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What does trans+ mean?

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NextRinny · 23/05/2026 20:11

What is trans+?

I've seen it quite a few times today.
I thought it was all one umbrella? What doesn't fit into the umbrella which now needs to be +?

Is this a stealth transition from lgbtq+ to trans+ lingo?

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RedToothBrush · 24/05/2026 09:18

Justme56 · 24/05/2026 09:14

Possibly, the recognition that NB’s and lots of other genders don’t come under gender recognition legislation so aren’t protected by it, nor are they legally trans, The only ones that are, are those moving from man gender to woman gender (whatever that is supposed to mean) etc as the law only recognises 2. So yes all the gender queers, agenders, etc who call themselves trans are not.

How does this work when you have the GLP saying there's only two sexes and people can change sex and this is why we reject third spaces?

I'm sorry but some houses need to get in order and you can't simultaneously whine about third spaces being horrendous and then claim you are fully supportive of no binaries.

BridgetPhillipsonIsACowardlyJobsworth · 24/05/2026 09:18

RedToothBrush · 24/05/2026 09:16

We know that there was a deliberate attempt to hijack the LGB because it legitimised the t whilst harming the LGB.

The T would be wise to recognise the same pattern being used against them.

We know these tactics were being used by PIE back in the 70s. We know that people who want to bypass safeguarding always look for ways to legitimise and normalise themselves.

There's a massive red flag flying here and the ones at most risk are trans people.

Oh the irony of failure to understand safeguarding, doing a full circle.

Oh, well. You reap what you sow.

Or, is that Unkind?

RedToothBrush · 24/05/2026 09:16

We know that there was a deliberate attempt to hijack the LGB because it legitimised the t whilst harming the LGB.

The T would be wise to recognise the same pattern being used against them.

We know these tactics were being used by PIE back in the 70s. We know that people who want to bypass safeguarding always look for ways to legitimise and normalise themselves.

There's a massive red flag flying here and the ones at most risk are trans people.

Oh the irony of failure to understand safeguarding, doing a full circle.

Justme56 · 24/05/2026 09:14

Possibly, the recognition that NB’s and lots of other genders don’t come under gender recognition legislation so aren’t protected by it, nor are they legally trans, The only ones that are, are those moving from man gender to woman gender (whatever that is supposed to mean) etc as the law only recognises 2. So yes all the gender queers, agenders, etc who call themselves trans are not.

RedToothBrush · 24/05/2026 09:12

Honestly, we need an explicit definition, otherwise it harms transpeople, because it makes them open to exploitation and Trojan horsing by nefarious groups seeking to legitimise themselves.

misscockerspaniel · 24/05/2026 09:11

Verybritishproblems101 · 24/05/2026 07:21

Haven’t seen trans+, but I have seen Women+ on my pack of Always pads…

A few years ago the manufacturer removed the Venus symbol from the packets because - well you can guess why. So, in this instance, I think that "Women +" is shorthand for females plus those who menstruate but who do not identify as a woman.

BridgetPhillipsonIsACowardlyJobsworth · 24/05/2026 09:11

I smell incoming overreach.

Or another Stonewall pivoting grift?

Notmyreality · 24/05/2026 09:11

Fuck knows.

RedToothBrush · 24/05/2026 09:10

TofuTuesday · 23/05/2026 21:55

A way of referring not only to the transcommunity, but also trans-adjacent people and others who might benefit from some of the same resources as the trans community. The term is less about who specifically is included and more about who shares experiences. The + functions in much the same way as in LGBTQIA+. It’s a shorthand to describe that something might look to be only for trans people, but could be relevant to people beyond the trans community

seems reasonable? From Google

Not really.

Who are these trans adjacent people? It's relevant.

Are we inadvertently talking about paedos and furries?

BridgetPhillipsonIsACowardlyJobsworth · 24/05/2026 09:10

BackToLurk · 24/05/2026 08:55

Stonewall are using trans+ in relation to the EHRC code. Interestingly <raises eyebrow> earlier pieces on their site about the SC ruling only use trans people. I smell incoming overreach.

I knew it! It was too close to the guidance being published to be a coincidence. Wonder if Bridget gave Stonewall a heads up?

(Wonder if Bridget let them write some of it?)

BackToLurk · 24/05/2026 08:55

Stonewall are using trans+ in relation to the EHRC code. Interestingly <raises eyebrow> earlier pieces on their site about the SC ruling only use trans people. I smell incoming overreach.

What does trans+ mean?
PrettyDamnCosmic · 24/05/2026 08:46

SnoopyPajamas · 23/05/2026 22:56

  • Trans cold and flu edition, with added caffeine. Pharmacy only 💊
  • Trans in phablet size and six new colours, now with 4 GB more memory 📱
  • Trans with added flouride, for whiter teeth 🦷
  • Trans evening edition, with hot-off-the-press headlines. Extra, extra, read all about it! 🗞️

Sizes available from Trans+ to Trans+++.

