In my experience, 'be kind' is the refrain of the not-very-bright. They don't seem to understand that in many cases (such as this), being 'kind' to one party compromises another. When you point this out to them, they are baffled and become aggressive, thus contradicting their own mantra. It is quite funny when you think about it, albeit exhausting to deal with.
I am new to the feminist board, I have been lurking a while. I have zero 'personal' dogs in this fight, in that I don't know any trans people, or have had any dealings with any trans people in the past. But now I would place myself firmly at TWANW.
It really isnt a matter of emotion or debate; it is fact.
Women are adult human females. Men are adult human males. There is also a very tiny third category for those who are intersex, where things are a little less clearly defined.
A subsection of men are trans women. I am all for trans women being accommodated as a group in their own right (e.g. a trans womens toilet), but merging them with 'women' is nonsensical on all levels.
I also object to being called a 'cis' woman. I am a woman. I do not need a prefix, which only serves to make out I am in a subcategory of my own sex, and effectively waters down my position as a woman.
We are not taking away anyones rights. What rights did trans women have formerly that have been legally removed as a result of women? We are having our own rights diluted and effectively made to be 'token rights' which serve no purpose any more.