Woman's hour today (29 October) 10 am

[ScienceRoar]

There will be a discussion of gender dysphoria. The Twitter grapevine says that Transgender Trend will be represented.

Thanks.
I wonder if my blood pressure can stand this after the last debate where Dr Nic was allowed a "quick word."

Excellent! Will be tuning in...

It's the BBC, so from bitter experience I'm stuck in a severely negative place of wanting to set bets on it being three quarters of the time dedicated to pro self ID voices, which will be heavily dominated by male born people, the presenter using her special, soft voice to them, a number of incorrect facts presented while actual relevant facts are strictly withheld, and some poor GC woman doing her best while not being allowed a word in edgewise and being constantly interrupted.

Verdict will be: there is no such thing as ROGD, it's just a mean spirited myth created by mean people, like male violence, sex offenders, safeguarding breaches, APG, biology and the truth.

Please BBC, prove me wrong!!

www.bbc.co.uk/radio4

Handsoff you beat me to it!

Programme is starting now. Transgender to be discussed towards the end of the programme.

Started now.

Stephanie David-Arai will be featured, which is encouraging.

Assigned FFS

Jane Garvey trying to clarify the "assigning of gender" rather than observing of sex.

Garvey challenges this

Excellent email from a GCer

I think this discussion is heading towards the fact that gender identity is influenced by socialisation and narrow stereotypes!

Garvey read out a Twitter comment re gender stereorypes and girls expected to be preened and plucked.

Transman on now

I'm listening too!

Says was 4 when told mom they were trapped in girl's body.

The person presenting AFAB/AMAB has acknowledged that "the world seems to be getting more binary than less binary"

there is a reliance on stereotypes [paraphased] -"what is expected from females and what is expected from males"

"but it is a hypothesis." [that this is having an impact on ROGD]

Jane Garvery asks tranman whether they could be a gay woman

Got teased for looking like a boy.

'Transed' at 19

Was it suggested Lewis was a gay girl?

Lewis is attracted to girls.

"My body did not feel right."

"My brain was male"

"Male brain not matching with male body" is what the transman (missed the name!) puts forward for their transition.

Tom boys can explore their gender id more. Societ accepts boyish girls more...

Aaaargh that fucking word 'tomboys'...

He's just buying into stereotypical behaviours & societal expectations.

Stephanie fom TT on now