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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

GC victory at work

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RhymesWithOrange · 05/09/2018 08:33

I work in a university. I won't say what I do but I'm close to the senior management.

A proposed policy on transgender crossed my desk. It started off as well meaning - a change to a system so trans students could id their gender different to their sex - so as to avoid the trauma of a computer system misgendering them.

But someone had gotten hold of it and gone full woke on it. Lots of talk about self id, no one must question anyone's gender, right to access facilities according to their gender id. Referenced Mermaids as a go-to for trans information.

I arranged a meeting with the Director of HR (it was a HR policy affecting staff as well as students) and talked through everything I knew about the issues, and how it would apply to a university context - e.g. 50 year old men accessing female gym changing rooms full of 18 year old students, men demanding to be put in with women in single sex campus accommodation (including shared bedrooms).

It took all of 3 minutes for the penny to drop. The policy is going back to the drawing board to only reference a computer system.

NB this is not about hating on the trans. The university is very very inclusive and supportive. Lots of GN facilities. Correct language and pronouns respected and promoted. Trans students fully supported. But thankfully in this case there was the right balance between trans support and recognition and the protection of single sex spaces.

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FatherBuzzCagney · 06/09/2018 19:51

It wouldn't even have occured to me as an issue if it hadn't been for MN, so thank you all. Flowers

speakingwoman · 06/09/2018 19:53

good.

with these risk averse places, the key is to make them associate undermining women's rights with controversy.

BlackLambAndGreyFalcon · 06/09/2018 19:58

I really hope that you were at my university, but we're RG. Well done though!

ginghamstarfish · 06/09/2018 20:03

Well done OP! We need more like you!

Ereshkigal · 06/09/2018 21:10

with these risk averse places, the key is to make them associate undermining women's rights with controversy.

Absolutely this.

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