Thing is, they can’t. Trans people pass as cis all the time, even to transphobes. And they’re constantly ‘transvestigating’ people who are actually cis.
What this will actually accomplish is license to harass (and, yes, probably attempt to inspect the genitals of) anyone who’s even a little bit gender non-conforming. It will mainly hurt cis women and cis men who, respectively, don’t look feminine enough or don’t look masculine enough. Functionally, it’s just another way to enforce gender conformity.
I like to hit 'em with a few photos of ALL trans people including ones like Buck Angel and have them pick out who they think is trans or not. They always fail.
In a past life, a super transphobic coworker asked me out a few times. He’d often go on rants about how women’s spaces must be protected and whatnot. He never realized I was trans.
It’s moments like that where I wish I could just tell him “hey I’m trans and you need to learn that we’re not sexual predators like Fox News likes to claim”, but staying quiet is an issue of personal safety. Trans visibility is a double edged sword that must be wielded delicately.
I’m curious how they’ll handle enforcement. “Please present your genitals for inspection before entering”
Oh, this type thinks they “can always tell”.
Thing is, they can’t. Trans people pass as cis all the time, even to transphobes. And they’re constantly ‘transvestigating’ people who are actually cis.
What this will actually accomplish is license to harass (and, yes, probably attempt to inspect the genitals of) anyone who’s even a little bit gender non-conforming. It will mainly hurt cis women and cis men who, respectively, don’t look feminine enough or don’t look masculine enough. Functionally, it’s just another way to enforce gender conformity.
I like to hit 'em with a few photos of ALL trans people including ones like Buck Angel and have them pick out who they think is trans or not. They always fail.
It’s hillarious when they can’t see the difference and they either give confidently the wrong answer or internally panic lmao
In a past life, a super transphobic coworker asked me out a few times. He’d often go on rants about how women’s spaces must be protected and whatnot. He never realized I was trans.
It’s moments like that where I wish I could just tell him “hey I’m trans and you need to learn that we’re not sexual predators like Fox News likes to claim”, but staying quiet is an issue of personal safety. Trans visibility is a double edged sword that must be wielded delicately.
They are trusting that society will harass any and all women who don’t look feminine enough. It is social control.
Can confirm, this happened to me three times in one night up in Ayr (I wasn’t even stagging). Never going to that backwoods shithole again lol
A court will handle that.