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Letter in The Guardian from Transexuals saying self ID not the answer

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invisibleoldwoman · 04/05/2018 18:20

www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/04/standing-up-for-transsexual-rights?CMP=share_btn_fb

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OpalIridescence · 04/05/2018 18:33

Not easy to publicy go against the tide in this way.

Cheers, particularly to Debbie and Miranda Wine

Tinkletinklelittlebat · 04/05/2018 18:32

Respect. Flowers Flowers Flowers

terryleather · 04/05/2018 18:30

Am really surprised that the Guardian printed this letter, but it's great that they did and Thanks to those who signed it.

ReluctantCamper · 04/05/2018 18:30

That letter is fabulous. Short and to the point. Well done to the brave transwomen who signed it, and thank you.

AncientLights · 04/05/2018 18:29

I was also just coming to post it. I'm so glad they have done this, they will get some shit thrown over them from some quarters but I'm sure they know that. This feels like a turning point. Wine Why isn't there champagne on the smiley list?

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 04/05/2018 18:29

I thought it was a good letter. Bit of a generational divide here, though, just as with biological women. Younger women who haven't had children seem far more likely to believe that anyone who wants a debate is a bigot transphobe. Younger trans people are impatient with the GRC process and the idea that struggling with gender means you have body dysphoria.

NauticalDisaster · 04/05/2018 18:28

Flowers for standing up and being counted

OvaHere · 04/05/2018 18:26

Good to see this in The Guardian. Well done to those signatories.

Shame there are no comments to see how Guardian readers react to it.

LangCleg · 04/05/2018 18:25

I was just coming to post this. A very welcome intervention.

(Jaycee - we have had many differences on here but I appreciate your signing this letter.)

ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 04/05/2018 18:23

I saw that, they were very brave standing up to be counted like that Flowers

cistersofterfy · 04/05/2018 18:22

Jaycee Dove is one of the signatories.

invisibleoldwoman · 04/05/2018 18:22

Asking for full debate

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