TERF is a slur and will get you deleted on MN, so please don’t use it.
Many women are deeply concerned, because they centre women’s and girls rights and these are being encroached in and eroded. This is happening already, despite the fact that we’ve been told it will never happen, it’s happening before self ID has come in (so the law is being broken right now).
Here’s a few things you might want to ponder, this is by no means an exhaustive list. Before Reading it bear in mind that trans is a very broad umbrella and includes many who have no intention of having surgery or taking hormones and may do nothing more than occasionally cross dress.
Do you think biologocal men should be allowed to compete against women in sports? The majority of sports are single sex because adult males have huge physical advantages over women. How safe do you think women would be playing, for example, rugby if there are adult males playing?
Do you think males who have had no surgery, and thus have a fully functioning penis, should be allowed in places with vulnerable women who are fleeing violent men or have been abused by men in the past, such as refuges or prisons? How can we tell the difference between those with bad intent and those not - we can’t with men which is why they are not allowed, but is there a difference with transwomen?
Do you think that a man who dresses as a woman half the time and doesn’t identify as a woman, but under Stonewall’s definition is trans, should be on a list of notable women in business? Do you think he will have had to deal with the issues that women in business may deal with, such as pregnancy and maternity affecting their careers? Do you think any man who transitioned late will have dealt with these things?
Do you think it’s important for words to have clear definitions, so that we can understand one another?
Do you think laws should be made on the basis of feelings or personal beliefs, or on material objective reality?
If we were talking about race rather than sex would you think the most important thing is to be kind?
Be interested to know what you think!