suggestionspleas1 And the same with transwomen in female only spaces; how do you make that call? The call, quite rightly, hasn't been made for male people to not teach, why should it be made for transwomen to not enter female only spaces? What are the larger complexities of the case? The real risk to transwomen being compelled to use male spaces? The larger mental health concerns for trans people as they experience continuing alienation from the spaces they hope to fit, their increasing social disadvantage, economic disadvantage and poor overall life outcomes.
The larger complexities of the case are simple, allowing one section of the male sex class to enter female only spaces and services impacts negatively on women. What about the safety, privacy, comfort and dignity of the female users? What about women from religious minorities who already have limited access to society who no longer feel confident or will be allowed to use these spaces lest they should encounter a male person in there with the result that their access to society is further reduced? What about women and girls who have suffered abuse and trauma at the hands of males who no longer feel confident to use those facilities lest they encounter a male person in there? What about their mental health, alienation from the spaces that were designed for them, their increasing social disadvantage, economic disadvantage and poor overall life outcomes?
What is the real risk to transwomen using male only spaces? Where is your evidence that there is any?
If one section of the male sex can access female single sex spaces because they declare they are women, what is there to stop any man doing that? Saying that one section of males can access these spaces and declaring other men cannot because the ones that can access those spaces are special or better than other men is discriminatory at best. What is to stop any man arguing that by letting one man in why can't he go in, and if the space or service is doing so by relying on self-id and believing someone is the identity they claim they are they can't be stopped. The minute you decree one member of the male sex can go because of their perception of themselves the space is no longer single sex it is mixed sex and it has been proved that mixed sex spaces have a negative and detrimental impact on the women who need these spaces and services.
People often talk about the law on these boards but sometimes I think there is a complete lack of awareness as to the impact of social isolation and alienation for a person. To my mind, at the point we are in this country, at this point in time, the real harm is not coming from how legislation is enacted or applied - it is coming from the social shame, the harassment, lack of respect, lack of support, the isolation, the alienation - you can not underestimate the impact these things have on lives.
All of this paragraph applies to women. Your lack of awareness is astounding.
Why are you willing to place men and their feelings and desires over the very real need and the right for women to have access to single sex spaces and services and be assured and confident that those spaces and services are exclusively single sex?
Why are you comfortable and happy that the wants of men will result in women being excluded? Why do you care not one iota for those women and their exclusion?