Richard House

@vytkfps @speedsapphiree_ It's not a woman's space though is it

@speedsapphiree_ What happened to you guys trying to protect women's spaces? Oh wait it was an excuse to be misogynistic all along? Wow what a surprise!

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@clownmeta Open leagues they are eligible for are hostile to them, but when a league is female only and they aren't eligible for it they will fight tooth and nail trying to shame the organisers over social media to get in. Doesn't appear like they are easily dissuaded

so the same systems that push cis women out of esports impact trans women, at both casual and pro levels, meaning they also need these safe leagues to compete. open leagues are hostile to them, *esp* with added transmisogyny (+ they belong in women's leagues bc they ARE women)

I want so badly to hop into the conversation about that cis-women-only valorant tournament happening but I don't have time because my thesis on the very topic of marginalized gender leagues is due in two days... the universe tests us all... I'll put brief thoughts below ⬇️🧵

@LGBwiththeT But cis doesn't apply to 95% of the people you think it does

Anyone who refers to a person who happens to be trans, as a ‘trans identified person’ is giving a biased view, no matter what they go on to say. Unless we start calling people who aren’t trans, a cis identified person. Until then, it’s merely a biased view.

@AshCasts @vaude_vil We also agree someone can be a woman while also being antithetical to everything this definition associates being a woman to be. So this hypothetical woman would be extremely gender non conforming. So her "gender identity" has nothing to do with how gender is defined, agreed?

@Housey101 @vaude_vil I can agree with the definition, but we disagree with how it’s applied and that’s ok 👍

nothing about this event is remotely ‘transphobic’ seeing someone who has casted tier 1 try and boycott an opportunity for a marginalised gender is comical. These people are a joke and believe in nothing but what’s popular and have the most inconsistent belief system.

@AshCasts @vaude_vil You haven't really grasped what I've been asking because you are looking for things that aren't there, it was very straightforward. To avoid anymore confusion can we agree on this definition of gender?

I now see the argument you’re attempting to make, but there are holes in your point I’m talking about a matter of personal identity. In your last message you asked if a woman who has masculine traits can still be a woman. She can be. However, if someone was born biologically female, but identifies as male then he is a trans man. I thought you were asking if having masculine traits makes someone less of a c*s-woman As for your current question, someone born biologically male can identify as a woman if that is how she identifies. However, if they do not identify that way then they are a man… That’s literally the difference between being c*sgender and transgender

@iAxessor Can a woman be gender non conforming?

@AshCasts @vaude_vil OK so a female with all masculine traits can still be a woman, we can agree on that. Now rerun this example with a male of all the same traits, can this person still identify as a woman?

I’m not 100% sure if I’m grasping what you’re saying but I’ll do my best in my response 1. I think what you’re describing is a trans man? If they’re FTM and identify as a man, then they’d be a trans man 2. If a c*s-woman has masculine traits, she is still a woman; being a woman doesn’t automatically mean you have be feminine by nature

@AshCasts @vaude_vil So a female who tends towards the societal norms of males, who many people even mistake for a man could identify as a man based on gender. Can they still identify as a woman despite inhabiting all the gender norms of the opposite gender?

Gender is a social construct Being a woman is a matter of identity not just biology Gender is the identity you feel most connected with, it’s different from the biological term sex When these discussions arise, there’s always an overt focus on the science and that’s where the disconnect lies because gender is more abstract I’ll offer you a *somewhat* (loosely) parallel example that I can speak to a little more personally: Nationality vs Ethnicity I’m a Canadian born Chinese-Korean, I personally choose to identify more with my Ethnicity (genetics) and culture because that feels more true to who I am. When people ask about my background, I say that I am half Chinese and half Korean Conversely, I have met Asian Americans who intrinsically identify as American instead of their ethnicity when asked. Based on their lived experiences, that feels the most authentic to them and they don’t feel that connection to their ethnic heritage In both cases, you might have people arguing against both too (e.g. Chinese/Korean people born in Asia may view me as not “Chinese/Korean” enough because of Westernisation and racists who believe someone can’t be American because they’re Asian) — Regardless of those opinions, both ways of self-identifying are valid for their own reasons I view gender similarly, I don’t believe people are limited to the biology they were born with. Identity is fluid and you should be allowed to identify with the gender that genuinely speaks to their soul In the case of both my example and gender, it’s about what makes you feel the most authentically *you* which doesn’t always have to be defined by your genetics

@docneto Pretty sure the far right toy on the middle shelf "Stroker Play" is for males, along with the far right on the bottom which specifically says Men on it.

