Are you saying the current Gender Recognition Act should be repealed?
TBH I think it would do everyone, whatever their gender identity, a bit of a favour if it were. It was written (check hansard) with the intention of providing an option for a tiny number of transsexuals and it has not aged well as society has come to understand the difference between sex and gender.
However pragmatically I appreciate it won't be repealed. If it were repealed I would want it replaced with legislation that maintained the rights of trans people to transition. As it won't be, I support it being reformed.
If so, are you suggesting withdrawing hormones from those who have already transitioned?
Don't be frigging ridiculous.
Do you think a fully transitioned trans woman with a GRC to ‘prove’ she is a woman (eg Nadia from Big Brother) should use the men’s loos and be in a male prison / care home / hostel?
No idea who Nadia from Big Brother is. But I think someone who has transitioned and has a GRC should be able to use the women's loos and should not be compelled into male accommodation by the state. Where I differ from lib fems is in thinking that meaningful transition is different to simply changing a name.
Do you think TRAs who say things on Twitter like ‘suck my ladydick’ and 'enjoy your erasure' are representative of transgender people as a whole?
No, but I see the trans community being frightened to disown them, and I see a disproportionate influence from the extremists.
Do you feel transgender people threaten your safety and well-being as a woman? If so what personal experiences (not what you have read on Mumsnet / Twitter / Reddit) have made you reach this conclusion?
You see, this is exactly where lib fem v rad fem tends to separate.
Liberal feminists look at individuals, and civil liberties, where radical feminists look at class movements, and human rights.
It doesn't matter whether I have personally ever been threatened or attacked by a trans person. As it happens, yes I have (and seriously), before their transition. But I could counter that with well - have I ever been gladdened or validated or supported by a trans person, and as it happens, yes, frequently.
But the argument isn't some sort of gender warrior game of one-potato-two-potato.
It's this: does allowing gender identity to replace sex advantage, or disadvantage, women as a class? If the answer is disadvantage then it doesn't matter how many wonderful trans people I know or how little harm i have personally experienced.
This idea that personal identity trumps collective rights is baffling. When did liberal feminists get so right wing?
Do you think current exceptions in the Equality Act (eg it is legal to exclude trans women from competitive spots and certain job roles such as rape crisis counselling) are sufficient to protect women?
Yes, if implemented correctly. We know from the Man Friday group that many (most?) organisations are not aware of the exceptions.
If your male child repeatedly told you they were female from the age of three, wore dresses, played with girls etc and were very distressed at the thought of male puberty, how would you help them?
I would have no problem with my male child wearing dresses and playing with girls. I could probably help them through distress at the prospect of puberty by sharing my own experience of distress at the prospect of puberty. Beyond that - if necessary I'd speak to the Tavistock, if it turned out that they were actually dysphoric and needing to transition as adults I'd support them. I wouldn't be comfortable letting them do so at ten, or even sixteen, though.