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[–]quickbeam 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Of course it's possible. What's going to be necessary is to have patient, rational and kind dialogue with people on every side of the issue and to keep up that attitude in communication with people who don't know much about the issue. Rowling is a really good ambassador for this, and she's affected a lot of people in terms of getting them curious to read up on the subject. She was not cruel in her approach. If I had encountered some people just insulting trans people that would not have made me curious, on the other hand.

I think what may be needed are some of the following - more trans/gender neutral spaces available in public spaces in addition to single sex spaces (nothing wrong with more bathrooms, more shelters, etc.), I saw this on Twitter somewhere but having sports be "Women's" or "Open." Allow transwomen to participate in "Open" categories. Maybe it won't seem strictly "fair" to them but on balance it is more fair than taking women's spaces. I think a majority of Americans would agree with this policy. Puberty blockers - I think it's going to require education on these issues and organized activism directed towards politicians. Getting money out of politics would go a long way towards eliminating any influence from the pharmaceutical corporations. There's not much to do about whether people label someone a bigot or not. The best thing to do there is to be solid and comfortable in your experience of your own sexuality and to mentor youths in your life to also be comfortable saying "no" and not feeling the need to give reasons or justify that choice. The more we can advocate for the concepts of consent and bodily autonomy to young people, the better.

[–]Nona_Biba 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

having sports be "Women's" or "Open." Allow transwomen to participate in "Open" categories.

That's already how it is. There is NO rule that says only men can play in the NFL NBA MLB etc. It's just that biological women are, in effect, kept out of those leagues because we can't physically compete against men. There's one woman on the registration list for the MLB, meaning she can get signed by a team if they want her. The NFL isn't gonna turn away a transwoman if they think he's a good player and can make them some money. Hell, maybe a team should draft the first ever transwoman fb player to get the wokesters in the stands!

Otherwise agreed about "more spaces."