I feel totally caught in the middle in this brave new world of gender ID and I guess I’m just looking for somewhere to vent without getting piled on.
I just think the argument has become so unbelievably divided that there’s no room for mediation any more.
On the one hand I see a mean girls club basically bullying trans women online and selectively finding examples of criminals etc to prove a point.
On the other I think the sports industry / politicians are so scared to put a foot wrong they are throwing trans women to the wolves. Like surely there should be some debate and policy making going on. You can’t have trans women dominating womens sports as they have an unfair advantage. Professional bodies should be having serious conversations about this.
In terms of changing rooms etc we need to make sure everyone is happy and feels comfortable. Personally I hate changing in front of others regardless of their gender at birth - why can’t we more provision for individual changing rooms for both men and women?
Like I get how women are so protective of their rights but it’s not like trans people haven’t faced discrimination and prejudice too.
I just hate how I can’t feel like I can’t say these things publicly without being branded a terf or a gender traitor. Stifling debate like this is not healthy!