A backlash against gender ideology is starting in universities

Re:A backlash against gender ideology is starting in univers... by angus-prune on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @08:06PM (#27612231)

This description is the opposite of my experience of the trans community. In my experience of trans people they are welcoming of any combination of gender expression and identity and are universally supportive of gender exploration and non-traditional gender expression for trans and cis people alike.

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Re:A backlash against gender ideology is starting in univers... by zozbot234 on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @08:24PM (#27612370)

Unfortunately, trans-activists are not at all co-extensive with 'the trans community'. Many self-proclaimed activists "for trans rights" are not even trans themselves, and pursue social positions, points of view and policies that are largely opposed by actual trans people.

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Re:A backlash against gender ideology is starting in univers... by justinjlynn on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @09:18PM (#27612745)

Who? Your argument appears, to me, to be dangerously approaching what resembles that of a "true Scotsman" or "straw man" fallacy. You should provide some data and sources to back up your anecdotal observations or you risk appearing disingenuous in your discourse.

Also, why is it that you refer to people who advocate for the validity of the trans experience as "trans activists" but insist on using the term "gender critical" to describe those who advocate for the position that the trans experience is invalid? Would not a more appropriate term be "anti-trans activists"? Is the resemblance to the "pro-choice/pro-life" argument - i.e. using a euphemism to avoid saying what the position is descriptively and clearly - purposeful?

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Re:A backlash against gender ideology is starting in univers... by zozbot234 on Thursday June 24, 2021 @05:02AM (#27615348)

> "gender critical" to describe those who advocate for the position that the trans experience is invalid

While some people with highly traditionalist views might indeed believe this, many gender critical folks do not. Trans identity can definitely be valid, but so can cis identity. And it's definitely wrong to conflate any and all non-normative gender expression or presentation with some kind of all-encompassing "trans experience", at least in the strict identity sense.

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