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[Guest SummerDay]

I did a search on Mumsnet and transgender just to get a sample of what peoples thought and feelings were on issues.

Things were really positive about gender reassignment if someone was already in a marriage or was a parent. The big focus there was about trust and fidelity.

Discussion took a nose dive on feminism. The feminists turned all nasty and made it out like it was fake women trying to muscle their way in. Hey, no. It's not like that and have they ever considered they've become so addicted to the fight they've become the enemy?

[Guest ignota]

This sadly seems the case with many prominent feminists... I know Germaine Greer made a massive fuss about a transwoman coworker once; she seems to think MtFs are men 'infiltrating' the 'female camp'. It's especially sad because so many transwomen probably are feminists! Just another example of people trying to smear something they don't like in whatever way they can. I just wish they'd go out and meet a few transwomen... Then they'd see.

[Guest megamix_my_heart]

Every transwoman I know is feminist- identified. And more power them. I think feminism can be a veil for transphobia, rather than it being an issue of feminism, mostly. And a lot of the transguys I know have a really strong feminist background too.

That's really great that the Mumsnet participants were mostly really supportive of affirmation surgery. Wonder what would happen in an Australian survey...

[Guest oceanangel]

Oooh, yeah ive kinda noticed that but I think its more to the person, I work within the refugee service and they are some feminist women there, while everyone in my building is really nice and accepting, one of the ladies runs a female orienated project which shes actually gone out of her way to make sure im included yet one of her co workers in the other office has been very rude to me, well shes ignored me and once when i sat next to her in a group she saw someone come over who i said hi to and she seemed jump at the chance of changing seats

but next time shes in office and ignores me, ive decided not to let it go and respond for once rather than feeling bad

[Guest Miss_Construe]

I have noticed that the younger feminist crowd tends to stand up for and fight for trans and gender issues rather than take the old school stance.

[Guest SummerDay]

I have noticed that the younger feminist crowd tends to stand up for and fight for trans and gender issues rather than take the old school stance.

This sort of thing seems to be the case across the range of political issues. Another thing I read about is older people are now looking and acting younger. It's making politicians and special interest groups like feminists and others on the left and right look like they're stuck in a bubble. Maybe they need to get out more?

[Guest Tara Ann]

This sadly seems the case with many prominent feminists... I know Germaine Greer made a massive fuss about a transwoman coworker once; she seems to think MtFs are men 'infiltrating' the 'female camp'. It's especially sad because so many transwomen probably are feminists! Just another example of people trying to smear something they don't like in whatever way they can. I just wish they'd go out and meet a few transwomen... Then they'd see.

I hate Greer, she spent most of the 90s tracking down transwomen who were in stealth so she could out them in the tabloids and ruin their lives.