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GC v something else, TRA v TDA

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vivariumvivariumsvivaria · 24/12/2021 15:57

Saw this on twitter a while ago and been thinking about what GC means and whether my lack of interest in gender makes me a biological believer or a gender atheist or something else...

TRAs are arguing for things which are not their rights. They have equal rights in law, what they are doing is demanding my rights.

Someone, whom I can't recall or now find on twitter, suggested referring to these people as Trans Demand Activists.

I think she's right.

OP posts:
thequeerteacher · 27/12/2021 20:54

The idea that trans individuals have rights is correct. Trans individuals are protected group as I understood it in UK law.

However the practice of having those rights applied to their daily lives is somewhat different.

I am not comparing trans individuals to their cis counterparts, instead I am only highlighting that trans individuals, which are a very small minority of the UK population, are often not able to access those rights based upon bigoted social expectations.

Again I won't list examples because there is plenty there to be found and again, I have no doubt there will be plenty of people giving counterpoints. What I can say, as a trans individual myself, I have noticed these rights are not always as accessible as they could be.

joolzfromyork · 24/12/2021 17:28

ErrolTheDragon said ...

because some of their so-called allies aren't really acting in the best interests of trans people.

which is interesting and illuminating.

Now, if I could just get everybody** to consider the 'Source' before taking offence ... we'd be getting somewhere

**(on both sides of the fence)

ErrolTheDragon · 24/12/2021 16:36

Quite often, it's more accurate to call them anti-women's rights activists - because some of their so-called allies aren't really acting in the best interests of trans people.

AlfonsoTheUnrepentant · 24/12/2021 16:33

While I see the point you are making, OP, I don't see any advantage to changing a letter as it's the same old whine, just in new bottles.

BackwardsTurret · 24/12/2021 16:27

Trans demand activists sounds more accurate than trans rights activists. They already have rights. Now they have a list of demands, much of which involves stripping others of their rights.