I don’t understand.
Could it just be they don’t feel they fit into how they perceive men in society are gendered and their logic is that they must therefore be female?
If you are born a man how can you possible know what it is to be woman? That is not your frame of reference.
Why do most transwomen present as hyper sexualised versions of women?
Why are many trans activists insisting on transwomen being called real women when they are trans women who have a need for their own particular protections and services unique to their experiences? Surely being trans is something to be celebrated in its own right?
Why are the perceived needs of so few suppressing the needs and rights of so many?
Why are women called transphobic when they have absolutely no issue with men identifying themselves as trans women and want them to be protected from discrimination as such?
What is wrong with asking that a process is in place that protects trans women and women from men who would exploit the self identification for nefarious purposes? Surely it benefits both?
Trying to unravel this and struggling.
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