Online abuse

[Yorkshirelass04]

The online abuse women face when questioning any aspect of the transgender agenda is staggering.

About an hour ago I posted on an Owen Jones thread, which I know I shouldn't have. I'm ok, but it's set my anxiety off. I know my mental health is going to take a dive after what they said about me. Nobody questioned it. Nobody stepped in. I was actually told women aren't allowed an opinion about how trans people are treated.

But if everyone stays silent policymakers will assume we are all in support of whatever they want.

It's as though people have found a nice little loophole where they get to spout misogynistic aggression and deem it to be activism.

I'm just exhausted with the whole thing at this point. I watched Mrs America recently and thought: why weren't men fighting to be women when all we had was raising kids and doing dishes? I have a friend who is a feminist scholar and literally fears for her life and her business if she dares speak about about the impact the trans agenda is having on women. I have also seen colleagues on LinkedIn praising the idea of marketing tampons to people and not women (to be inclusive).

Why are we reduced to this?

I have written to my MP. What else can I do?

Thanks for any thoughts in advance x

My female partner is currently being targeted on line and in real life and I send you a hug and a hope that you get through this, as we intend to do so. I decided this weekend that for my mental health I would not read social media for the next week or so - but I feel very angry at feeling silenced. The more women who stand up for our very very very hard won rights the better for all - and many trans people feel worried that the adverse publicity caused by aggressive trans rights activists threaten their safety too.

I know it's staggering! And the total silence from the media on this is equally horrific. And you can clearly see that men can get away with saying much more without a witch-hunt. Stay strong OP, take a break, writing to your MP's is great x

Thanks for your replies, I appreciate a supportive voice.

The thing is, when I talk to my family and friends they tend to agree (we aren't right wing nutters btw) so I am not sure my stance on it is illiberal.

I honestly do not understand why we are bending to the preferences of a minority of people when it makes women uncomfortable. 52% of the population.

Some women appear to be totally ok with the transgender movement - but I strongly feel they are missing the point.

Out of interest does anyone know any men who are totally cool with trans people redefining manhood to include wombs and periods and they being held as equals to other men? I can't see any discussion on that.

I joined the women's equality party yesterday too; I think they have a consultation open about women's sex based rights. I will see if I can influence that way.

If you say anything, anything at all, you are accused of all sorts of stuff. I do not hate trans women, I just want to protect myself in women only spaces, and I want the rights that women fought for. But as you say OP, as soon as you voice even the tiniest objection, the pile on trolling is horrific. I don't know what the answer is but I'm totally fed up of it. Bullying and sparky comments on twitter, even at institutional level, are the only outcomes of this. Misogynistic bullying, once again, which does not help trans women either. And you're right of course; who wanted to be us when we were unpaid carers and home makers??