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Gender critical age ranges

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BringerOfDoom · 15/01/2023 18:09

Just curious what the general age range here. I'm 31 and I'm gender critical. But there seems to be a belief that all gender critical people are much older such as 50's and later. I know that's not necessarily true, there's nothing wrong with being an experienced person after all! But I am feeling curious. Probably doesn't help that I haven't met any in person.

No need to give exact age of you are not comfortable. You can just say late 20's or early 40's if you would like.

So what is the general age range here or of curiosity?

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Plasmodesmata · 15/01/2023 19:35

Late 40s. Haven't ever changed my mind on this though, I think the same as I always did. Other people have recently come to the conclusion that they think people can change sex for some reason.

BlessedKali · 15/01/2023 19:37

32

KateBalesCardi · 15/01/2023 19:39

Late 40's, DD(14), DSD(22), DM(70) and DIL(30) all think gender ideology is a crock of shit, as does literally everyone else I've ever talked to about it, although that's admittedly only a handful of people.

Teacupjunkie · 15/01/2023 19:40

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AnneLovesGilbert · 15/01/2023 19:46

I’m late 30s, DH late 40s, Dad is 70 and raging about the world having gone mad, DSS and his mates are young teens and feel similar. We talk about it quite a bit as DSS is baffled by some of the bs he’s hearing at school and likes to offload. We’ve all been to Posie’s meet ups and I’ve done sort volunteering for a different organisation in the area.

MorvenOfMalvern · 15/01/2023 19:56

KateBalesCardi · 15/01/2023 19:39

Late 40's, DD(14), DSD(22), DM(70) and DIL(30) all think gender ideology is a crock of shit, as does literally everyone else I've ever talked to about it, although that's admittedly only a handful of people.

V much my experience.

Though I talk much more around the issues now as there's so many angles it's often relevant - prisons, pshe, sport is massive, safeguarding (a new LGBT youth group was mooted near us and I felt I could question the age range), schools and social contagion, health care ..I v much work from the angle of "I'm a feminist.." and centering women and girls.

Places like my book group which is all female but a wide range of ages and backgrounds and including lesbians - everyone is GC. My younger workplace L/B colleagues were among the first to make me analyse "be kind" by telling me about how they felt about Stonewall, and the previously Lesbian nights at the local gay club being aggressively colonised...

My mum is very supportive and protective of a T person close to us and saw everything through their lens, until I pointed out how damaging the current demands and behaviours are to them and their choices and options (they are not in any way a TRA). She's in her 70s and once I talked about DD's sports and safety she got it and she sees now a lot of what I foretold re Mermaids etc has come to pass and she's aware enough to really think now.

Tiddlywinkly · 15/01/2023 19:57

Late 30s here. Fully signed up gender critic with two degrees in Women's Studies. 🙂 I'm sporty, so I'm particularly pissed off with what's been happening in the competitive sports field the last few years.

NeedToKnow101 · 15/01/2023 20:00

53

Thetractorjustmoved · 15/01/2023 20:02

34

SantaCarlaCalifornia · 15/01/2023 20:04

Early 40s now but got radicalised by MN about this 6 or so years ago when I would have been mid-30s.

Kucinghitam · 15/01/2023 20:05

Late 40s, but I've always been critical of gender roles and never gave an iota of credence to any of the pseudoscientific (but actually religious) guff. However, I was BeKind until maybe 5-6 years ago, when it gradually dawned on me that this was a wholesale takeover of women's sex-based rights.

FuckNuggets · 15/01/2023 20:06

I'm 44. My dsd and DD's are 30, 19 and 16 and all GC too.

Couscousie · 15/01/2023 20:13

53

Demonto · 15/01/2023 20:18

Early 40s, mates and husband in their 30s all think it's bollocks (no pun intended Grin)

TangoTarantella · 15/01/2023 20:18

Late forties, would have been of the same opinion at any age. My two teens also think gender woo is total bollocks.

buckeejit · 15/01/2023 20:30

45 & been GC for maybe 20 years.

xbluefairytale · 15/01/2023 20:43

24

Crumpledstilstkin · 15/01/2023 20:56

PuttingDownRoots · 15/01/2023 18:32

Mid thirties.
Believe everyone should be able to express themselves how they like (clothes, hobbies, name, even pronouns really) but biological sex is real and is important in many situations such as sport, safety and dignity.

Same but early 30s

MorvenOfMalvern · 15/01/2023 21:06

TangoTarantella · 15/01/2023 20:18

Late forties, would have been of the same opinion at any age. My two teens also think gender woo is total bollocks.

My teens are sporty girls are in no doubt where it would leave them for a male of the same age to decide he was going to race against them.

They're more anxious than me about causing offence as they are put under so much pressure at school to police their language and use approved terms etc.

So they're GC/grounded in reality (also grappling with bras and periods and how to manage changing, swimming etc, they've v aware of their biology and who that impacts) but there's no way they could say so out loud.

ArseInTheDogBowl · 15/01/2023 21:19

I'm 34, range of view amongst my friends of different ages, and it's not always the older ones who are GC.

FlickFlackTrap · 15/01/2023 21:22

Early 40s.

Quietlyhere · 15/01/2023 21:32

Late 30s

bravotango · 15/01/2023 23:09

29

Perfectpeace · 15/01/2023 23:12

Early 40s

Metabigot · 15/01/2023 23:58

Mid 40s

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