Kulturkampf

[benji]

If you believe I am a man just say it. Stop calling me a "biological male" or a "trans-identified male" and just be honest for once. You don't want to protect or promote women's sports, you just think trans women are men if they want to participate alongside cisgender women. That's what these columns boil down to. They are transphobic, they are rooted in the belief that no matter what we do for transitioning it will never fully make us women and for that we should not have access to spaces that the general public uses without a second thought. You can tell me how valid you think I am until the cows come home, but you are calling me a man. I just hope that you never have to experience someone defining who you are, and using chosen language for how you exist all without your consent or input. It really is awful and draining. But clearly the world needs another column where you justify doing just that with little editorial oversight.

You just did it.