Ffs what a mess.
HQ, we can talk about biology, we can talk about science, we can hold a gender critical viewpoint, you are firm advocates of free speech? Yes?
You feel as though putting the word male, indicating natal sex, in a term for transwomen is malicious? Malicious for gender critical women, to talk about science and biology, advocated by free speech, by using the word male for a man who supports damaging gender stereotypes on the basis of their natal sex??!
It is not, not, not malicious. Its just not. It's crucial to the argument. It's a defending position. It's not an attack.
Please acknowledge that this is not malicious. For god's sake.
If you are caught up about the terminology, and there is not a person here who doesn't understand how or why, then could you do this:
Could you confirm that you accept the word transwoman and you promise this will not change even if you are put under more pressure? (You may have noticed that most people here are of the opinion that this pressure will never stop).
You will, definitely, lose women over it, because many women are simply not prepared to use that word.
You are now being asked by women, who feel heart stoppingly unwelcome here, to provide a word that satisfies transactivists and feminists.
It can't be done.
Furthermore, when these women leave, the pressure and stress that you're under, will not stop.
This site is characterised across-the-board by the feminists. MPs, journalists, novelists, activists, all hang out here. It is the feminists talking on the rest of the board that has given this site it's flavour. Its power.
Unless you believe there is another difference between this and other parenting sites?
This one has political clout, because the women are political.
Do I understand what you want to happen? You want the word male to be removed from addressing transwomen because they have demanded it. But we can still say transwomen are men if we are discussing a gender critical viewpoint?
You will, and are, losing women over this.
At least stem the tide by promising you will go no further. Acknowledge it's not malicious. Acknowledge it's a compromise and the inevitable further pressure will not result in new rules re terminology.