I backed the funding campaign to support people's right to express their views about gender self-ID. I don't have set views on the issue, + don't know the details of the case. But working through the pros+cons requires space for reasoned debate https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/lost-job-speaking-out … @MForstater
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Replying to @alanhudson1 @MForstater
I agree that we need to collect sex and gender data (and maybe in some cases even sexuality data). I agree we should have a discussion about it, mainly because most people don't understand the issue. However, I found Maya's post doing more harm than good to the topic.
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Replying to @Morchickit @alanhudson1
We don't usually talk about doing harm or good to a *topic*. Topics are matters of conversation. "X was inaccurate, confusing, wrong because Y", "I disagree w their premis or conclusion because Z..." yes. But just stating someone talking about a topic "harms the topic" ?
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Replying to @MForstater @alanhudson1
Sorry Maya, I had other things to do today and had to go off before I was able to tweet another response. I think it is doing harm because it only shows specific opinions on the topic, which is your right to do (personal views have biased, everyone has bias).
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Replying to @Morchickit @alanhudson1
Again this seems an unusual test of "harm". I wrote an article not a PhD. I made the case that the impacts of overriding provisions for women & girls as a sex, w provisions based on 'gender identity' or 'expression' are underexplored and that that there should be evidenced debate
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I gave my opinion carefully & backed it up w reasons & references, & expressly called for open debate. No I didn't try to represent every opinion: this is not usually the test of "harm" or of acceptable writing. Expressing a thought-thru opinion is not usually "harming the topic"
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