There's a fascinating range of opinions on a Reddit thread today in response to a trans-identifying man who wonders if he's being a hypocrite for asking for (and receiving) female-only care at a hospital appointment.
He write:
Am I a hypocrite for asking to be treated by female staff?
I've now got this uncomfortable feeling that I might have sounded like one of those middle-aged pearl clutching GC 'feminists'. It's bothering me a bit.
Some answers:
Matters of personal comfort in this regard do not necessarily reflect your political views.
And:
There is a massive difference between "I personally would feel more comfortable with a female member of staff" vs. "No woman should ever be treated by a male member of staff"
They so nearly nearly almost almost get the point, don't they?
I won't post a link here, because I suspect that's frowned-upon, but you'll find it easily enough.
The poster is silent on whether having other TiM's providing the care would or wouldn't but count as all-female, but I'm wondering what that person would make of a medical team made up of (assuming they had the correct medical qualifications):
Isla Bryson
Dr. Upton
This person
and Robin Moira Wright
Would that be satisfactory?
Another question: do men in general have the right to female-only care, that is, is it single-sex care everyone can request or only same-sex care?
Yet another question: does anyone in the all-female team rostered the day this person is receiving treatment get a choice in who's allowed to request their care?