Initially I heard about GRA reform and thought it sounded a progressive change
I am conscious that I have a privileged background as white, male, heterosexual and well educated. I believe that I have a responsibility to care about others’ rights, too. Initially I heard about GRA reform and thought it sounded a progressive change but I have listened to other viewpoints and realise that some aspects of…
The backlash from women has created a hostile environment for peaceful trans people
I care because the backlash from women has created a hostile environment for peaceful trans people. I don’t want access to female spaces and I know I am male, so I get abusive responses to sharing these opinions. Women are rightly angry and we are experiencing a rapid loss of support as a result. I’ve…
This is extremely unfair and unsafe for all the women and girls who compete
As a husband, father and grandfather I am really concerned about the safety and the safeguarding of all women and girls in what must be maintained as all female areas and environments. These areas have been hard earned by women over the years and must not be given up. Also as a follower of sport…
I am a man with autogynephilia
I am a man with autogynephilia. I care about this issue, as I can see self ID has enabled, and will enable men with disordered autogynephilia to transition and involve women in sexual experiences they did not consent to. I think that for some men with autogynephilia, it is compassionate to allow them to transition…
I saw women being attacked at the Anarchist Bookfair in 2017
Initially, I cared because I saw women being attacked at the Anarchist Bookfair in 2017 and the annual bookfair ending as a result. Since, I have been profoundly shocked by the misogyny of transactivists and the othering of their critics. As an affluent straight middle-aged white male, it all tends to be rather abstract, but…
I am testing the hypothesis that a male bioscientist can say things women get banned for. So far the theory holds
I have three sisters, two daughters, eight nieces, a mother, aunts, cousins. I cannot remain silent, not add my knowledge and understanding knowing their secure spaces are under attack by self obsessed men. So long as I have platforms I will speak. I have blogged about it. I have joined twitter and I am testing…
As a gay man, I thought I was part of a movement which was dismantling gender stereotypes
This matters to me because I’m a gay man who supports feminism. I see sexism as the fundamental structural inequality. It means that women are unsafe in their homes, workplaces and the street and disadvantaged in every part of their lives. It also means that lesbian, gay and bisexual people and all gender non-conforming people…
The transactivist movement fails a basic test of morality
The erosion of women’s rights should matter to everyone. Firstly, anything which restricts and diminishes the potential of half of humanity is, self-evidently, a massive setback for all. More drastically, hard as it may be to imagine, the erosion of women’s rights should matter to everyone because the ideology driving these attacks is not based…
She proudly proclaimed “I am not a stereotype” and dismissed the idea of being trans
It matters to me as my 8 year old niece, in experiencing sexism and gender roles, thought she was trans because she “doesn’t like her gender”. Luckily when I discussed gender stereotypes with her she proudly proclaimed “I am not a stereotype” and dismissed the idea of being trans. I fear for others who don’t…
I’ve been surprised at the lack of hate I have received on twitter but then I’m a man
It just matters; It seems so clear to me with testimonials and mainly SCIENCE but this is being denied and people can’t see it. It just creeping into every aspect of life and I feel I’m on the losing side. I suffer too much from believing in fairness and it really gets to me that…
I’ve seen the damage first hand…it tore the family apart
I’ve seen the damage first hand when the daughter of a good friend, a lovely person went to Bristol Uni. Very quickly stopped responding to parents & siblings, wouldn’t come home for Christmas etc. And when she did finally return home 12 months later raged at everyone for bringing her up like a girl, she’s…
I’m a feminist. Quite simple really
This matters to me because I’m a feminist. Quite simple really. I’ve communicated issues to others personally. I’ve interacted on social media platforms. A, Father, brother, husband – perhaps in that order
Stonewall etc have tried to deny same sex attraction and replace it with gender
I’m a gay male. I feel concerned that Stonewall etc have tried to deny same sex attraction and replace it with gender. I am worried that this could result in serious undermining of gay / lesbian rights which I feel are more fragile than some appear to think. I’m very concerned that young gay men…
I feel that free speech is being stifled in academic environments
This matters to me because I’m scared that the TRA movement is aggressively and perniciously invading the basic human rights of women and children. It further matters to me because I feel that free speech is being stifled, notably in academic environments. I have spoken up on social media, at work and within my union.…
I was a good ally
I first became engaged with trans issues when I had to teach a unit on queer theory to my A Level class. Having very little knowledge of my own, I followed some trans accounts on twitter and read some web resources to develop an understanding. It seemed to me that trans people were an oppressed…
He said he could no longer bring himself to believe in his transition anymore
A few years ago I got back in touch with my father whom I hadn’t seen since my mother’s death when I was 11. I discovered that he had undergone every MtF reassignment procedure one could name. This was a shock. We met up months later. At this time, he had lost someone close to…
It seems strange to me that many lefty types have a blind spot when it comes to women
I care about women’s spaces, their safety, privacy and dignity. It seems strange to me that many lefty types have a blind spot when it comes to women. I also worry about children who don’t conform to typical gender expectations thinking that they are wrong and need to be corrected. I talk to my friends…
I object to this because I care about the girls and women in my life
I’m a man. I object to this because I care about the girls and women in my life. Denying sex is madness. M
If this one falls I don’t think there is any hope of holding any other lines
To me the distinction between male and female is truth that is so real and profound it is embedded within us at biological level going back millions of years. If a truth that substantial can be overturned we give permission for any ideology with the appropriate power to dictate truth. Losing the concept of Truth…
My mission is to get as many men as I can to see the truth and value behind feminism
A friend asked me this ages ago. “Why do you care so much?” I told her it was because I had grown up in an atmosphere that valued civil rights, equality between the sexes (not genders) and social justice. In the intervening years, I have had the good fortune to meet and befriend many remarkable…
The Gender Dissidents Survey 