Under constant attack

This country has become a state of America, run by right wing bigots. It’s a **** hole and I hate it. Just try and remember there are still good people out there. Look after yourself idk

Its still left it messy though and probably in a way which will increase bigotted comments for transgender people.
It seems to me to be a lot of practical stuff that needs resolving now… whats going to happen with single sex places, sports etc? Where do intersex people stand in all this.

Ive got some thoughts on it, Im not transgender so I might not get my terminology correct here; no offence is intended- as I do think if I was younger Id be all out identifying as agender. Anyway on to my thoughts…

In my opinion what we need now are some very solid laws that allow for freedom of choice regarding gender that completely seperate it from biological sex. I think the Scottish government discussed bringing gender into it as an identifier distinct from sex before, was that with the census, but decided against it.

So many questions too. Is there any value now in having your birth certificate changed? Is it going to affect getting medical help? Where does this ruling leave trans people and the rest of us…

Trans people still have the same protections under the Equality Act.

I support all genders, and want them all to be equal in the eyes of the law.

I hope I am not doing my daughters a disservice, but im sure they told me that sex and gender were different things. They both have trans and non binary friends, and can't conceive of anything but equality and freedom of expression.

The way I see it is as a society we have made amendments to the law for every other minority acknowledging their status e.g. halal food for Muslims in hospital, accessible entrances/toilet facilities for disabled people, travel concessions for the elderly, official documents produced in multiple minority languages, same-sex marriages etc. etc.

Why can we not find a workable solution for transgender people?

I've never been entirely clear why there is so much outright hatred towards such a small minority of people within society.

I've heard people say there's a contagion element of transgenderism. I don't believe that to be true. I equate it more to homosexuality in terms of society's views. I'm old enough to vaguely remember when gay people were regarded with deep suspicion, bullying, harassment, and derision.

As it became more acceptable to be openly gay, more people began identifying themselves as such. Not because they were 'infected' via contagion, rather because they had to previously hide who they were from the bigots and bullies. I tend to believe that is what has happened with transgender people who remained 'closeted' (for want of a better term) and who are now feeling able to be themselves.

Also, there is, and always has been, the 'experimentation' and searching young people tend to go through in their teen years - they now just have another option to openly consider. It's gone from am I straight, gay, bisexual to now include am I in the wrong body for who I am.

Of course, there are some using their 'transgenderism' as a cover for their desire to harm others. Every sector of society has nefarious people within its cohort, it would be lunacy to deny this. Those nefarious people are always a tiny minority of any overall cohort, though, no matter what bigots tell you.

So, reason tells me transgender people will also have a small number with ill-intent amongst their cohort.

There will always be those who toy with the law for their own benefit/purposes, particularly when the tax-payer is footing the bill. Look no further than Steven Yaxley-Lennon (or Tommy Robinson to his followers) as an example of someone attempting (and failing) to hijack neurodiversity etc. for his own benefit.

Instead of focusing on the 'nefarious' element within the transgender minority, governments have allowed right-wing bigots and bullies to set the narrative that all transgender people are dangerous.

The narrative around changing rooms, single-sex spaces etc., sounds awfully like the narrative in the 70s/80s where every gay man was deemed (by bigots and bullies) to be a paedophile and a danger to children. Same 'reasoning' is now employed by bigots and bullies against transgender people i.e. male to female people are all 'rapists/perverts'.

It's shameful, really, that people are so blinded by hatred that has been whipped up by those who are setting a very false narrative.

I predict, in a few decades or sooner, people will look back at today's situation with the same horror and shame in which we currently look back at pre-80s when gay people lived horrible lives due to bigotry and hatred.

I dont like the fact that the term "women" has been considered as a sex denoting word rather than a gender denoting word. Female is a sex denoting word as far as I can see but Ive always thought of "women" as being a gender role sort of word.

It seems to me that if the Equality Act had used slightly different terminology we might not be here deciding that "woman" is linked to sex not gender.
Im not quite sure what transgender women are supposed to call themselves, in everyday life, now.

I think its understanable to be concerned about how this is going to pan out now. I think its quite possible that some bigotted types are going to start objecting to any transgender person calling themselves "woman" even as an addon to trans. We will have to see how it pans out of course, but I think its understandable people are concerned.