More thoughts on Trans


In previous post, I attempted to articulate that the narrative regarding the danger and harm facing transgender people was largely rhetoric serving a larger political agenda.  In other words, the claims made by activist regarding the health and safety of transgender people lack sufficient evidence, but is a critical aspect of the movement.  In less words...I don't buy it. 

However, I wanted to continue this discussion about transgender movement and why I think it is problematic and provide some other thoughts.

I discussed the data regarding the suicidal behaviors of the trans community.  One thing I didn't mention or comment on was the obvious contradictions between the transgender activists claims, the current data, and the historical perspective.  There have always been folks who didn't fit nicely, or even remotely into the gender roles of their biological reality.  Some of those individuals were willing to push the boundaries of societal acceptance and norms, to pursue their authentic self.  However, that was rare, very rare.  So, if we are to believe that gender dysphoria is a real thing (it may be) and that it is not just a social contagion (I doubt that), then the number affected would be stable over time.  In other words, if transgender people make up 1% of society today, then 100 years ago we should assume the same percentage.  However, if society was less accepting (and it was) and non-affirming (that too), we would see higher rates of suicide.  But we don't.  We see the opposite.  We have become more accepting, more affirming and the suicide rate has steadily increased in the last fifty years. All of this doesn't add up.

Also, if you look at the data on transgender victims, especially homicides, there is also a racial trend that very few people mention.  Many of the victims are black trans-females (biologically male).  And in most cases, the suspect was a black male.  There are numerous possibilities as to why this is, but IO have not done enough research to make a worthy claim.  There have been a few cases in which the violence was a result of the gender identity being revealed during or after sexual encounters.  I wonder if that played a role in some of the other cases? It has in some other cases like this one.

I also wanted to address the cultural chaos created by denying biological reality and allowing one of our most distinctive characteristics as humans, language, to be liberated from logic.  The need to label and identify our surroundings, relationships, emotions, and more, by their distinctive characteristics is what makes us human.  Our ability to communicate, learn, and progress is dependent upon the language we use to describe and define our world.  It has to be logical, shared, and adaptable.  That is extremely complex! This is one of the problems with the transgender movement.  It allows for a fixed meaning, not only to be changed, but to be the very thing that the fixed meaning denies.  Let me explain...

A homosexual cannot be exclusively sexually attracted to the opposite sex.  The very definition of homosexual requires that they be exclusively attracted to members of their own sex.  I can have stereotypical homosexual behaviors and interests (fashion, RHOBH, Adele) but that doesn't make me gay.

Similarly, an atheist cannot be a Christian...

The point is that words have meanings, along with logical guardrails to those meanings.  A man has a penis, testicles, and testosterone which prevents him form being a woman and vice versa. A man might engage in stereotypical feminine behavior, but that does not override their biological reality.  Once we've crossed that Rubicon, there is no going back.

I also want to reiterate that I am not for laws preventing adults from choosing how they will present themselves.  If a person wants to assume the another gender by how they dress, the pronouns they use, and even medical interventions, I don't really care.  I just think their fantasy should not encroach on the safety, wellbeing, and fairness to others, mainly women.

That brings me to my next point. Male and female transgendered people are not equal.  Biological females who wish to be a male, pose no real threat to society at large.  Biological women will have little or no impact on males or male spaces.  However, biological males who wish to be females do pose a threat to women. 

With that being said, here is my suggestion for trans policy...

  • No hormone therapy or gender affirming surgeries for people under the age of 18
  • All gender affirming care should be considered elective
  • All biological women and trans women should be allowed to compete in men's sports if they choose and are able
  • No biological males or transwomen should be able to compete in women's sports
  • Any spaces (restrooms, changing rooms, locker rooms, prisons, etc) that require privacy should be segregated by sex
Final thought...much of the concern about the transgender movement is not about hating transgender people, although many activist want you to believe that. I get that we tend to demonize things we don't understand.  Where much of the concern lies is with the promotion of transgenderism and how it has become a social contagion, especially for the young.  It is not the cure or the cause of their mental health issues, but a symptom of something much deeper.  Other concerns are with fairness to women and the very real fact that women are vulnerable to male aggression.  For anything to be considered good, it has to be true. Conversely, anything that is not true, is not good.  There is no truth in men becoming women or women becoming men...


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