Long time lurker of this forum, first time poster.
I have read through many of the threads on here and I have to say there are lots of views that I find quite shocking.
There almost seems to be two sides of the ‘gender critical’ movement on here that I can see.
The first seems quite reasonable. They wish to have protections in place for women and their rights. Regardless of whether you agree or disagree (e.g. trans folk in toilets, transgender prisoners etc) they are stating a view based on safety and women’s rights.
The second bunch are the ones who I find myself disagreeing with, and who post things that I personally consider as transphobic. Some examples of this would be: refusing to use someone’s pronouns or citing being transgender as a mental illness which needs to be cured.
I feel that the first group are genuinely feminists who are concerned with women’s rights, and feel as though they need to speak out on their own concerns. The second group are masquerading under the pretence of feminism to say hateful or controversial things.
I am interested to hear other views on this point (and I’m sure there will be a lot here who don’t agree with me!)