Dear LGBTQ+ people.

To what extent are 'gender critical' perspectives mainstream in your community?

I apologise for the possible sensitivity for the question. I'm a straight cis man who wants to be a ally to trans people. A certain friend of mine has been trying to 'educate' me with 'gender critical' perspectives. I'm highly skeptical of a lot if things he tells me. I know that trans exclusionary feminism is a thing.

To what extent is this a real debate within the LGBTQ+ community and to what extent is it atroturfed (astroTERFED 🤣) by certain political interests.

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bijouxbroussard · F

I’ve been a feminist for a really long time, and while being heterosexual I always supported gays, lesbians and bisexuals, while admittedly not knowing a lot about transgenderism. I now have a few friends who are trans, but they’re all my generation and have transitioned physically.

Some of the "old school" feminists I know well would probably be considered "terfs"—they don’t consider anyone female who wasn’t born so. One whom I know honestly believes that "it’s just another way of men dictating the narrative for women—by trying to become us". 🙁