It’s not right-wing to be worried about trans-rights policies

I’ve been writing about sex and gender for a few years now, largely because it’s a subject that needs to be better understood. Far too much about this issue is shrouded in misinformation and dishonesty, not least because some of the people and groups interested in the issue have made considerable efforts to keep this stuff out of the public gaze.

Slowly, the veil is being lifted and questions of sex and gender more freely discussed. It’s not yet getting the media coverage it deserves, but the employment tribunal case of Allison Bailey is helping. It’s seen Stonewall and other trans rights advocates saying in public things that most people not familiar with the gender wars find it hard to believe are ever said out loud: humans can change sex; it’s transphobic to say that abusive men might misuse trans rights laws to harm women; it’s not coercive to persuade lesbians to sleep with male-bodied transwomen.