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What is the TRA name for biological women?

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NotTerfNorCis · 24/12/2019 15:07

It's not 'woman' because they include males in that.

It's not 'biological woman' or 'adult human female' for the same reason.

It's not 'cis woman' because that excludes women who don't identify as women.

It's not 'afab' because, first, that's an adjective not a noun, and second, it means 'assigned female' - so technically, a male person could be assigned female at birth.

That leaves no word at all for biological woman. Isn't that a big problem? TRAs and TRA supporters - can you answer this one?

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WomanBornNotWorn · 24/12/2019 15:21

Would they approve of 'a member of the female sex' ? Includes trans men.

NotTerfNorCis · 24/12/2019 15:10

It's a category that exists in the real world. It matters, even if TRAs choose to have a blind spot.

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MyMajesty · 24/12/2019 15:08

For a TRA or TRA supporter, why would that be a problem?