It seems to me that the UK is full of more feminists who do not subscribe so fully to transgender ideology than is the US, is this true and why?

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[–]slushpilot 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

There are a lot of very good points here. I think another important one is around political sides & social pressure. With only 2 parties to choose from, the US is very obviously polarized and people feel like they have to show allegiance to their political tribe.

As a former American president once said, "you're either with us or against us"... Personally I'm very skeptical of that way of thinking—as if one's own side couldn't always benefit from some criticism!

So it seems having a nuanced view is not admissible. You wouldn't want to be "right wing" by disagreeing on one point of the platform.

[–]Huyhuy[S] 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

And that’s exactly what happens - well, I’m called a transphobe and a “transmisogynist” (big LOL on that one) but then also assumed to be conservative and not liberal. Then on the other hand our conservatives here are certainly not on the side of women - even our right to an abortion is on the table for removal now (after decades of being whittled away little by little.)

[–]shveya 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The "transmisogynist" always makes me laugh too. It's always actual women they're accusing of misogyny against them, and it's always for something like casually disagreeing with one of their opinions. They often accuse us of "speaking over them" for the same petty reasons. As if they'll ever know what it is to be spoken over.

[–]BEB 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

While the Republicans have their own Equality Act (the Fairness For All Act) already in the US House, on the issue of women's sports, women's privacy and safety, free speech around this issue, and the transitioning of children, the Republicans for the most part are on our side, at least for now.

I don't know how much traction the Republican Fairness For All Act is going to get, but Republican women are very effective organizers - they make up most of the numbers in terms of push back against the Equality Act - so I think that if Republican women stand strong, their party leaders might back down on the Fairness For All Act. MIGHT.

The GOP hate women, and Big Pharma spends the most lobbying dollars of any lobby, so whether the Republicans continue to push back against Trans, Inc., is a very big MAYBE.