www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-live-standing-solidarity-transgender-18369165
it's important to also acknowledge the great battles that yet remain.
One of those is the current resurgence of transphobia in the UK, much of it fuelled by high-profile and prominent individuals with large social media followings.
People on both the right and left of the political spectrum in Scotland and the rest of the UK have taken to social media to denounce trans women in particular, suggesting trans women should not be allowed to use single-sex spaces.
Many misgender trans women, say that only women who were born female have the right to identify as female, and so on. Other slurs include referring to trans women as "men in dresses."
These "gender-critical" activists have taken aim at many leading LGBTQ charities and media organisations, including GLAAD, Stonewall, Pink News, and the UK charity Mermaids, which supports transgender young people. Even the Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre has found itself in the firing line.
The author of this piece used to work for Buzzfeed. She specialises in posting disgusting lies on Twitter, such as that 'TERFs' would make 'revenge attacks' on trans people for 'TERFs' being attacked (which never happens, obviously), and excusing and minimising violence by transpeople.
twitter.com/Hilary_W/status/1136940533723611136
THis is from the Mirror Group