Can we please have a transgender topic?

[howtorebuild]

There are high feelings in the feminist/transgender camps and I wondered if there could be a space made specifically for transgender issues?

I have no need for this personally, but having seen how this topic goes on here, I would support this absolutely. I can only imagine what it must be like to be transgender or to have a child grappling with this, on this board.

I have no need for it either, it's sad for both sides. For transgender individuals who want to talk and feminists who feel pushed out.

I'm not keen on the idea. Would it be for all the anti-trans threads or for trans people/their family and friends? Would both groups be posting in the same place? I don't really see it working.

I think there should be one for trans people /families. I don't see any reason why those who want to debate can't use the feminist topic.

These two topics already exist:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/lgbt_children

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/lgbt_parents

Gender politics may well be most appropriately placed in feminism, though.

There are already 2 areas for trans people. You can't have ALL of Mumsnet free from discrimination you know.

It's feminists who like to post about trans issues on feminism chat. Then they complain about feminism being taken over by trans issues. Yet they are the ones who start most of the threads.

If feminists don't want to talk about trans issues, don't talk about trans issues. No one forces them to bring up trans issues.

For anyone looking for a bigot-free-zone as parents of trans children there is Mermaids which I believe is very good. It's a shame Mumsnet can't provide a safe space, but y'know, feminists.

fgs mn will have a ridiculous amount of topics eventually which will all be ignored like the zillions of others we have. lordy

If it's a topic area for support then I'm with you OP - great idea. Some of the posts on the topic on the Feminist boards make me want to weep.

OP - what discussions do you envisage taking place on this topic?

Would it be a supportive area for trans people?

Or a place to debate what trans people are? Or aren't? In other words, just a place for feminists to post their opinions on trans people?

Hi howtorebuild - thanks for the suggestion.

As AuntieStella has already said, there are two appropriate topics to post about transgender issues:

• LGBT Children
• LGBT Parents