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DISCUSSIONWhat is being done politically? (self.GenderCritical)

omrsafetyo が 投稿

So I'm just curious as nothing sticks out in the information bar, or stickies. But what political work is being done for the Gender Critical ideology, to which one can contribute?

I'm a bit concerned, honestly, that there will be a huge backlash in the near future. Not that I agree with Trump on much, but I do agree with anything he does to undo the Obama policies on Trans protection; specifically bathroom laws. But one downfall of the current administration that I'm not sure a lot of people have considered is that ACLU donations are up, as well as an increased staffing to respond to all of Trump's policies. Seeing as though Trans-rights are a major topic for the ACLU in recent years, I suspect that a result of the Trump administration, and it's inevitable downfall, and especially any policies made toward undoing the work of the Obama administration, will be a double-down by the ACLU, which has increased funding and resources, towards promoting the trans agenda.

So, my question is: What can we do, or what is already being done to prevent this, or work against it? How can one get involved politically to promote the agenda of Gender Critical ideology, and reclaim the rights of women and bathroom privacy, and prevent this from becoming as mainstream as it appears to be going?

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[–]Eclectic58Resistance is NOT futile 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (3子コメント)

I think the most important thing we can do now is to work for non-stereotypical children who are being pushed into transitioning, as it's really nothing more than eugenics, in my opinion.

Schools and government officials need to be educated with a rational, science-based alternative to transgendering children. Challenges need to be made to gender clinics, hopefully working toward a law completely banning childhood transition. There needs to be a national organization devoted to this.

We need to promote non-sexist child raising to replace transing children.

This is where the focus needs to be.

[–]omrsafetyo[S] 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (2子コメント)

Schools and government officials need to be educated with a rational, science-based alternative to transgendering children. Challenges need to be made to gender clinics, hopefully working toward a law completely banning childhood transition. There needs to be a national organization devoted to this.

Yes, I agree. The only groups that are running a political front on this are conservative right-wing politicians, and I think they tend to lump LBGT all in one, whereas I'd like to see LBG gain as many rights as they can, while splitting T off into it's own category that, although I think should have some of the same anti-discrimination policies, should not lead to policies like the Obama administration enacted, enabling men to be in women-spaces, etc.

[–]Eclectic58Resistance is NOT futile 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (1子コメント)

And the right wing opposition to trans is often religion based, rather than a rational, science-based approach and that's something we need to stress.

And, by all means, there needs to be a national campaign to Drop the T from LGBT. I think a lot of people lump LGB in with T largely because of this acronym.

[–]omrsafetyo[S] 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

And the right wing opposition to trans is often religion based, rather than a rational, science-based approach and that's something we need to stress.

I meant to mention that! I find it hard to support the religion-based right wing opposition, simply because I agree with them on very little else, especially so in this post-conservative, populist right-wing movement. I don't particularly want to get in to bed with them on this issue, when they could just as quickly go after LGB rights.

[–]Question-the-QuoStill Learning 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (1子コメント)

I feel like we really lack political organization. There's WOLF (which not many radical feminists including myself feel comfortable supporting due to some moves they have made), and arguably Deep Green Resistance (which again a few have qualms with), but I feel like that's it.

Meanwhile, how many organized pro-"sex work", transgender, and other anti-feminist groups are there?

We are seriously lacking on the political front lines because the few of us (generally older women and male allies) that are around are busy. Busy in domestic violence and sexual assault shelters, busy teaching and making very little for it, busy trying to save the environment, busy volunteering, etc.

We need more political organization, but that is going to draw numbers away from other areas that are already understaffed and underfunded and underpaid because as sad as it is, radical feminists are dwindling in numbers especially with incoming (heavily media and corporate influenced) generations.

We need more numbers without sacrificing women's right to live non-conformist and childfree lives. Specifically to influence incoming generations and create more political organization and influence.

My opinion on how to do this?

We need to claim more online spaces, create online feminist environments, and raise political and feminist consciousness through them. We have already started on this, but we are behind. Online culture is something that feminists back in the day did not have, and of course men are dominating online spaces and online culture. MTTs and MRAs are programmers, they dominate IT, computer programming and computer science are two of the most male-dominated sciences in the US and probably the world.

Women are afraid of these fields. Because of the sexism, yes, but also because of our abilities and societal roles. Competing with and working alongside men in computer science and IT and web design is hard. You have to ask men for help when you don't know something because of the lack of female role models and leaders in this field. You have to (depending on what you're doing) compromise your safety when figuring out security and hacking, and possibly your only computer that we cannot afford to fix or replace for a number of reasons. You have to deal with an onslaught of online attacks from men when creating online female/feminist environments and possibly jeapordize your safety. You have to feel confident in your math and logic abilities and in improving them.

But there are YouTube tutorials and so many websites online that are free that can teach you practically university level proficiency in all of these fields. I know what women and girls lack in abundance is time, but when we can find it and budget it, learning these skills will save feminism. You don't have to be a programmer to build a website. You don't have to commit tuition to it. You do have to depend on men and male-created resources when learning it, but what's new? You can learn at your own pace, too. You don't have to leave home if you have a computer. If you become decent at it, you can do freelance work.

When women have more influence online, we will create more influence offline. Contributing to already created platforms like this is also extremely needed, but going the extra mile if you can and learning web design or computer programming-related skills is so important right now.

[–]omrsafetyo[S] 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Online culture is something that feminists back in the day did not have, and of course men are dominating online spaces and online culture. MTTs and MRAs are programmers, they dominate IT, computer programming and computer science are two of the most male-dominated sciences in the US and probably the world.

Well, I am a male, programmer. I have no specialty in web design or design of any sort - I build ideas, I don't create them. That said, I don't have capital to support that, as I support a family of my own. Really I was looking for any movements, communities, groups, etc. that already exist that I can contribute to in some manner.

[–]GenderCriticalDadI have a Sex. Not a Gender 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Just my thoughts, reflecting my biases and interests and open to change:

Toilets are the battleground trans has chosen, their aim is to get to other women's spaces. It might be better to work from the other end. Prisons, Hospitals.

There's a lot of parents getting worried about whats happening in schools and whats going to happen to their kids. We need to reach out to them, let them know that there is a coherent, humane and rational alternative narrative and alternative ways of dealing with dysphoria. We need to frame it as letting kids be gay or lesbian or just normally weird and wonderful kids without throwing a load of ideology at them.

Somehow we need to reach out to kids and let them know there is an alternative way of rejecting straight, porn sick sexuality, sexism and gender constraints. I'm really old I haven't a clue.

Just being a genderism rejecting woman and being seen and loud is a hell of a start. I have to stay behind the GCD personna to protect my kid but:

http://gendercriticaldad.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/thinking-differently-feminists.html