I don't much care for the 'gender critical' handle. Is there anything better.

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I am relatively new to the Women's versus trans rights debate. Despite my very lefty leanings, I have ended up on the gender critical side for a few reasons. My training as a scientist, my sense of fairness, my personal reaction to the attempted erasure of language like 'women' and 'mother' and the hideous places that he total enforce t of TWAW takes us.

However, I really don't like the terminology of gender critical feminist. I would much rather be defined by what I do believe in rather that what I am critical of. And I am not critical of gender per se, it is the pseudo religion of gender ideology that I have a beef with.

I know sex is real, and immutable
Sport needs to be fair for it to work
Women on jail need to be free of worry about rape
Women need single sex spaces

Is there a terminology that frames this position in a less negative way than 'gender critical'?

Pro-women?

But that then opens the 'what are women?' question.

Others will know better than me but could you perhaps describe yourself as a “second wave” feminist?

I sympathise. I agree that by being forced to define ourselves as gender critical, that focuses attention on what we don't believe in, not what we do.

I prefer to call myself 'feminist'. That's what defines me. I fight for women's rights. Not against anyone.

I would also call myself a radfem. But just plain feminist would do probably better - people assume radical feminism must = equal extremist feminist because that's what they see radical as meaning, although it doesn't here.

I know liberal feminists have tried to claim the word feminist for themselves. But I prefer to reclaim it to its original meaning.

Pro-reality?

I tend to describe myself as a “women’s liberationist” rather than a feminist as I am fed up of being told that feminism should include men.

Pro-sex?

I'd like an alternative term too. I think the way i feel is that if gender is religion, then I'm atheist.

Women's libber.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_liberation_movement

Bio-reality star?

Sex-based women's rights supporter.

Accepter of Biology.

common sense

I don't define myself as a gender critical feminist. I always wonder when feminists stopped being critical of the concept of gender or more accurately gender roles.

Over the years I've increasingly become bored with the list of things you can't do/be/say if you are a feminist. So I've gone back to my roots and where I started.

I'm a women's libber 💪

Biological realist?

the bleedin' obvious

I agree op, it’s not very clear either

@InvisibleDragon

Biological realist?

Bit close to "race realist".

@zanahoria

the bleedin' obvious

You're referencing Jessica?

Science bitch

My suggestion for a name to replace 'gender critical' is 'sex supportive'.

'sex reality'

Maybe back to women's lib? I like a 70s revival. But once again back to what is a woman? XX lib?

Pro-Sci?

I agree. It's very negative sounding. I'd prefer a more positive description.

But then again science bitch is tempting. Maybe biology babe?

I am relatively new to the Women's versus trans rights debate.

Interesting way of framing it....