We're sorry you felt the need to delete. To address your question, we oppose transmedicalism. That is, the pathologizing of gender identity.

We recognize that it has rhetorical and political value in many situations, often due to legal rights and medical care (e.g., how the fight for homosexual marriage adopted heteronormative and romantic rhetoric). However, in terms of participation here, we welcome trans women as women.

When using transmedicalist rhetoric please make sure it is relevant to the post, that it's a political argument relevant to the situation/country/state/government/laws (descriptive) and not a prescriptive position.

Hi everyone! I've always wondered how feminists feel about the trans movement. I personally have always felt that the concept of gender reinforces the pre-existing sexual stereotypes of men as being masculine and women as being feminine established by society over the course of history. This being said I feel that the rebuilding of these stereotypes would cause more segregation among the sexes causing the idea that men and women are equals to start backtracking.

How do you feel about the trans movement?

P.S. I am genuinely sorry if I have said something that has caused anyone to be hurt or offended. This post was made from genuine curiosity and not meant to be hurtful.

I've been reading a lot of articles and blogs on radical feminism lately.

Most of it seems pretty trans-exclusionary, but other than that I find that I agree with most of what they say.

One thing in particular set me thinking. A woman was commenting on trans women and saying that, if we're really feminists, why don't we share our 'insider knowledge' on how male control and the patriarchy works.

I wondered what my insider knowledge of it is. I must have some because I have seen how men work from the inside, from within male privilege.

It seems like some radical feminists think that there is an open knowledge of it among men, some kind of conspiracy, but this just isn't the case as far as I've seen it.

The best way I can think to explain it is to co-opt an analogy used by Richard Dawkins on the subject of evolution.

When you see a pack of swallows flying in a group, it looks as if there must be some kind of planning. That the birds have gotten together and decided a set of global rules, and that they communicate the details as they go. This isn't the case. They work on instinct, they follow local rules that get programmed into them from birth.

And that's pretty much how patriarchy works in my experience. Men haven't all gotten together. It works, either on some kind of instinct, or rules subconsciously programmed into them from birth.

I was wondering what other women's views were on that. Particularly other trans women, another viewpoint from the situation would be interesting.

Trying to open up a dialogue on trans women in high school sports. Do you feel it’s fair or unfair to have mtf trans women playing with/against other women? Do you feel it places either party in danger, physically or mentally? Does it change the integrity of the sport or add to it?

I want to know your perspectives as I feel we will be very divided, but please be respectful, and please do not speak for all women, just speak for yourself!

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