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TRA, family views and a drag queen video

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Lucywilde · 19/06/2020 14:40

This morning my brother sent me a video of a drag queen explaining about how JK Rowling was wrong. He said he really wanted me to watch it as it was very important and very eloquently put apparently. I lasted about 4 minutes then had to switch it off. For reference my brother is early 40s, gay and lives in the States. I’ve tried not getting into anything about the TR movement as we don’t agree. I think because he felt it was tough growing up gay that he has sympathy with this particular group. He knows some trans people and apparently they’re lovely.

I have two daughters both with Sen. Men being in women’s spaces is a huge worry for me. And what it means for women everywhere. I feel like we’re going backwards on women’s rights.

Aside from not getting into this with him, are there any links that I could use that would give him a better understanding? Though this maybe a waste of time as I’m not sure he wants to hear it.

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OneEpisode · 19/06/2020 15:19

Hi Lucy, could you post the video and see if anyone else can watch it?
I think a lot of Americans are upset about JKR’s line where she said something like “I would march for your rights”. They don’t realise that JKR lives somewhere that is not the USA, where stuff is different to the USA, and in this case, better, because both sexes,? and also trans people already have rights under the law.

BaronessBrighterThanYou · 19/06/2020 15:14

Ooh! And a single sentence from JKR's essay that he disagrees with or is transphobic.

BaronessBrighterThanYou · 19/06/2020 15:12

Does he believe that TMAM? Can he imagine having a relationship with a trans man?

Please ask him if you get the opportunity.

ScrimpshawTheSecond · 19/06/2020 15:02

I think the situation in the US is very, very different from here in the UK. That's maybe something to note?

TreestumpsAndTrampolines · 19/06/2020 14:47

Has he actually read what she wrote? I think I'd ask that.