So we have a situation where anyone can declare themselves a woman in Ireland. No medical diagnosis, no Garda vetting (not that that would have been sufficient in this case). No hormonal therapy, no surgery required. All they need is to 'feel' like a woman (or if you are a sexual predictor, spot an opportunity).
There was no risk impact done prior to the legislation being brought in.
We had the word woman removed from the cervical screening programme, despite all the well documented problems with the service.. This seems to have been done with the sole purpose of not wanting to upset trans women, with no concern given to the risk it created for marginalised women with poor literacy skills or women with English as a second language.
There is a transwoman, who has not taken any hormone treatment who is a convicted sex offender housed in a woman's prison.
We have a homicidal teenager who has already attacked women, who has openly stated the intent to kill and rape women. Yet, the courts were willing to put the lives of women at risk rather than misgendering the teenager.
Women's rights groups remain silent, as they now represent trans women too. So they have a conflict of interests.
No political party has a problem with this.
The trans lobby provide educational materials for schools.
There are plans to expand Self ID in the programme for government.
But if this government fails the next government also has no problems with it all. In fact they are patting themselves on the back for how 'progressive' they are.
So basically, Irish women are screwed.
Have I got that right?