To be disappointed Dolly Parton supported biological men using women's toilets?

[Jane3212]

I really liked her music and she seemed like a nice person: her Imagination Library came to my borough recently. I was very sad to hear she'd died.
But was very disappointed to read this. The statements she made about trans people deserving respect, no issue with those.
But minimising the reasonable concerns women have about being forced to let men in their toilets was wrong.
I'm not saying she should have spoken out for GC issues. It might have been best just not to comment.
Parton had connections with drag queens and I wonder if that's the lens she saw transwomen through : not an excuse but might partially explain.

One is a man in a dress.

The transphobia on here is awful.

over50andfab

"Trans people have been around since forever, however since they’ve been brought more to the forefront by transphobes*

I do wish that people would stop rewriting history.

Unfortunately, many TRAs and allies have yet to realise that without solid definitions of words, what they are saying in meaningless.

What’s your definition of a TRA?

Awww noooooo.

At least you embrace your right wing views.

Indeed. As is evidenced again by another DARVO approach.

Business as usual.

Is that literally all you’ve got? Cringing for you 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Basically with things like trans rights you can’t say anything without highly offending one group. If directly asked in an interview you can’t really say anything that won’t be held against you by someone.

It’s right wing now to not go along with the madness that is trans ideology. Christ.

Haven’t had my trans bingo card out in a while, thought sanity had started to prevail. Managed to get a ‘it’s cis men not trans women!’ in too.

You must lead one boring life if you’re “cringing” for a complete stranger on the internet and find it hilarious.

This is literally the most on the fence thing to not offend anyone she could have said.

people just can’t win

@TheOriginalEmu Please explain exactly how is it bigotry to point out that it men and women should not be mixed in private, confined spaces of any type? This is not bigotry it is safeguarding. To ignore this is dangerous. This is what I mean when I say putting what men want over what women and girls need will always be disappointing.

Leaving aside what Dolly's opinion may have been on the matter, these are the facts - transwomen do not have any magical properties which make them any safer around women than other men.

Like eg - homes?

You invite males you dont know into your home? However they identify?

I live with two males. Should I move out?

you must have an even more boring life if you come on to the Internet to shout at strangers 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Presumably you know them if you live with them.

You know the people you live with, yes?

That is not the same as women being expected to share public, single sex spaces with men they don’t know.

Shout?

She had a different opinion to yours.

Her opinion was a fairly mainstream position, whether or not you agree with it.

Now she's dead

So what?

TRA - Trans Rights Activist.

DS1 was one of those recipients. We received a book a month from he was 2yo until he was 5yo and I will be eternally grateful to Dolly Parton for each and every one of them.🙏

Then, as he grew I donated most to his primary school. I put the last one we received, unopened, in my box of precious things.💞