I am delighted that sense has prevailed over the GRA and am proud to have supported many great women in their campaigning to block self ID.

This morning I feel hurt.

I am being told by several women I helped that the fight is not over and they want the GRA repealed.

1/?

They also now want Gender Reassignment removed as a protected characteristic from EA2010.

I have no issue with significant changes. My views on single sex spaces are well known.

However this scares me to see the position "we've stopped self ID, now for the rest of them"

2/?

Apparently they want to campaign to close down all Gender Identity Clinics too.
Transexualism exists. Not as an identity but as a psychological disorder. Its been used for years as a trojan horse for this modern agenda.

I dont want your rights. I do want to be acknowledged.

3/?

I'm not asking to be called a woman. I'm not asking for access to womens spaces. I'm asking for simple recognition that transsexualism is real and its damaging. It isn't your problem to deal with - thats on me - but please allow me to do so without erasing who am I.

4/?

Further campaigning should be around abolition of gender stereotyping, remedicalisation of trans, non affirmative support, much improved psychological therapies.

Pretending something doesn't exist doesnt fix it.

5/?

I know many of you dont understand what being TS means. At times I'm not sure I do! All I can say is that its very real and very debilittating.

There are changes that can be made, significant ones. And yes, I see a GC future where trans can be eliminated.

6/?

I'm not asking you to give up rights.

I do ask you please don't categorise me alongside these bearded "lesbians". As someone stated this morning "self ID or not they are all just deluded men". I am far from deluded; I am damaged and yes, of course I am mentally ill.

7/?

No, I dont want sympathy. I have a good life now and I am a functioning productive member of society, proud to be a COVID keyworker.

I simply want my transsexualism to be recognised for what it is, not far what the modern agenda wants it to be.

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