"Who are you calling cis?" I hear so many nice men & women adopting the language of "cis" as if it is an easy accomadation to inclusion. It isn't. It turns feminism inside out. It makes it impossible to speak about women & denies us freedom of association. To whose benefit?https://twitter.com/MForstater/status/1206722121096978433 …
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What does that mean? Can I assert my atheism without invalidating someone else's lived experience of their god? No. if that means i have to see their experience as true or meaningful to me Yes. if it means i recognise it is 'valid' for them to have their religious experience
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The point at which rights come into it is when one person's belief involves seeking to compel others to do (or not do something) i.e. undermining their rights
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I think this conversation gets confused by conflating sex & gender identity. Someone's gender identity may be totally 'valid' (and like religious experience ineffable to anyone else) It doesn't change their sex.
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Yes i agree. It is a good starting point. The thing is we have provisions for women - e.g. single sex spaces: refuges, prisons, changing rooms, women's sports. These were set up in recognition that for equality & inclusion in public life, sometimes sex needs to be considered
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