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Hadley Freeman: Identity is the issue of our age: so why can’t we talk more honestly about trans women?

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IllBeBackmaybe · 18/03/2017 12:33

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/18/identity-issue-our-age-talk-more-honestly-trans-women

Though some of you might be interested in this.

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AwkwardSquad · 18/03/2017 13:30

Good for Hadley. I really like Hadley so I was actually properly anxious that she'd been assimilated. Thank God it's at least a decent stab at a balanced view.

sticklebrix · 18/03/2017 13:26

Good for her. That's a brave article in the current climate.

Why are no comments allowed, Guardian?

Datun · 18/03/2017 13:21

GuardianLions

It's the trend. Even Jenni Murray distanced herself from Germaine Greer, despite both saying the identical thing except Greer's language was a little more salty.

I'm not happy that the price for speaking is to pretend you haven't picked a side, but I am happy that people are realising the possible existence of another side.

GuardianLions · 18/03/2017 12:59

Not happy she thinks it's okay to describe some life-long feminists as bigoted ol' bitches.

Is that the currency for the right to speak on these matters - distance yourself from and insult life-long feminists? tsk.

VeryBitchyRestingFace · 18/03/2017 12:40

She's getting ripped all over Twitter.

I'd say something in agreement on social media but I'm frightened of my gender queer/trans colleagues getting a swatch of it. Sad

MorrisZapp · 18/03/2017 12:37

Nice one Hadders. I'm glad to see this in the Guardian, hope it brings a tipping point in our 'liberal' press.