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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Single sex spaces

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piloswi · 08/08/2025 15:02

I’m confused with single sex spaces and trans people and what people want.

My understanding is everyone must use the single sex space of their biological sex (I might be wrong). This is only spoken about in terms of trans women now having to use men’s toilets, etc. But this means trans men must use women’s toilets. So someone who looks like a man but biologically isn’t but mostly (imo) you can’t really tell with trans men whereas you often can with trans women.

Is this what the majority want? Surely if people are worried about ‘predatory men’ pretending to be a trans woman to use single sex spaces then they could equally claim to be a trans man as you can’t really ask them to prove it can you?

I guess I’m just wondering if I’m missing the point the point? Are the majority happy with this? I’ve seen posts of people being very happy with the ruling but only have spoken about trans women.

I don’t want this to be a trans bashing thread. Just would like to know what people would like to see as their ideal for single sex spaces while still respecting people

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SadSadTimes · 08/08/2025 16:14

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I've seen. Sadly this is one of those things you can't unsee.

RapidOnsetGenderCritic · 08/08/2025 16:13

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You cannot reasonably just redefine words to suit yourself. If I said that sulphuric acid is water, and offered you a glass of water, would you drink it?

niadainud · 08/08/2025 16:13

...they're just trying to live their lives...

Was the 6'4" and very muscular trans woman wearing tiny yellow shorts, heels and a purple crop top who stood using the basin next to me in the ladies' toilets "just trying to live his life" or was he actually all about giving a big "fuck you" to the Supreme Court judgement and to any woman who didn't want him in their space?

He was the very embodiment of misogyny and male entitlement.

Helleofabore · 08/08/2025 16:13

Helleofabore · 08/08/2025 16:04

what if they've had bottom surgery (they have a vagina), HRT and are indistinguishable from a cis woman?

Here is the misogyny again.

Just because a male person has breasts derived from HRT, a surgically inserted blind cavity in their groin, opted to get their penis and testicles removed and take large quantities of estrogen and maybe even some progesterone, they are indistinguishable from female people ?

well… for a start.. thanks to all the ‘moon’ protests, those male breasts look like breasts development on a male body. Just growing breasts doesn’t make them indistinguishable from female bodies.

It is like some people really don’t understand physiology but post crap like this to support their beliefs.

Moob not moon.

Beowulfa · 08/08/2025 16:13

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A vagina is a flexible, self-lubricating tube of muscle that links the uterus, via the cervix, to the outside world.

An inverted penis goes nowhere and does nothing.

Theswiveleyeballsinthesky · 08/08/2025 16:12

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If you think fucking a hole that has to be dilated to keep it closing is the same as fucking a real vagina I can only assume you've never had sex

Helleofabore · 08/08/2025 16:12

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What is the purpose of this inserted cavity again?

There is NO purpose other than to be a fuckhole or to represent a fuckhole if it is even usable. Do you understand what we are saying? Or are you programmed to believe in falsehoods.

Just because a female person might have a similar process doesn’t make it a ‘vagina’ when inserted into male body. A female person’s reconstructive surgery is just that, replacing a body part. Not creating a false one. A female reconstruction has other body mechanisms to support it including a vulva and a cervix and a uterus etc.

You are really deep in philosophical theory if you believe that a female reconstructive surgery and an extreme body modification in a male body is the same.

It also is irrelevant to the topic of the thread. If a male person has extreme body modifications, they still should not be accessing female single sex provisions. And it also would be cruel to demand that any male who wanted that access needs to undergo such extreme body modifications.

No! Should be sufficient to mean they should not enter.

WithSilverBells · 08/08/2025 16:10

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The blind hole is not even in the same place as a vagina!

illinivich · 08/08/2025 16:09

If people reliably passed as the opposite sex, single sex services would never have got off the ground.

If TW passed and no one knows they are male, they wouldnt be making a fuss about this ruling, they'd just stay quiet and carry on using female spaces.

They wouldn't be talking about women who want to be men, or tall women, or men pretending to be women who want to be men. Or the concept of 'living as a woman '.

But they have to talk whataboutary because they know they stand out, because of the way they look, or act.

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storminabuttercup · 08/08/2025 16:08

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Are you on glue?

are you seriously comparing female genital surgery to men electing to chop off their dicks and create a hole?

Helleofabore · 08/08/2025 16:04

what if they've had bottom surgery (they have a vagina), HRT and are indistinguishable from a cis woman?

Here is the misogyny again.

Just because a male person has breasts derived from HRT, a surgically inserted blind cavity in their groin, opted to get their penis and testicles removed and take large quantities of estrogen and maybe even some progesterone, they are indistinguishable from female people ?

well… for a start.. thanks to all the ‘moon’ protests, those male breasts look like breasts development on a male body. Just growing breasts doesn’t make them indistinguishable from female bodies.

It is like some people really don’t understand physiology but post crap like this to support their beliefs.

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SadSadTimes · 08/08/2025 16:02

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Not too tired to repeat the lie on an M&S thread that the person who approached the 14 year old was not trans just tall though, right?

We are here for you. Tell us why women should allow men who claim to be women in their single sex spaces.

WallaceinAnderland · 08/08/2025 16:01

Transmen are men, transwomen are women

The highest court in the land said otherwise. Keep up.

NewBlueNoteBook · 08/08/2025 16:01

People should use single sex spaces aligned to their sex.

Regarding the Trans Men red herring, I am of course quite happy for another women, regardless of how she chooses to present, to use women’s spaces.

In my experience up close it’s not difficult to tell who is a woman, based on physical size, gait, and skin.

A woman with a beard, still mostly looks like a woman IRL.

A particularly tall, gender non conforming woman, might get a second glance, but that is usually enough to correctly identify her sex.

Helleofabore · 08/08/2025 15:59

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Well, you seem to be tired as you are using tired old trope to support your position.

Do you think maybe you could take the time to use logic and fact based evidence to support your position? Rather than philosophical theory and emotional reasoning / manipulation?

Do you understand for instance how misogynistic it is to call a cavity inserted into male person’s groin a vagina when it only serves the purpose of being or resembling a fuckhole ? You are posting on a feminist board, do you think you can address the misogynistic view you just posted?

Ereshkigalangcleg · 08/08/2025 15:57

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Not as tired as we are of this nonsense.

ThreeWordHarpy · 08/08/2025 15:56

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Make up, clothes, hormones and extreme surgery do not alter the underlying anatomy. Women tend to be very accurate sexing someone based in their outline or how they walk - it’s a necessary survival instinct.

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Greyskybluesky · 08/08/2025 15:56

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A solid argument would change people's minds. But there isn't one.

I am tired too and so are a lot of other women. Tired of having to justify our spaces.

WallaceinAnderland · 08/08/2025 15:56

The transmen I know are obviously female. Most of them are, even when they have stubble/beards. They are generally shorter, have narrow shoulders and walk with a female pelvis. I am happy to share spaces with them because they are female.

But, regardless of what I think, those transmen themselves have told me that they prefer to use female or gender neutral facilities. They don't want to use the mens.

user2848502016 · 08/08/2025 15:55

Yes I for one would choose to share a changing room/toilet etc with a trans man rather than a trans woman because

  1. trans men are women
  2. cases of women sexually assaulting other women are virtually unheard of
  3. if a trans man decided to attack me they are likely to be a similar size to me so I have a fair chance of fighting them off
WhereYouLeftIt · 08/08/2025 15:54

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"indistinguishable"

<Rolls eyes>

ByTealFish · 08/08/2025 15:54

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