I don’t know. Nor do you. Largely because trans women who pass, by definition, aren’t read as trans women.
Yes, very obviously trans women are not women. But if a trans woman passes as a woman, then there are certain situations where them living as they please is based on YOUR perception.
I don’t know. Nor do you. Largely because trans women who pass, by definition, aren’t read as trans women.
Yes, very obviously trans women are not women. But if a trans woman passes as a woman, then there are certain situations where them living as they please is based on YOUR perception.
There’s a good chance, for example that you’ve passed a trans woman on the street, or even shared a bathroom with one, and felt zero discomfort because you perceived them as a woman. So, and this is a serious question, what do you suggest doing with this person?
I’ve been unequivocal in my support for women’s spaces. And, of course, spaces like prisons and rape shelters and sports are different and should be managed based on sex regardless of presentation. But total absolutism seems silly as well as obviously unenforceable.
I feel no discomfort in meeting or dealing with trans. My non recognition of trans identified males as women is not based on my discomfort levels, as it doesn’t bother me. The passables I have met, are only passable at a distance, close contact generally tells me who is who and what is what. At least we agree on the issue of prisons which has always been my main area of concern on the issue, one I had written about prior to setting up substack and possibly won’t return to, anytime soon.
“The passables I have met, are only passable at a distance, close contact generally tells me who is who and what is what.”
Again, you can’t possibly know this. It’s like saying you can always tell when someone is lying. By definition, the lies you didn’t detect appear to you to have been truth. So you assume they were true.
Similarly, any women you didn’t detect as trans appeared to be women. So you assumed they were women.
“And exactly how many pass? Almost none.”
I don’t know. Nor do you. Largely because trans women who pass, by definition, aren’t read as trans women.
Yes, very obviously trans women are not women. But if a trans woman passes as a woman, then there are certain situations where them living as they please is based on YOUR perception.
There’s a good chance, for example that you’ve passed a trans woman on the street, or even shared a bathroom with one, and felt zero discomfort because you perceived them as a woman. So, and this is a serious question, what do you suggest doing with this person?
I’ve been unequivocal in my support for women’s spaces. And, of course, spaces like prisons and rape shelters and sports are different and should be managed based on sex regardless of presentation. But total absolutism seems silly as well as obviously unenforceable.
I feel no discomfort in meeting or dealing with trans. My non recognition of trans identified males as women is not based on my discomfort levels, as it doesn’t bother me. The passables I have met, are only passable at a distance, close contact generally tells me who is who and what is what. At least we agree on the issue of prisons which has always been my main area of concern on the issue, one I had written about prior to setting up substack and possibly won’t return to, anytime soon.
“The passables I have met, are only passable at a distance, close contact generally tells me who is who and what is what.”
Again, you can’t possibly know this. It’s like saying you can always tell when someone is lying. By definition, the lies you didn’t detect appear to you to have been truth. So you assume they were true.
Similarly, any women you didn’t detect as trans appeared to be women. So you assumed they were women.