TheywontletmehavethenameIwant · 24/05/2026 08:16

So has + replaced Q because all the GI codswallop is part of Queer Theory? 🤔

Is the nutter in Oxford with the big foam tits + or Q?

PoppinjayPolly · 24/05/2026 08:13

curious79 · 24/05/2026 06:42

It’s a catch-all for whatever people identify as

It includes people who identify as MAPs - that being Minor Attracted Persons (oh yes, what you think that is….)…. So be very concerned

Ah so for example.. those whose gender identity is adult baby.. attend baby swim or massage classes with their “care giver“
Furries… attended puppy socialisation classes?
urg!

TofuTuesday · 24/05/2026 08:07

curious79 · 24/05/2026 06:42

It’s a catch-all for whatever people identify as

It includes people who identify as MAPs - that being Minor Attracted Persons (oh yes, what you think that is….)…. So be very concerned

Where do you get that from? Online says it’s about gender identity not sexual orientation, and that’s a big leap to say it includes paedophiles.

Verybritishproblems101 · 24/05/2026 07:21

Haven’t seen trans+, but I have seen Women+ on my pack of Always pads…

Signalbox · 24/05/2026 07:03

I think it’s because they keep making up new oppressed identities and they don’t want to be accused of missing anyone out.

curious79 · 24/05/2026 06:56

TheywontletmehavethenameIwant · 24/05/2026 06:46

So the + is to hide all the nasty bit's in plain sight. 😤

Exactly!!!

TheywontletmehavethenameIwant · 24/05/2026 06:46

So the + is to hide all the nasty bit's in plain sight. 😤

BridgetPhillipsonIsACowardlyJobsworth · 24/05/2026 06:44

DeanElderberry · 24/05/2026 06:26

preferably in underwear-adjacent situations

is that what they mean by liminal? The use of that seems to be moving away from all the depositing ritual hoards in water and building graves and altars on top of hills stuff we always had in archaeology. One step up from 'probably a ritual object' meaning 'no clue, sorry'.

I knew I'd seen 'liminal' used somewhere else, thank you! Has been driving me crazy.

It seems to be the go-to terminology for making the poster seem ultra-intelligent, or at least more knowledgeable than anyone else. Main usage seems to be obfuscation when there clearly is no useful evidence or any way they can answer a question without incriminating themselves 🙄

So not quite madey-uppy, but goes to the same school with 'I am not a robot, but biological, and I am female, therefore I am a biological female.'

Or something equally intelligent.

TheywontletmehavethenameIwant · 24/05/2026 06:44

BridgetPhillipsonIsACowardlyJobsworth · 24/05/2026 06:36

Ooh, I've had severe sciatica before, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone! Commiserations.

Sometimes MNHQ doesn't like links in threads? Possibility?

Thanks for your commiserations.
I didn't have a link in my post, I did use the term Alphabetties, maybe that's what rigger the deletion.

@RogueFemale I thought all that stuff was covered by Q

@DeanElderberry having looked up the word liminal, it could be 🤔

curious79 · 24/05/2026 06:42

It’s a catch-all for whatever people identify as

It includes people who identify as MAPs - that being Minor Attracted Persons (oh yes, what you think that is….)…. So be very concerned

BridgetPhillipsonIsACowardlyJobsworth · 24/05/2026 06:36

TheywontletmehavethenameIwant · 24/05/2026 06:25

I know, sciatica is my excuse, it is however quite at this time of the morning around my way, so I like to think it's the best time of the day to be up. 😂

I'm trying to think what I said in my post, I do know it wasn't a personal attack on anyone, so what else did I say that was so sensitive it had to be deleted? Is it something they don't want being talked about?

This is what happens when your up at stupid o'clock you end up wearing a TinFoil Hat. 🤣🤣🤣

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Ooh, I've had severe sciatica before, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone! Commiserations.

Sometimes MNHQ doesn't like links in threads? Possibility?

DeanElderberry · 24/05/2026 06:26

preferably in underwear-adjacent situations

is that what they mean by liminal? The use of that seems to be moving away from all the depositing ritual hoards in water and building graves and altars on top of hills stuff we always had in archaeology. One step up from 'probably a ritual object' meaning 'no clue, sorry'.

TheywontletmehavethenameIwant · 24/05/2026 06:25

I know, sciatica is my excuse, it is however quite at this time of the morning around my way, so I like to think it's the best time of the day to be up. 😂

I'm trying to think what I said in my post, I do know it wasn't a personal attack on anyone, so what else did I say that was so sensitive it had to be deleted? Is it something they don't want being talked about?

This is what happens when your up at stupid o'clock you end up wearing a TinFoil Hat. 🤣🤣🤣

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