monkers
Legendary Member
I think I agree although we must also accept that not all trans people have the aim of obtaining a GRC and some do not begin transition as such. Izzard has already been mentioned.
And indeed whilst this refers specifically to the UK, it is far from clear whether the three transwomen shown in the recent cycling post have started any sort of transition. And this becomes one of the concerns - are they actually transwomen or men taking advantage of the lax rules to say that they are transwomen in order to win podium places.
Thanks for the reply. I think you have grasped this rather better than some others here. Transition is the term that is used to describe the journey to an application to the GRA. Other people do their own thing and live their best lives.
But if we want others to know which group of people we are referring to, then it is necessary to use the available terminology. Personally I think the vocabulary is much of the problem and I am record of saying as much in my first post on this thread all those months ago.
The term 'transgender' is problematic since it include all those individuals who just wear panties when at home for a pleasurable few minutes chasing glory (as it were). To think that this cohort of individuals can be considered the same as trans women with a GRC is absurd, especially as their legal rights are much different.