“For me, abortion can be a women’s issue. You can talk about women power and all of that,” he said. “But that means a few things: One, you’ve got to include trans women in the conversation because trans women are also women. And, two, you have to include trans men and nonbinary folks because we are also affected by this.”
‘Abortion CAN be a woman’s issue’ WTactualF???? Thanks for including us...
Transwomen CANNOT get pregnant. They CANNOT get pregnant. They CANNOT get pregnant. Therefore they cannot have an abortion, therefore it is not their issue. They have the same rights as a man to get involved in the conversation because every person has the right to be part of a discussion but this is not, never will be and never can be a transwoman issue.
To give an example, erectile disfunction is not a woman’s issue. We can be part of the discussion but it’s not our issue. We can’t get it, we can’t experience it, we should not be telling men what they can or can’t do with their bodies (in terms of treatment).
I think a transman should be addressed as ‘he’ by medical staff if he so chooses. To ignore a request for that is intolerant. However, in a condition unique to the female body, it is understandable for assumptions to be made (notwithstanding that, if corrected, medical staff should stick to the patient’s chosen pronoun).
It’s hard to stay sane in these times. My teen dd and I cannot talk about trans issues. She thinks I am transphobic. I say I am not. I acknowledge that transpeople have rights and these need fighting for but it is entirely unacceptable for transpeople’s rights to supercede women’s rights. Then she gets angry and says they aren’t and then the argument goes around and around and around .