im not sure you can be clear
language is a mutual agreement on meaning to facilitate communication, and we have a disagreement on categories. This does happen from time to time. How I define a woman sounds like it's different to some people, and I'm not the arbiter. all I can do is make a case that it sounds more sensible to not classify transwoman as women because they differ in most other areas apart from identity and dress (and it tends to be only those who have an issue with it that dwell a lot on their own gender identity, so this also sets them apart), and that also it's not a decision without consequence to women, as there are a myriad of ways that women are treated differently and have access to services on the basis of their gender, and there are complex reasons as why this is that will be directly challenged by the categorising transwomen as women. transmen much less so, as apart from religious nutters, most of us couldn't give a shit if some shiela wanted to try her hand at being a bloke. It's not like they'll stop us getting some imaginary men's business grant or prevent other men winning the tennis. though who knows what will upset millenials...
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Tue 24 Aug 2021, 11:38,
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