“Kemi Badenoch, the equalities minister, said she felt Stock’s views on gender identity, including that people cannot change their biological sex, were probably “in step with the majority of the population”.”
If you are going to oppose trans equality, it makes sense to have at least some idea of what you are opposing.
Here are some relevant points:
1. Being trans is not about changing biological sex. Trans people aren’t asking for generic treatment to change their chromosomes.
2. Gender identity is not always linked to biological sex, so it only confuses things to assume they are the same thing.
3. Insisting that people should look and act a certain way because of their biological sex is absurd. It’s trying to base morality on biology.
4. Saying that views of the rights of a minority should be a certain way because of the beliefs of the majority is very dodgy.
5. What matters is not biology, or views about biology, but minimising suffering. The suffering of oppressed trans people can be considerable.
6. These “biological sex matters” arguments used to be used (and often still are) against the rights of gay people. There’s a huge inconsistency in supporting equality for the LGBs but not the Ts.
7. Exactly the same arguments have been used about gay people - that their sexual attractions and activities are “unnatural” and “against biology”. Use of these arguments against gay rights is in decline, so it’s frustrating to see them used against trans rights.
There may be arguments against full trans equality, but if there are they have to be better than those we have seen so far, as we see little but misinformation, misunderstandings and fallacies of biology and ethics.
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