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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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RebelliousCow · 11/10/2023 17:18

I'm 58.....and have always known what a woman is. I had my first child at 19, and she is now 38 and also GC and actively so.

I spent my 20's really getting into what I would call body centred 'goddess feminism'. Women are adult human females, and I'm profoundly insulted that anyone might suggest that a woman is just a feeling or an idea in someone's head - rather than an embodied reality.

MsNeis · 11/10/2023 19:42

Early 30s

Edited to add my (super small) GC circle: sister (30), mum and dad (early 60s), husband (early 30s), mom-friend (early 40s)

Outwiththenorm · 11/10/2023 19:43

Early 40s.

WhosAfraidOfVirginalWolves · 11/10/2023 20:21

While I can't say I know anyone my age who is critical of gender ideology from a radical feminist perspective (I know a couple of older women who are), I know LOADS who take issue with the ludicrous premises of some of the arguments, or the encroachment on free speech, or the hugely disproportionate amount of attention afforded to "the most marginalised people" in society.

Stephannee · 11/10/2023 20:26

30s

LGBT supportive. Not gender critical or "TERF"

Redhothoochycoocher · 11/10/2023 20:34

35 but been GC since about 28

MissDiagnosed · 11/10/2023 20:37

Late 40s, peaked 3-4yrs ago
DH, 51 and DPs, mid 70s all GC
DD 19 is (privately) GC; DD 17 was vocally the opposite but am sensing a quiet shift.
Don't have any friends with whom I have explored this (late 30s to late 50s) who are not GC.

lochmaree · 11/10/2023 20:37

30

OhPea · 11/10/2023 20:45

48 - became aware of the rise of queer theory and belief in gender about 10 years ago. My sons are 14 and 15 and, whilst not feeling any wish to campaign about it, feel the same way.

EastCoasting · 11/10/2023 20:49

We moved to the US and pretty much all of my children’s teachers have pronouns on their email, and pride flags and pronoun posters in the classrooms. It’s relentless.

When they started new years in their elementary school, they do a poster. That’s kind of the “all about me“ thing. Part of it was having to put their pronouns on there too. FGS.

RebelliousCow · 11/10/2023 20:54

Stephannee · 11/10/2023 20:26

30s

LGBT supportive. Not gender critical or "TERF"

So, why bother responding if you don't fit the profile that information was requested from?

Are you just trolling?

LaughingPriest · 11/10/2023 21:15

Gender is the assumptions people/society hold about a person's behaviour, character, skills, preferences etc based solely on their perceived sex.

I'm baffled as to how anyone isn't critical of those assumptions. But I guess lots of people hold assumptions about all sorts of groups of people with shared characteristics.

Lizardonachair · 11/10/2023 21:44

36

testingtesting · 11/10/2023 22:03

I'm 51. DS and his mate are 17 and both are GC

WaterThyme · 11/10/2023 22:27
  1. Staunch second wave feminist and GC.

DH is bothered about tortured souls and gets upset if I try and talk about trans issues. Though I have hope, he chortled the other day about a story from DSiL about two evidently male ladeez behaving in an unladylike manner.

What gets me down amongst friends my age is that we don’t talk about the trans issues. I think there’s a fear of discord and unwillingness to risk strife as we become older and more vulnerable. It’s also harder to find an opportunity to get together 1-1 and then try to put out feelers. Those who are GC leaning probably think I have a bee in my bonnet.

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