I was following exactly what happened on twitter. For me, there are two elements to this debate, firstly the ideology itself which largely does not stand up to scrutiny, and secondly what I like to call the rules of engagement, which seem very stacked in the TRAs favour and has the express function of subduing that scrutiny.
'you support a bigoted tory who voted against gay marriage and was banned from Twitter for hate speech' will become their new battle cry and it will be the answer to everything, from women's sports to rape crisis centres to puberty blockers.
Meanwhile, mention any of the activities of the first openly transgender MP, and suddenly you can't tar everyone with the same brush etc.
You would hope that the twitter spat is nothing, it means so little, but on twitter these tactics really work. Then blocking, reporting, and the mechanisms by which you can be suspended for 12 hours are again, really loaded against anyone arguing for women's rights.
What astounds me is that decision makers and policy makers seem to be looking to twitter for guidance and advice!! But there you go..... Twitter's stranglehold on the rules of engagement seem to be loosening for now and adult debate and disclosure can commence!!
One day, when this is all over, it will make a fascinating subject for a thesis or PHD....