Transsexual Voices Matter - Letter in today's Times

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www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/comment/michael-gove-and-leadership-of-the-tories-vdhfwdgd9

TRANS ‘HIJACK’
Sir, Further to Lucy Bannerman’s Thunderer (Oct 1), the rights and freedoms of a small group of genuine dysphoria sufferers are being hijacked by the “transgender activists” who rely on online bullies and trolls, most of whom are pursuing their own agenda, enforcing harmful gender stereotypes, threatening opponents and blurring the definitions of “trans” and “transgender”. Unlike transsexuals they do not seek common ground with women, dictating instead new language, new laws and punishments for those who disagree with them, and even imposing new definitions of the words “woman” and “female”, dismissing biology and reality.

Transsexuals changing themselves to integrate into society were seeking basic human equality, unlike trans activists who are trying to force society to reinvent itself around their beliefs and demands. This behaviour is disrespectful, unfair, causes transphobic attitudes within society and will get worse if the government and mainstream corporations continue to offer unquestioning support to trans activists.
Amanda Dee
Co-founder of the online pressure group Transsexual Voices Matter

Amanda Dee's reaction included in Prof. Michael Biggs response after WPUK meeting in Oxford was disrupted by activists:

April 2018 'Free speech at Oxford:
Do women have the right to meet to discuss legislation?'

(extract)
"Reflections
After the meeting a transwoman who founded Trans Oxford (Amanda Dee) took to twitter to condemn ‘the shameful campaign of #bullying and #intimidation organised by the students and #transactivists outside of the #QuakerHouse. … I think @WomansPlaceUK do invite everyone as long as they have something to #contribute to the #debate. I know a number of #transsexuals who attended and spoke at their #events (and were immediately branded as apostates by the #transcommunity).’ This demonstrates yet again that transgender activists cannot claim to speak for the entire community of transgender people, whose political views are as diverse as any other demographic group." (continues)

He concludes:
"I have entered this debate not because I am a feminist but because freedom of speech is one of the highest values of a democratic society, and the basic foundation of university life.
Transgender activism poses a grave threat to freedom of speech. I think of the young MPhil student who had to disguise herself to attend this meeting because she feared the reaction of fellow students. This is the generation that we have educated."
users.ox.ac.uk/~sfos0060/FreeSpeechOxford.pdf

Full response:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3234661-Condemnation-of-the-shameful-campaign-of-bullying-intimidation-against-WPUK-meeting-by-founder-of-TransOxford

What is sad is that Stonewall seems to have been taken over by TRAs. So not there to represent lesbian or transexual voices. I wonder whether there are stirrings of discont amonst gay men as well.

Gay men are noticing.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3337410-Artistic-Director-of-Queer-Up-North-speaks-out-on-trans-activism-Stonewall-and-womens-rights