Good day all, in response to the increase in transphobia we’ve experience since the For Women Scotland v Scotland Supreme Court decision, seemingly a mix of genuine malice and people tripping up with a topic they’re unfamiliar with, I’ve taken the initiative to write some guidelines on how to engage in the topic and clearing up some common misconceptions.

https://guide.feddit.uk/politics/transphobia.html

I’m not all that happy with them, I want something more comprehensive but my time has been pretty taxed lately and I don’t want my perfectionism to stand in the way of having these out. If there’s any issues, glaring omissions or whatnot, then please let me know or make a pull request here.

    • HumanPenguin@feddit.ukEnglish
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      11 days ago

      Not sure trans phobia and perpetrated are correct terms. The purpetrrate tends to indicate a choice. Where phobia dose not tend to.

      A phobia is an irrational fear but normally not one that can be controlled.

      Transfasism may be a better term.

      • apotheotic (she/her)@beehaw.orgEnglish
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        11 days ago

        I said perpetuating not perpetrating and transphobia is the correct word

        https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/transphobic

        coming from or having a fear or dislike of transgender or non-binary people (= people whose gender does not match the body they were born with)

        related to policies, behaviours, rules, etc. that result in a continued unfair advantage to cisgender people (= people whose gender matches the body they were born with) and unfair or harmful treatment of transgender or non-binary people (= people whose gender does not match the body they were born with)

        Anti-trans fascism is a different word choice you could use, sure