormones causing irreversible changes.  I have no problems if an adult with gender dysphoria wants to transition but children do not have mental capacity to be making a huge decision like that. Women fought hard for their own spaces and we deserve to feel safe.  And yes women in prison have been raped by transgender women.  And if a transgender women rapes a women they are recorded as a female perpetrator.[/quote]
I agree and the bolded parts are the most concerning. My DD13 is an ally to the LGBTQ+ community and a feminist, and while she wants to protect transgender people from discrimination and violence, she’s also extremely alarmed by the the loss of cisgender women’s rights. She’s beginning to feel like if you have a penis, you can claim any space, and if you have a vagina, well, you’ll be labeled a bigot if you don’t agree.

There’s a reason why we mostly discuss transgender women in spaces that have traditionally been set aside for biological women, and rarely discuss transgender men trying to claim spaces that have traditionally been set aside for biological males. Why is it that cisgender women, transgender women, and even some transgender men feel safer if they don’t have to share restrooms, locker rooms or prison quarters with biological males? Sure, cisgender women can be violent and commit sex crimes and some of them are predators, but in the end, who do we all fear the most?[/quote]

JK Rowling brought up these issues and social media attacked her calling her transphobic and a TERF.  She also received death and rape threats.  I'm sure most of the individuals who attacked who never took the time to actually read what she wrote or used any kind of critical reasoning skills.  [/quote]

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