As posted before, I am a transphobe. At least I am deemed so by many. My children, who are aware of my concerns disagree but I see them flinch if I talk about LGB rights as they want me to include the T.
Like JK Rowling, I think that Transgender people exist. I want them to have many rights protected. I do not believe that people should be murdered just for being Transgender. I agree with the Supreme Court ruling about biological sex, but disagree with some aspects of how it is being interpreted, such as with segregated toilets. I do not think anyone with a penis should be allowed to change in communal areas for women. However, I do not consider a transwoman to be a woman. I accept that they are biologically a man and that they deserve many of the rights of a woman, but not all. Due to my view that Transwomen are transwomen and not men, this puts me on the transphobic side of this debate. That and agreeing that more research needs to be done on children who wish to transition also means that I am guilty of transphobia.
I don’t want to be lumped with people who refuse to respect pronouns (which now includes JK Rowling) or deem transgender individuals as being mentally ill. I do think that more research is needed about treating children with puberty blockers and surgery, but I do not agree with any outright ban which forbids this research. But I accept how many will group me with others because of this.
The attack on Iran by Israel and the USA has divided social media. Many are on one side or the other. As I have posted before, I consider both nations to be vile, Iran being the more reprehensible until Israel overtook them with the mass-murder of civilians in Gaza.
One aspect of this is with rights for transgender people. Iran, unlike many other Muslim countries, recognises that some people are not going to be binary. Some argue that it is better for transgender people to live in Iran than in the UK. They forget two things. One is the oppression and the death penalty for LGB individuals. The other is the second class status of women and the way the Morality Police ensure that women dress in an appropriate manner.
So, Iran offers people the right to transition to women to be treated equally as other women, who are not treated equally!
