There are some women, and men, who are really concerned about gender ideology. Concerned about the impact on women’s sports, women’s safety, and the treatment of vulnerable children. Concerned that same sex attraction is suddenly not permissible, only same gender.
Concerned that it’s suddenly become “transphobic” to recognise biology and the very real differences that exist.
I am a left-leaning voter. The Tories are abhorrent. Corrupt.
The problem is that there’s not a left leaning party that is openly acknowledging that biology matters and that trans women aren’t actually women.
It’s not transphobic to say “you’re not a woman but go and live your best life, however you want. Be happy. But please understand that you can’t access single-sex spaces that are designated for women.”
We want trans people to be happy and safe but women are not a shield. Biology matters.
Women have already been assaulted in spaces that were supposed to be single sex. Told our feelings and safety don’t matter as much as the male-bodied individual.
In fairness to the left, they’re trying to be kind and inclusive. Willingness to accept gender ideology in many left wing people comes from a place of good intent but fails to recognise that by being inclusive to a tiny minority, many, many women are being compromised, put at risk, and in some cases excluded from spaces that they should have been able to regard as safe.
We know the right are trying to exploit this. None of us believe that the Tories actually care about women. We are just grateful that someone is willing to speak up when no one else seems willing to say the obvious. It really is the Emperor’s New Clothes.
Tennant has a track record of being offensive about women who believe in biology. What he said about Kemi was shitty but it’s not a surprise to anyone who follows this issue. Screenshot of what he said attached. I don’t think it was benign but it’s par for the course.
I believe this is a pivotal point in history. If our rights and our safety is given away I don’t know when or if we’ll ever get it back. We just want a left wing party to recognise women’s rights. It really isn’t much to fucking ask.