Funded by the US religious far right...

The most frustrating thing is that indont think he actually believes any of it, he just feels its the right thing to champion.

Yes. Facts optional: he likes the feelz of it, so don't mess up him expressing himself with facts that get in the way.

There's a lot of it about. Boris and Cummings for example, and a Castle that should have gone to specsavers. But it is lazy, stupid, brainwashed nutjobbery. Like many fashions, suddenly it's going to be the mark of a twit. And I will be happier to see the back of this one than I was to see the back of vuvuzelas.

OP - Disclaimer: not read these links, but I know I've certainly read plenty of articles in the past pointing out that the TRA movement is funded by the far right. Here are some examples:

medium.com/@sue.donym1984/a-republican-billionaire-is-funding-the-trans-movement-and-conversion-therapy-junk-science-c0a824c3fb96

www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2020/01/the-billionaires-behind-the-lgbt-movement

So two can play at your son's game. Rich right-wing Americans are clearly supporting TRAs - does he have a problem with that?

Or is he OK with right-wing support when it supports some things he already likes?

Sorry for the derail, but was quite shocked at that. We women spend too much time being kind even when men are rude to us.

Interesting that he thinks women have zero capability of thinking for themselves, and can seemingly only form opinions based on politically funded propaganda. If he actually wanted to apply his own critical thinking rather than (ironically) being brainwashed to think certain untruths by what he reads online etc; he would probably see that a lot of women are not actually part of any organisation, and are individuals who are passionate about it based on their experiences, concerns and worries for the future.

So they can dish out insults? That’s kind...

He replied with a link to an Independent article about a woman who changed her position after her nephew 'transitioned' - nothing of substance, just "be nice".

My nephew “transitioned”. I’m kind to him because he’s family and I want him to be happy. Still don’t believe he’s a woman, even when he sits at the table and calls feminists TERFs.

Maybe tell him that you identify as your younger self - a single, childless woman with the world at your feet and possibilities, oh possibilities...

Also ask him to explain the ‘erasure of identity’. What exactly does that mean (because I don’t understand) and surely by companies not using the word ‘woman’ than this is that surely? Again - why and who benefits?

I would also ask him if he’s adamant that he’s right and this whole movement to protect women’s rights IS being funded by the religious far right, does that mean the protection of women’s rights is automatically wrong?

Given that a large number of gender critical women are firmly from the left (e.g. Bea Campbell, Julie Bindel, Joan Smith, Kiri Tunks, Linda Bellos, Karen Ingala Smith and many more), how likely is it that they would be taking funding from American religious far right groups? It would make no sense.

He is probably looking at US sites, and clearly, indisputably, Trump opposes trans rights so from that perspective, he will think that any narrative that isn't pro-unlimited trans rights is pro-Trump.

To understand the situation properly, he needs to free himself from a US-centric view and sources, and understand the concept of conflict of rights. Yes, trans people in the US are opposed by the far right, but so are women. It's not an either/or.

If it was my child, I would probably start by explaining that, because if he just reads a lot about Trumpian right-wing attacks on trans rights in the US, he'll just think you're being stupid or are really ill-informed or biased.

He needs to understand he's not wrong on that, but that women's rights are also under attack, and that some right-wing MRAs are using trans rights as a vehicle to attack women's rights. I'd also show him lots of examples of trans people who themselves are strongly on our side in the debate. So he can see it's not just you being a bigot, but that many trans people themselves do not find the onslaught on women's rights and the pushing of self-ID as helpful or in their own best interests.

Show him the many examples of high-profile left-wingers who are prominent examples of GC feminists, and ask if he thinks they have all suddenly become right wing.

And if none of that works, switch his internet off until his critical thinking skills have caught up with his surety of always being right!

You could point out that his position - accepting something as a fact when he can produce no evidence - is the one that resembles a religion.

Does he think
Dear alex Drummond is a woman just like you OP?

Oppressed groups - again - big business support, flags and banners, a whole month (+++), companies with training (£££), people getting ‘cancelled’. Remind me again how it works because I’m confused.

Ask him how this stacks up with those with disabilities in society - how’s it all working out for their needs?

He needs a new hobbyhorse.

(And not you OP, just patience now gone with all this.)

Again: where's the evidence? What exactly is being funded?

And the whole 'I don't want to look/think about that because it interrupts me nicely believing in x' - oh get a fucking grip.

No patience for that kind of laziness and abnegation of responsibility at all in anyone past the age of eight. You might as well go around shouting the Tooth Fairy's real 'cos she is.

If he alleges that they are funding you, then they will of course be funding him, because I assume he is not independent yet. Therefore suggest that if he doesn't like the "far right" funding, he is free to leave at any time.