The problem with Tennant is if he does anything different, it's an admission of his failure.
The Cass Review effectively raises questions about parents of trans-identifying children, especially prepubescent one, who decide to affirm without question. It casts the lens of safeguarding over him.
So instead he's doubled down. Which isn't that surprising. It's a Susie Green style response.
What is shocking is he chooses to say that sex doesn't matter and gender does, to an audience of Lesbians and Gays, whilst claiming to be an ally. So we have the question 'what is a homosexual?' in addition to 'what is a woman?'. And his comments, which he knows are going to encourage abuse, are directed at a black woman. Because well, she's a Conservative so she deserves it. The optics on this are utterly appalling to anyone paying attention.
And you start to wonder why the child of a man so wonderfully sexist, homophobic, ageist and racist in the most inclusive and left wing of ways might seek to transition because, well being a woman is just a costume and it's all about sexist stereotypes and anyone who thinks differently - or can quite from an independent health review or research - is a bigot and should be erased.
Tennant, who is 14 years older than his wife who he met on set whilst she was playing his daughter, thinks this act of virtue signalling makes him look inclusive and accepting.
I'm thinking, naaaa not really mate. It's just drawing attention to the fact that you aren't as clued up as you think and there's something not terribly ok with this.
There's no such thing as a vegan cat. Just militant vegan owners.