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What's It All About?
Sorry for a dumb question, but can anyone explain to me what is the essence of the issue about the trans question? Why is Ms Rowling so passionate about it?
I hope for a calm explanation rather than an attack.
Here’s hoping...
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I treat them all as men because, well, they are all men. Although, if anyone in Scotland wants to report me for saying that, it's a little uncertain whether Police Scotland will issue an International Arrest Warrant but if they do, I hope to find myself on the same prison-wing as JKR.
I also rail against the industry which has grown up advocating for, and mutilating children and young people.
I note that that the large propotion of those on this thread who imply " whats all the fuss about?" are men, apart from clare who is a trans woman.
I would take a bet that a large proportion of women, when asked, do not want men, in their women only spaces and that includes trans women who still have their male bits
Nearly thirty years ago, a guy who worked where I did took the trans route.
Our employer was very concerned about the possible reactions and we were all given a briefing as to how to behave towards this new woman.
It is a very difficult situation to handle - many of the women in the office raised the toilet issue, and claimed they felt uncomfortable when the ex-man encountered them there.
However "unreasonable" you may or may not think they were, one does have to recognise their feelings as well as those of the trans guy.
He eventually left, whether as a result of his change or not, is unknown.
But having known and been a work colleague of such a person does tend to alter your perception of the "problem".
It is always wrong to encourage lying and making it society's norm. Too much of that goes on these days.
Then again, you must have read all the reports of men claiming that they are women really, demanding access to single sex spaces, thus negating safeguards in some areas and having unfair advanges in others.
Plus there is the more obvious moral issue of helping those in need. If someone has a problem accepting reality then society should try to get them over that mental issue, not abuse them by encouraging their fantasy. (Perhaps even mutilating their physical body to try to support their delusion.) That seems to be a modern day practice comparable to the attractions of Bedlam for the morbidly entertained in times gone by.
There's three issues just off the top of my head. Why wouldn't any sane individual get passionate over being forced by law to not speak out on these insane issues, but to either stay silent or support them ?
Two main issues: one how do you reconcile the undoubted fact that some people genuinely feel they have been born with the wrong gender, with the undeniable physical reality.
This matters for two reasons mainly as mentioned: the "safe spaces for women" argument" and also the "fairness in sport" one. Both are valid. But so is the trans issue. It gets to the heart of how we identify and how we want to protect ourselves, so it is scarcely surprising it generates strong feelings.