'I do think that some of the lines of questioning to Debbie are harsh. I think what they are doing, and admitting so publicly, is brave and with major implication for them in their life. Debbie will also know, and understand well, the power of the trans lobby to enforce compliance, not only in their intimate personal life, but in their public and professional life too.
Debbie's is an important voice in pushing back against this, and I wouldn't want to completely alienate them.'
I second that. I will be forever grateful to Debbie for her stance.
We all should be.
When I first realised the extent of this ideology and its grip, and had conversations with friends and family, all still blind to it, before I found Mumsnet fwr board, Debbie was there, calmly, rationally, eloquently pushing back.
Like it or not, the spin of the Social Justice Movement (and it's manipulative genius) means that anyone who opposes it can be discredited as bigoted oppressors. Harder to dismiss someone who has been there and got the t-shirt.