Socialist critique from Ireland of Gender Identity politics

[GrainneMhaol]

Hi everyone, I've written this piece looking at

Why has a conflict arisen between Transactivists and Feminists? What should a Marxist approach to this issue be?

socialistdemocracy.org/RecentArticles/RecentSocialismFeminismTransgenderPoliticsPartOne.html

I am hoping it is going to be the first in a series of articles on this issue. I'm working on the second one at the moment.

I'm hoping this article helps to give a left-wing perspective on what is going on, and highlights this issue to people who might not otherwise be aware of it. I would say the public in Ireland has been generally less aware of what is going on as press coverage on the subject is very limited. A lot more seem to be talking about it though since JK Rowling spoke up.

I've been a long-time member here but haven't posted that much in the last year but read the board regularly (I've name changed) The Mumsnet forum actually woke me up to what was going on. I had no idea we had self-id until I read about it here.

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@GrainneMhaol

I think they are in for a land when the general public realise what is going on.

I firmly believe that if the general public had had any say in it (think citizen's assembly and a vote style say) there is no way that we'd be in the middle of the shitstorm that we're in.