In today’s paper, Zoe Williams has a piece on decriminalising abortion in which she refers to “women”. Not cisgender women and transmen, not people with uteruses.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/06/british-abortion-law-is-a-medieval-nightmare
How will this be perceived by transmen who may feel excluded from the statistic “one in three British women will [seek an abortion] at some point”?
I applaud ZW’s straightforward use of correct language but surely someone should point out her insensitivity to both transmen and transwomen? Or does writing a column for money mean you can ditch ideological allegiance in favour of plain language that doesn’t mince words?
Tongue as far into cheek as it will go….