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Oh dear bbc

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midgebabe · 19/10/2020 07:27

Article on endrometriosis in the bbc

Get to the section where the black women talks about how much harder it is for black and transgender women to get treatment for this condition

Dear bbc, you may be surprised that in fact only transgender men can suffer endrometriosis. And clearly, being female, they don't actually get a look in on the article, but males , who physically cannit have this condition so can never need surgery, do

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FloralBunting · 19/10/2020 08:14

@testing987654321

I have found that's how most people interpret it initially,, thinking a transgender woman is a woman who presents as a man.

It's a huge problem having a national debate where the definitions of words don't have a common meaning.

Me too. Which is interesting, isn't it? Most people hear TWAW and, because they think 'Transgender Woman' means a woman who believes she is a man, they make supportive noises and TRAs claim they have lots of support.

But if you actually look at those responses, you realize people are saying 'women are women', because they haven't caught the jargon and don't realize that a TW is a male.

It's one of the reasons there is so much bad feeling around this, because when people discover they've been manipulated and lied to, they tend to conclude negative things about those trying to deceive them.

testing987654321 · 19/10/2020 08:06

I have found that's how most people interpret it initially,, thinking a transgender woman is a woman who presents as a man.

It's a huge problem having a national debate where the definitions of words don't have a common meaning.

NonnyMouse1337 · 19/10/2020 08:00

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Iamanaubergine · 19/10/2020 07:39

I saw that too first thing this morning. Glad it’s been updated.

HubertHerbert · 19/10/2020 07:33

Was this an article or on the radio?

HubertHerbert · 19/10/2020 07:32

Was it originally incorrect

Oxyiz · 19/10/2020 07:31

Wait, did they fix this in the few minutes it took you to post?

Doesn't need to be deleted. It shows their mindset. Transwomen first and foremost.

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midgebabe · 19/10/2020 07:29

Article now correct ..please ignore,,,asked this to be removed as unnecessary

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