from the OP article:
" The Definition of Womanhood
One response I recently got to my article on misgendering says angrily that they won’t accept that trans women are biologically the same as cis women.
I completely agree my body is not biologically the same as that of a natal woman! I don’t menstruate. I can’t conceive children. I have no uterus.
Some would say that makes me less of a woman. Emotionally, I sadly agree. If we take all of the things that make a woman, the ability to birth children is a big part of it. I feel a deep sadness over my barren body. But principially, I bristle at the entitled, cruel and outdated notion that a sterile woman is "less than" anyone else.
Some would simply argue that I’m no woman at all. I’ve done my best to disinvite such people from reading my article.
As a society, we’ve been debating the notion of full personhood for some time. The Founding Fathers proudly spoke of equality, while writing a document that speaks only of MEN, and while owning slaves. Members of minorities have had to argue their humanity for centuries.
Now, we are arguing about 'genderhood' - for the right to live our lives according to our gender. You wouldn’t think this would need arguing, you wouldn’t think people would need convincing. You get to live life in the gender identity that rings true to you - you get to live life with a gender expression that doesn’t suffocate you. Don’t you wish the same for others?"
Its a sadly common argument made by some trans activists that as some women have hysterectomies and are clearly still women, therefore males who identify as women and dont have uteruses are similarly women.
It was claimed by Rebecca Root on Victoria Derbyshire Show and Munroe Bergdorf on GenderQuake Debate. Neither were challenged on this by the interviewers.
Its also happened on these boards by transwomen.
The experience of having a hysterectomy for medical neccessity and / or infertility is appropriated with a clear absence of respect or empathy.
Its also incredibly illogical!