Reddit Trans Drama

[Magenta82]

Not sure if this was discussed at the time but I just read a summary of last month's falling out on r/trans.

A transman posted about the issues facing ftm people and in particular sexual assault. The post was removed by a mtf mod and the OP was told they were being divisive and another mtf mod told the OP to "stop bitching".

I know it's only petty reddit drama but I find it very telling that men who claim to be women and have special woman brains still manage to act like very male misogynists who work together to silence women.

Really. Change your name, build up some paper proof, couple of letters from doctors.

Absolutely no medical intervention required.

I realised no medical intervention was required, I hadn’t twigged it was as easy as asking. Effectively. What’s the point of the marker? I can wear jeans and sneakers and have an F. I can wear a dress and have an F. DH can grow his hair and have an M or an F.
What has F/M got to do with style choices?

What a strange decision that was.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gender-recognition/gender-recognition-accessible

Before we can issue a passport in the changed gender, we need evidence confirming the gender change is likely to be permanent (unless the customer identifies as a crossdresser). This evidence may be a:

• Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) or an interim GRC; or
• new birth certificate issued in the new gender; or
• letter or written statement from a medical professional and where needed:
• a statement from the customer and a referee for crossdressers
• consent from everyone who has parental responsibility or legal guardianship for anyone under the age of 18 years (or a specific issues court order)

Crossdressers
We can only issue a passport if it is established the customer is using their new identity for all purposes. You, the examiner, must not issue a passport in a name or gender a customer uses for some but not all purposes.
If the customer cannot provide medical evidence, they must make a statement confirming they permanently use the preferred identity. They must also have a referee confirm their new identity and send us evidence if they have changed their name (see Names – evidence to change a name).
You must scan the customers signed statement that confirms they use the preferred identity on the application (see gender recognition: scanning supporting documents).

My bold, so the name change isn't actually needed. Just a 'preferred identity' that is a crossdresser.

Back to the OP for a moment.

The problem is, in part, what has already being talked about here already - misogyny, man using female transitioners, and the rest. Also in the mix is the mens attitude to sexual assault.

They use their percieved increase in risk of sexual assault as proof that they are seen as women. Its also about the idea that its perpetrated by 'cis' men against women.

If female transitioners talk about it, they throw up questions - if they are percieved as men and sexually assaulted, then its not about gender identity and passing. Especially when the TW say its easier for TW to pass as men.

It also leads to questions about who are the perpetrators. Are 'trans' communities just as unsafe for women as 'cis' communities, and who in the trans communities are committing the assaults?

i did ask if it was an autodelete, but they didn't answer that bit. I'm not going to push my luck.

I did think maybe autodelete for using the term, but it was mentioned in subsequent posts (two words as i did, and one word in the explanation that they are considered trans for the purposes of changing gender marker on passports) and they weren't zapped. So i will assume that it was reported, rather quickly by the sounds of things, i wasn't around to see it (and i still think you should get a mail when a post was deleted to warn you of that)

Yes. Shocking, no?