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Women's hour right now - on transitioning husband?

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fastwigglylines · 11/01/2021 10:33

I just caught a snippet of Women's Hour but won't be able to listen properly till later - getting the DC set up with homeschooling now.

Please don't tell me it's a segment on how to be a doting wife to a transwoman with no balance? That's what it sounded like from the bit I caught. I hope I'm wrong!

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RozWatching · 11/01/2021 11:05

Woman leaves marriage because the husband is a lesbian but she isn't.

The logic of 'gender' in a nutshell.

WhichOneOfUsIsCaving2 · 11/01/2021 10:58

To recap:

Woman has book to sell and can't afford to be cancelled so pretends that she is fine with what the father of her child has done even tho (mysteriously) they are no longer together.

As the Guardian and now the beeb have covered this story we must assume that this narrative is an acceptable one?

If the BBC are so concerned with "balance" (ha!) then I agree with pp who said:

"Get Tinsel on..."

C0NNIE · 11/01/2021 10:56

Of course, by doing so, she throws actual lesbians under the bus by the logical conclusion that had she been a lesbian, she would have stayed in the marriage, thus redefining lesbian, which is pretty fucking high handed of her, tbh

Excellent point. Straight women can choose not to have sex with transwomen with but lesbians who do the same are hateful bigots.

TheBitterBoy · 11/01/2021 10:55

I think she may be on Times Radio with Mariella Frostrup today as well - I think I heard them mention it on the morning show earlier.

BuntingEllacott · 11/01/2021 10:47

It's internally consistent, as most neo-religions often are.

By affirming that her husband is truly a woman, she will now being in a same sex relationship. She is honest enough, unlike others, to acknowledge that she is not a lesbian, and this becomes the reason to divorce, so she retains all her credentials and hasn't committed heresy.

Of course, by doing so, she throws actual lesbians under the bus by the logical conclusion that had she been a lesbian, she would have stayed in the marriage, thus redefining lesbian, which is pretty fucking high handed of her, tbh.

Toomanyparsnips · 11/01/2021 10:47

Interesting that EB avoided using female pronouns.

Theunamedcat · 11/01/2021 10:45

I assume that he changed into she? Which means they are now supposed to be in a lesbian relationship?

Clymene · 11/01/2021 10:44

Yes it was Alexandra heminsley, flogging her new book.

ThatIsNotMyUsername · 11/01/2021 10:43

Gay how? Did someone change the detention when I wasn’t looking?

Cailleach1 · 11/01/2021 10:42

Is she saying that being in a relationship with the father of her child would mean she was in a gay relationship? Interesting.

New definition of gay.

ErrolTheDragon · 11/01/2021 10:41

I didn't catch who it was - seems like it's the case in this ongoing discussion:

From now on, I was in an LGBTQ+ family’: my husband came out as trans while I was on maternity leave www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/4123411-From-now-on-I-was-in-an-LGBTQ-family-my-husband-came-out-as-trans-while-I-was-on-maternity-leave

Lottapianos · 11/01/2021 10:40

Fairly maddening interview. Interviewee was very giggly and nervous, left a lot of threads hanging without expanding e.g. feeling that ex husband was 'trying to be her' after their baby was born, but didnt / couldn't give any other details. I cannot imagine how traumatic the whole experience was for her. EB didnt do much fawning, to her credit, but I found the whole interview very odd

highame · 11/01/2021 10:40

If they want balance, and knowledge about this subject, they'd best get Tinsel on

ErrolTheDragon · 11/01/2021 10:37

I only heard a bit, it sounded like the main reason for them not being together is because she's not gay.

TheBitterBoy · 11/01/2021 10:35

No they are no longer together. Its interesting but there's a lot of 'we were scared because of the toxic anti trans environment in the UK today'