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CMV: The mainstream movement for trans rights is rife with misogyny.

I'd like to start out by saying that when I say "trans rights activism", I do NOT mean all trans people. There are both trans and cis people perpetuating what I see as misogyny within trans rights activism. There are also trans people who march to the beat of their own drum, and don't seem to be perpetuating these misogynistic attitudes. This CMV is solely about my view of the mainstream movement for trans rights. With that said, I'll dive right into the reasons why I hold this view.

Using a throwaway because I don't want to be harassed, threatened, doxxed, etc. on my main account for expressing these views.

- Female anatomy is taboo...again.

These days, anytime I see a depiction or reference to female anatomy--especially if it is connected to feminism--I see hundreds of comments disparaging such a thing as "TERF-y". The best example of this is the backlash against the "pussy hats" at the Women's March. It should be obvious to anyone that the hats were a reference to Trump's "grab 'em by the pussy" quote, but tone-deaf activists ignored that fact and chose to be offended by the mere suggestion that vaginas and women are related things. 

Interestingly, even though there are both trans women who don't have vaginas and trans men who don't have penises, vaginas/ovaries/uteri/etc. are the only sex-specific parts deemed "trans exclusionary". I find this fishy, to say the least.

In feminist discourse, we enjoyed maybe...five minutes of thinking that female anatomy was something we should teach people about and not be ashamed of. I guess it was nice while it lasted.

- Erasure of sex-based oppression

Women worldwide are oppressed based on BOTH gender roles/stereotypes AND their biological sex. The trans rights movement would seek to erase the latter from the category of "women's issues", presumably because acknowledging this is "invalidating" to trans women. But this is ridiculous. There are plenty of women's issues that don't affect all women. For example, FGM is a women's issue. Women in first-world countries usually don't experience it, but that doesn't mean they aren't women.

This mentality is especially damaging at this point in US politics, when reproductive rights for women are hanging in the balance. Pushing this issue to the margins to spare some people's feelings is not worth the damage that will be caused if those rights are stripped away.

- It reinforces harmful stereotypes about women.

This is a big one.

One of the more ridiculous claims I've seen come out of trans activism as of late is the idea that trans women get periods. Not bleeding, obviously, but the claim is that they get a "time of the month" where they become bitchy and moody, "just like cis women". It may surprise them to learn that only 20-30 percent of cis women report emotional symptoms consistent with PMS. Perpetuating the belief that ALL women get PMS is helping no one. This belief is one of many harmful stereotypes about women that leads to women being discredited, mocked, and not taken seriously. Some people even believe women are not suited to hold positions of great power or responsibility due to PMS making us "overly emotional". 

There is also the belief that male and female brains have significant, fundamental differences, and that trans people's brains "match" the brain of the sex they identify with. This idea that there is such a thing as "lady brain" has been used against women dating back to the time of Darwin and beyond--but there is a growing body of evidence that human brains are not as gendered as we thought they were. "Inferior" by Angela Saini is a great resource if anyone wants to learn more about specific studies.

Finally, many of the testimonies I've seen, especially those of the "non-binary" subset of trans people, rely largely on gender roles and stereotypes to explain why the individual does not identify with their birth sex. Things like "I like makeup", "I play video games", "I like math and science", are used as reasons why an individual identifies a certain way. 

My (least) favorite is when a female person gives the reason that it feels wrong to be treated as a woman, therefore they must not be a woman at all. NEWS FLASH: being treated as a woman sucks.  The implication that anyone who identifies as a woman is comfortable being treated as an inferior is insulting and harmful. 

There are several other reasons I hold this view, such as the "cotton ceiling", allowing unfettered access for everyone into female-only spaces, etc. but I don't want to make this post any longer than it already is. 

I look forward to having my view challenged! Thanks in advance for your thoughtful arguments.

Edit: fixed formatting issues.
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It seems like a big jump from pointing to a few controversial issues that involve a seemingly small number of people, to your claim that the mainstream movement for trans rights is "*rife with misogyny*".

The most common definition of misogyny is **hatred of women**. Do you think that that is warranted? Those people just want feminism to be more inclusive. Their motivation is not some ingrained prejudice against women.

And since trans women *are* women, isn't your view a contradiction in terms?