Regrettably Alicia’s frustrating experiences led her to write an anti-trangender article on Meghan Murphy’s anti-transgender Feminist Current naming me that impacted this research and and extensively tweeted attacks against the Transgender community. I regret her actions but understand her motivation. It is important to show witnesses of this awful situation empathy. People who observe awful things sometimes react awfully. I hope that as time passes cooler heads will prevail.
Let's remind ourselves of what Alicia wrote:
While I remained steadfast in my beliefs that transgender individuals were vulnerable, and that women should accommodate them, the situation involving Twitter and JY created a tiny crack in my previously impenetrable armour. How was it acceptable that those sounding the alarm about egregious actions were the ones being reprimanded?
In frustration, I contacted Morgane Oger, one of the most public faces of the Canadian transgender community and a Vice President of the British Columbia NDP, the province’s ruling party. Oger suggested we speak over the phone, an offer I considered quite generous. We spoke for almost an hour, and Oger listened to my concerns, telling me that other women had reached out regarding JY’s behaviour as well. Oger stated that it would be fruitless to bring such concerns to law enforcement unless there was concrete, verifiable evidence to present them with. I was encouraged to find possible sources and to get in touch if I found any. Based on our conversation, I felt Oger was troubled by the accusations that were being made against JY and was taking them seriously.
During our call, Oger mentioned an event that had occurred a few days earlier at the Vancouver Public Library, discussing gender identity ideology and women’s rights. While I was not at the presentation and could not comment on what occurred, I was struck by Oger’s description: “It was like 1933 Berlin.”
My husband and children are Jewish, and I couldn’t stop thinking about this simile, which struck me as extreme, particularly as it was made by a very public representative of a political party.
It was at that point — when I was told challenges to and questions about gender identity ideology in defense of women’s rights were equal to the lead up towards one of the worst genocides in human history — that I had my “WTF?” moment, and I began to tip.
www.feministcurrent.com/2019/04/10/i-supported-trans-ideology-until-i-couldnt-anymore/
Was defunding a women's rape crisis centre not enough for MO? Absolutely agree that this seems like damage control. I also suspect that there is worse to come out. Definitely felt like MO was trying to somehow blame women for this situation. No fucking way. This is about sexual predators, how easy it is for them to say they are trans and demand access to women's spaces, and the fact that they can absolutely hide under the trans umbrella. Who is going to kick them out from under there? MO isn't, that's for sure. IMO there seems to be a complete lack of awareness or responsibility from any transactivists as to the fact that they have created this situation and allowed these people to act with impunity - because every time any woman breathes a word of discomfort with a male in a women's space, or mention concerns about the behaviour of a male who self-identifies as a woman they get screamed at by TRAs and accused of transphobia. JFC! The DARVO is off the goddamned charts.