Maya Forstater

It could and has been argued that a belief in God is exclusionary yet our world is largely shaped around actively supporting the belief that it is not.

Those who choose to take a stance which excludes trans people on the basis that gender identity is merely a belief cannot be allowed to hold a belief that this is not hateful in the same way as an atheist excluding a person of faith is hateful.

People who seek to exclude trans people need to be absolutely clear about the consequences of those actions and that is to cause the most severe and profound mental distress to people with a recognisable condition.

They need to be aware that what they are proposing is identical in impact to taking a person with severe agrophobia into a vast open space. Or forcing someone with a fear of heights to walk along the edge of the Grand Canyon.

Only the most insensitive would fail to recognise the cruelty of the above actions but somehow those who propose treatment which will cause similar levels of distress ignore this conclusion. Those with a gender critical stance need to accept the consequences of their actions.

Trans pple shld not be excluded from education, jobs, housing, healthcare, services etc .. There are limited areas of life which are sex segregated. Unisex\mixed options shld be offered. There is no right to be where members of the opposite sex are undressing or expect privacy

Unisex facilities are only a solution when they are for all. I have no issue with using unisex facilities which provide dignified and respectful treatment for all. The idea though of trans people being offered some 'third space' is exclusionary and would cause distress.