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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CassandraSissy · 26-30, T

TERF is just....boring!

I don't really hang much with many lesbians so I can't really judge whether some are feminists of the 'gender critical' mentality or not, I do, however, have a circle of trans people like myself.

General consensus is that we think of ourselves as women, dress and act as women. Some live as women, some are just part-timers (for want of a better term). So that's what we identify as.

My whole argument is this...there's those that say 'Well, you can't be a woman because you can't have a baby', to which I remind them that there's many women out there that, sadly, can't have children.....does that make them less of a woman?

Then I answer with a quick 'shame on you' and make them feel bad about even asking in the first place! Lol!

I really haven't got time for these bigots in my life..

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