"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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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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These things are protected w rights. These rights are not about what women wear, whether they identify with feminine ideals or gender norms. They are just determined by sex. There is no right way to live as a woman, in fact that is a sexist idea we are trying to get away from.
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So going back to your Q why should a male's lived experience of having a feminine gender identity grant them access to facilities and rights that were set up for members of the opposite sex -- given that this will disadvantage those people that the rights were established for?
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