TattieJan 7, 2025

Reminder to all feminists

If you accept trans people being defined by their reproductive role...
Then men can define all woman by their reproductive role

If you accept that trans teenagers are too young to make decisions about their bodies...
Then men can decide teenage girls are too young to make decisions about their bodies

If you accept medical gatekeeping of trans people's access to hormones...
Then doctors can restrict any woman's access to HRT and birth control

If you accept stripping trans people of legal protections...
Then men can strip women of legal protections

This is the truth of "trans rights are human rights"
Regardless of your personal feelings on whether trans people are "really" the gender they say they are, the exact same human rights protecting us also underlie women's liberation-- bodily autonomy, dignity, equality of opportunity, and protection from harm.
And so many men are desperate for those rights to disappear.

Show threadEpiscoGrrl
@Tattie the targeting of trans people is a tactic to roll back women’s rights. I’ve been screaming this for years. So glad to encounter someone else who sees what’s happening and calls it out! Thank you!
Feb 9, 2025 at 11:00amWeb
Show threadEndicottRoad59Feb 9, 2025
@Jay @Tattie ALL of the actions are meant to roll back any and all civil rights.
Show threadEpiscoGrrlFeb 9, 2025
@EndicottAuthor @Tattie of course they are. The original post, however, was addressed to feminists, and we (particularly white women feminists) have a terrible record on intersectionality with trans, indigenous, BIPOC, and non-binary feminists. I’ve felt like a voice in the wilderness for at least a decade. Hearing someone else say it out loud was a huge relief. And I devoutly pray it happens more!