Which stories could change someone’s mind?

K Dolatowski. 6ft 5 man (who ids as a woman) who has committed two crimes against children in 'women's' toilets. Was imprisoned for a short while for the second one.

Tends to shut up the 'but this never happens' line. Also, I doubt if those toilets were clearly labelled as mixed sex that a girl would have been allowed in there alone. But they weren't honestly labelled so the retailer was to blame for what happened too.

Sport is a good way in. Most Brits have a bedrock sense of fair play, and the visual of a hulking TW towering over much smaller female athletes has an immediate impact.

Sport is a good way in. Most Brits have a bedrock sense of fair play, and the visual of a hulking TW towering over much smaller female athletes has an immediate impact.

This is one of the best things I've read on the subject :
https://www.philosophersmag.com/essays/321-the-transgender-rights-issue

It's a longer read than some people may be willing to do but quickly gets into it.
A friend who was "live and let live" actually changed their stance after reading it, and once my handful of Believer friends bring up the subject I will send it to them and ask them to counter it (or at least try!).

I found this article absolutely heartbreaking and so horrifying for the poor girl.

https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/holyrood-summit-hears-from-teens-parents-and-experts-who-claim-children-are-pressured-by-activists-into-swapping-genders/

Ooh but by admitting there is such a category as not 'true trans' a 'true trans' would then have to concede that some manipulative opportunistic men might use the guise of self-ID to gain access to women's spaces to either get predatory kicks or, y'know, win medals!

I think that, sadly, some people who are committed to gender ideology won't let anything change their mind. I shared some information with an acquaintance on Facebook recently and she declared anyone that I quoted (Sharron Davies, Emma Hilton etc) to be "hateful". I am hoping though that some of what I shared with her will have got through, even if she doesn't want to admit it just yet - or I might be being overly optimistic.

We thought people would change their mind when it came to sports but then lots of people were vigorously defending the rights of two men to punch women in the face at the Olympics.

We thought people would change their mind when it came to rape crisis centres.

We thought people would change their minds when it came to vulnerable women in prison.

The stories of Ritchie Herron and Keira Bell are pretty horrific so it might be worth sharing them but then those defending gender ideology could dismiss them as one offs or that they weren't 'true trans'.

I'm not sure I'd start with a large Facebook group. Is the charity to do with rape crisis? (You mentioned Sarah's case in Brighton). So far I have only discussed this with my husband and daughter in real life. I have learned the words 'main stream media' are a right wing conspiracy theory dog whistle (according to my husband) and if you misgender Caster Semenya while trying to discuss male athletic advantage your daughter will tell you off. So, I have no advice. My husband is broadly supportive but worries I'm becoming right wing (because I said I was disillusioned with main stream media coverage of the issue). I was thinking of getting my book group to discuss it but haven't got round to it yet.