“just as the First Minister has herself said in the past, I personally don’t feel conflict between my support for trans rights and my support for women’s rights.”
Anyone who says this, is either monumentally dim or purposely lying.
Of course there doesn't have to be a conflict, but the 'trans rights' being asked for is basically..losing womens rights alltogether. Its possible to support both. For example I do not think transpeople should be discriminated against when applying for jobs (I mean in a 'no not you as you are trans' way though, not..saying transwomen should be able to single sex roles for women.)
The fear is that some men will use trans equality as a Trojan horse to access women and do us harm.
Its not just that, but she knows that already.
And I understand that. But it means the problem we face is not one of trans women wanting to feel safe and accepted – it is one of how we protect and safeguard women against potentially abusive men. That’s not a new problem in Scottish or global society – nor is it one created by trans women.
We cannot safeguard women against abusive men, however the likes of single sex spaces exist to mitigate the risk somewhat, and pretending that they don;t is, again, daft. You cannot safeguard womens rights, while saying that men are women if they utter a couple of magic words.