@BonfireLady
Yes, I got to the end of it. Thank you.
I think, however, that it is time for AlphaTransWoman to undertake the traditional "flounce" and end her visit to Mumsnet. Unless anyone particularly wants her to stick around for longer.
But I've got an awful lot out of the visit. Mostly the realisation that, despite my silly outburst about debating KJK, I'm really not ready to be an effective advocate for the transgender community because I'm still very messed up and confused about my own thinking. I hope someone better comes along to represent us and open up better lines of communication.
Having said that, I do think we've made some progress on things like single-sex spaces. I know this is still a sore point, but I think we've narrowed the gap a little on how to deal with that problem.
Meanwhile, I'll go away and ponder things. I think I need some therapy to try and disentangle some of the wires that have got crossed, or at least to be more aware of where the irrationalities are. Talking about these things here has been a useful starting point.
On the flip side, I do hope this has been of some benefit to you in understanding how at least some types of trans women think about the gender debate. I've tried not to be just another hostile TRA by being honest about my feelings, but maybe that wasn't always the constructive thing to do. Apologies if I've said things that have annoyed you, or even seemed offensive at times, but I do hope the overall benefit of raising understanding was worth it.
Thanks again,
Alpha😀
(PS - not sure why I picked such a daft name. I think I was trying to be ironic or something like that)