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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Trans women are called trans for a reason.  They were not born women.  The very words used to describe this group acknowledges that.  You can argue until the cows come home, no demand for inclusion will change that fact.

That said, there are a lot of posts about JK and this issue of menstruation.  At the end of the day, she's correct - it is certainly a fact that only women can menstruate. This is undisputed. And don't tell me me about PCOS and menopause because those are just biological women who can't menstruate.

Is saying only women menstruate exclusionary? Yes.  So what?[/quote]

+1. Go fight your own trans battles and leave real women out of it. [/quote]

This is precisely the language that is marginalizing towards trans-women.

I'm with JKR on there needing to be a more nuanced conversation that recognizes women as a group and differences both physical and in social background between cis-women and trans-women, but there is no need to engage in marginalizing and dismissive language.
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