The double standard around sex toys usage is so fascinating. Men that use them are branded as losers whereas women that do are "empowered and liberated". In fact, you can buy female sex toys in standard electronics shops. This will never be the case for male sex toys.

@UnepicD @JunusAnna c!sgender: "denoting or relating to a person whose gender identity corresponds with the sex registered for them at birth; not transgender." You'd have to explain what woman means as a "gender identity" first before anyone could decide if they identify with it. Care to try?

@JunusAnna I mean, cisgender woman *is* a term. I do want to know why you specifically want transgender women to be lumped together with cisgender men when the sole similarity between the two demographics is the lack of a vagina/presence of a penis. While we are on the topic, 1/2 (🧵)

Question for the pro-trans crowd. Why are you against women having a word that only means female human and does not include males? Do you really think that we require male participation in everything we do? Including getting dressed and going to the bathroom?

@BevJacksonAuth How exactly does this function when to my knowledge Australia permits people to change their sex on basically all documents (birth certificates/passports/driving license)? And didn't the Tickle v Giggle Judge come to the staggering conclusion people can change their sex?

Female athletes in Australia please note: Your club can invoke Section 42 of the Sex Discrimination Act. It is clear. It works. You can assert your rights: “Section 42 of the Sex Discrimination Act permits sporting organisations to exclude persons of one sex from participation in a competitive sporting activity where the strength, stamina, or physique of competitors is relevant.” Activists such as Equality Australia - and the Australian Human Rights Commission - are keeping this provision of a federal statute a dark secret. They have said nothing about the court case in which it proved decisive. Worse still, Australian clubs are still being pressured to accept men and boys in female sports. But any club that wants to can counter this pressure by invoking Section 42. Please share widely - especially with female athletes in Australia!

@AshCasts @vaude_vil Could you explain the reasoning by which you view "trans women" as women?

@vaude_vil the energy of wanting to protect marginalised genders is great! you do realise that trans women also fall under that umbrella though, right? what makes it transphobic is that excluding trans women inherently implies that they aren’t being viewed as women

@JunusAnna The question fails for a few reasons, if it means to them what you think it means they will say you have "c!s woman" despite the fact they fail to see what that term actually means. But the bigger issue is, they won't even let you have female anymore, as they claim that too.

@edelweiss_kat @shad0va @MyDecoyy OK, it seems you are struggling with the comprehension of the conflicting ideas you hold on this subject so I'll leave you be.

@Housey101 @shad0va @MyDecoyy no

why do so many people get mad when male-free spaces are created? damn, the women can’t have anything?🤣

@edelweiss_kat @shad0va @MyDecoyy Why is it important for a medical professional to know? The implication seems to be that there are invalid reasons to be identifying as a given "gender identity".

@Housey101 @shad0va @MyDecoyy no

@edelweiss_kat @shad0va @MyDecoyy Does this extend to medical professionals facilitating any kind of "gender affirming care", do they have no need to understand the reason someone is identifying as a particular "gender identity"

@Housey101 @shad0va @MyDecoyy yes

@edelweiss_kat @shad0va @MyDecoyy Can we clarify. When you say that someone identifying with a "gender identity" "doesn't matter to anyone but them", you only mean their personal reason for identifying that way. You still expect it to matter in regard to people treating them as that "gender identity"?

@Housey101 @shad0va @MyDecoyy yes

@edelweiss_kat @shad0va @MyDecoyy How does whether it matters to anyone else or not change the nature of you finding the statement true or false? You do still believe someone who embodies all the typical traits of a gender such as Margot Robbie as a woman, could be a man should she only identify that way?

@Housey101 @shad0va @MyDecoyy read what I wrote after the word "because" I think you missed that part, you illiterate disingenuous moron

@edelweiss_kat @shad0va @MyDecoyy Can you explain what you meant by this then?

@Housey101 @shad0va @MyDecoyy no. learn to read

@edelweiss_kat @shad0va @MyDecoyy Not sure what any of that meant in relation to what was said. You agreed with a definition of gender, and then stated that by that definition within societies current gender norms/expectations/etc that the quintessential example of a man could actually be a woman. Did you not?

@Housey101 @shad0va @MyDecoyy I bet you and your 6 friends thought you were so smart for typing this too bad gender has been something fluid for millennia. you reactionary freaks won't change the meaning of it now. you might be thinking of the word "sex"