Gender Critical Feminism

I frequently see "Sex and gender are not the same thing" presented as an argument to calm people down who voice concerns over the transgender movement mowing over SEX-based rights.

The thing is-- Yes, 'sex' and 'gender' are not the same thing. We agree.

HOWEVER-- Legally they functionally are! Women's(SEX)-only shelters and institutions and scholarships and competitions are, with the help of pro-transgender laws, being occupied and overwritten by men under the umbrella of GENDER. And many medical documents and crime statistics are asking only for your 'gender', pretending as if sex doesn't matter.

This is why that "but they're different! what's the problem?" argument is pointless. Because the law doesn't functionally recognize the distinction. No, the law instead operates to conflate gender and sex under the same umbrella. Women's sex-based rights continue to be obliterated under transgender laws.

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TERF = True Feminist, TILF = Pretend Feminist

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RAVE

The admins have rightfully began suspending the accounts of TiMs who harass, brigade and slur others users for committing the most heinous crime of..... not sharing the same beliefs.

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Why do they use intersex as an argument?

Why does the Trans community like to use intersex as an argument that they have existed since forever? Just found this comic and I went on the twitter of the author which showed me this tweet as a counterargument which is easily dismissed. I'm pretty sure intersex has nothing to do with gender identity, that's why I question what kind of sources they have and what do they gain by ignoring the intersex community's opinions and only use it to validate themselves?

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u/revesetrealites

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SEXUAL VIOLENCE/EXPLOITATION

LA Police Officer Caught Groping a Dead Woman's Breasts

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/skbaer/los-angeles-cop-camera-dead-woman-fondled

Even in death, women's bodies cannot be left alone.

"The incident occurred when the officer, who has not been identified, and his partner were responding to a call about a possible dead woman in a residential unit, the Los Angeles Times reported. When his partner left the room, the officer turned off his body-worn camera and allegedly fondled the woman's breasts, according to the Times and KABC-TV, which cited police sources.

The alleged incident was reportedly recorded because the cameras have a continuous two-minute buffer.

"We are going to look at all the evidence," Rubenstein said. "We're going to review body-worn video. We are going to talk to witnesses."

Imagine what other atrocities that happen to women, especially women of color, when body cam camera's are turned off. The police turned off his body cam, but the two minute delay captured the incidence.

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