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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Help me explain to my teenager!

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biggirlknickers · 09/11/2021 18:28

She thinks there is “no debate” and if a man decides he’s a woman then he wouldn’t go to all that trouble if it wasn’t genuine. He should be seen as a woman. His rights cannot be viewed as different from women’s rights. Even if he is anatomically male. Chromosomes have nothing to do with it, people can be born in the wrong body and I am “not grasping this”.

I need some very easy to digest, difficult to refute points to give her. I’m absolutely overwhelmed with work, health issues etc and I simply don’t have the brain space to give to this right now and I know you lot will help me out.

It doesn’t help that she is very feisty snd I am super placid.

I don’t want to shrink from this though - she needs to understand the other side. She has only been exposed to TRA beliefs so far, from her friends and on Tiktok etc.

Help me!

OP posts:
nauticant · 10/11/2021 17:11

I know. That's in my post. I provided a link but that doesn't mean the OP must show it to her DD. She can use her knowledge of how things stand with her DD and make her own choice. She is free to view it as wholly unsuitable.

BloodinGutters · 10/11/2021 17:18

@nauticant

I know. That's in my post. I provided a link but that doesn't mean the OP must show it to her DD. She can use her knowledge of how things stand with her DD and make her own choice. She is free to view it as wholly unsuitable.
Ahh ok, I was just confused.

I have flu/cold/lurgy and am in bed sick today, so easy confused!

nauticant · 10/11/2021 17:22

Sorry to have caused confusion. Especially if you're unwell. I hope you haven't got one of the truly horrible colds that are floating around at the moment.

FindTheTruth · 11/11/2021 06:15

You could ask your daughter questions about this OP: this speech by a secondary school science teacher turned MP might give your teen food for thought.

A powerful speech in the HoC on what's happening in Education by a scientist.

hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2021-11-09/debates/829A71F8-C2BF-4333-A5AC-066C9DBDF98A/School-BasedCounsellingServices#contribution-2B64D29F-2FB1-42B3-B1FD-A21BA1FB845A

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