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I realize this is old now... but the Events & Guest Speakers thing is utterly fatuous. It says when it comes to external speakers think about gender identity the same way you might think about race & faith. 1/ https://twitter.com/Docstockk/status/1140148804873871360 …
The faith example shows the absurdity of the policy. Yes, faith can be central to a person's identity. A religious person will likely believe they have a soul, a personal relationship with god, etc., any of which if brought into doubt might be experienced as an existential shock.
But the idea that one should mitigate the risk of organizing an atheist talk, beyond the normal demands of basic courtesy, is ridiculous. But why is this different from gender identity? It's not different in any obvious way that I can see.
Also what about political identity? People experience political commitment as central to their identity. If you rob somebody of their Marxism, for example, it can precipitate a crisis (I've seen it happen). So do we have to tiptoe around political commitments? If not, why not?
You might say something to the effect that political commitments are chosen whereas gender identity isn't chosen. Well, first, it isn't clear that political commitments are chosen. But even if they were, so what? Why would that make a moral difference?
Bottom line, if you make ontological & metaphysical claims then you should expect these to be challenged. You don't have the right to a hermetically sealed chamber where your sense of yourself is safe from outside threats.
You have the negative right to live your life free from interference, harassment, threats, violence, etc. You do not have the positive right to force people to accept your ontological and metaphysical claims, and to view you precisely as you wished to be viewed.
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