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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Is it time to repeal the Gender Recognition Act?

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PikesPeaked · 09/02/2018 18:47

Surely it is time to recognise and accept that sex is genetically fixed and unchangeable?

That girl/woman and boy/man refer to specific sexes at specific states in their development.

That it is not possible to change from one to the other, but that it is possible and permissible to present yourself as either.

That nobody can be obliged to behave in a particular gendered manner. Men and women should, for example, be permitted to wear the uniform of the opposite sex (as long as it does not interfere with them carrying out their jobs).

That insisting that you are a woman with XY chromosomes, or a man with XX chromosomes, is Gender Dysphoria, a mental illness on a par with any other body dysphorias, and deserves compassionate treatment.

That appropriate treatment should be available for GD, but that hormonal or surgical treatment should be forbidden before the age of 18. This would include puberty blocking.

That there should be no more stigma to having GD than to having any other mental illness, such as depression or anorexia. And people with GD should not be discriminated against because of their condition.

That the only time 'gender' can be changed retrospectively should be in the case of proven Intersex conditions, when suitably qualified medical professionals agree that it would be in the individual's best interest.

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CosiFanTotti · 16/10/2018 00:41

I believe that the GRA should be repealed.I have trans friends and they are very unhappy with where things are heading.

I went onto the 'Reform of The Gender Recognition Act - Government Consultation Paper.There's a questionnaire which states they are "interested in hearing everyone's views", but especially from the LGBT community.
Firstly it's impossible to complete (tried several times), secondly 98% of questions are for the sole benefit of that community.People have to respond by 11 am on the 19th Oct.

There seems to have been a deliberate low key attitude to the consultation, not one person I know had a clue about it and there's been hardly anything in the media (one letter from a prominent female doctor in the Times).

Having read all papers thoroughly, there appears to be a complete lack of common sense or logic to either the GRA or Equalities act relating to it. It all seems hugely political with no thought (or consultation) given to those who will ultimately suffer the fall out....women!

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