Dear prime minister
As a transgender woman of almost 30 years I am begging you to reconsider this folly, I had to go through a long process to become my true self. Psychiatrists, Doctors, Surgeons, 2 years of assimilation, a name change all done before surgery was even considered, I suffered 4 months of abuse and violence from mostly men, I underwent 2 operations in 1991and1992 months of painful electrolysis followed and complete document changes to my new name.
Please don’t ruin all my hard work by relaxing these necessary steps
I NEVER felt unfairly treated and the 2 years I spent in limbo were a godsend as it gave me time to be absolutely sure the steps I took were right for me, you cant fast track this process it is in place for a reason.
Biological women are justifiably concerned with the prospect of anybody who fancies trying out being a woman can self certificate themselves and enter a woman’s changing cubicle, or swimming baths changing room where women shower, I am not a biological woman I can never be, but what I am is as close as I can be and can truly state I do not give rise to any concern or threat.
If a male can self certificate themselves without any medical reference they are still male no matter what they call themselves, it is also very possible for any deviant to self certificate just to get access to young women, I saw a battery of psychiatrists to confirm I was truly transgender and even though I did change my name early on as it was required by law, I avoided all women’s area out of respect for their genuine worries and concerns, I also admit at this time in my transition I had many masculine traits still and I know I would have caused distress to women in these rooms.
Please Prime Minister true trans people don’t want these changes, it’s the activists and politically correct brigade who think they know what trans people need, I knew from the age of reason that I was different and I wouldn’t change a minute of my journey, it takes time but the delay is there for a reason every step through the process needs to be there, there can be no shortcuts to gender identification time is a necessary validation.
This bill is not helping trans people but it is possibly opening the gateway for the wrong sort to gain access to a pool of vulnerable women and girls or by biological women boycotting these places further eroding their freedoms and add more stress and worry about what should be places of refuge and calm
I do not wish to personalise this plea but take a look at the picture of Danielle Muscato and say this is a woman you would like your daughter to meet in a changing room, I am not saying she is a deviant but she doesn’t look feminine either.