I only peak trans last year. First, when Martina made the comment that she believed that TW had no place in women’s sport, it made me stop and think. I was ambivalent, “Why not, let them be in sports, let them be in women’s changing rooms, bathrooms, etc.” I wasn’t outrageously TRA, I was like, why not and thought nothing of it. Martina put that seed of change in my head.

I forgot about it because although I do admire Martina, she’s not really part of my interests (I do like tennis but I don’t really collect anything relating to it). So I forgot about the issue for a bit (my husband and I agreed with her that TW shouldn’t be in women’s sports and that was that on the issue).

Along came JK Rowling. I love love Harry Potter. I collect Harry Potter (mainly the books). I enjoyed reading The Casual Vacancy and I was getting started on reading Galbraith. My sister-in-law made a post on Facebook that JK Rowling was a transphobe. I was like, “WHAT?”

I was absolutely appalled that Rowling, my literary hero, was transphobic. I sincerely got very upset. I was thinking a million things, then I said, “Wait a second, Rowling is somewhat left of centre. She must have had a reason to have controversial statements. I better check on Twitter.”

“Dress however you please.”

I totally agree with that. How is that transphobic?

“Call yourself whatever you like.”

I agree, how is that transphobic?

And then on. I was like where is the transphobia? I then saw the TORRENT of abuse, rape threats, death threats, misogynist abuse, all sorts of abuse under the sun.

I decided then and there I’m siding with Rowling. Each time she tweeted her later tweets, the TRAs make their case worse and worse.

That was my peak trans. I peaked again with Susie Green’s story. And then I slowly realised what is happening to Desmond is Amazing isn’t good. I started seeing stories in a new light. Everything hit me all at once.

I could say the site that shall not be named added to my peaking experience.