Maya Forstater

How does the sex-based definition of womanhood view those who have had surgeries to remove, or have been born without, the organs seen as vital to this definition of an “adult human female?” Are they forever put into the “other” category? If no, why?

These arguments are based on fear of the “other” and potential extreme dangers that are NOT useful for women’s empowerment conversations. Exclusionary feminism does nothing except perpetuate the current social hierarchy.

Hi Sarah - thanks for engaging again. I am not a radical feminist...(1/)

Anyway to answer your question... "how does the sex-based definition of womanhood view those who have had surgeries to remove organs, or have been born without them” Are they forever in the" other" category (3/)

Seriously no. I've never heard any one say this. Women who've had a hysterectomy are women. Woman who've had mastectomies Women who are infertile. Women with MRKH born without a vagina. All women. (4/)

Women who've suffered FGM and had their clitoris excised. Still women. It was done to them because they *are* women. Post menopausal women are women. (5/)