itsnotaboutewe, JACKANDJILL & Sadeyedlady #transphobia ovarit.com
( itsnotaboutewe )
When TRAs Complain About Trump's EO Declaring Ther Are Only 2 Sexes
I think this is what I will be doing in any conversation about Trump's EO declaring there are only 2 sexes. A few years ago I had a conversation with someone about men invading women-only spaces because they say they identify as women. I won't go into the whole conversation, but it ended like this:
Her: "But transwomen are women so they should use the women's facilities. Women and transwomen should use the women's, and men and transmen should use the men's. It really is that simple. Which facilities do you think transwomen should use?"
Me: "This always confuses me. Are transwomen the women who think they are men, or are they the men who think they are women?"
Her: "They're the men who think they're women."
Me: "Then by your own admission they are men, so they should use the men's."
Her: Blinks, then changes the subject.
( JACKANDJILL )
Love it. Whenever I get trapped in similar discussions, I always ask them to define trans woman and they try so hard not to say man or male, but it's unavoidable. Then it's checkmate.
( Sadeyedlady )
Love that. I will try to remember to use that more often. Today I’ve mainly just been asking these TRAs if they’ve read the executive order. Of course they haven’t.