Thread by @letclothesbe

We are also extremely concerned about the ‘affirmative’ model, especially as v.young kids are being pigeonholed (AGAIN) and flagged as trans for liking toys/clothes marketed for the opposite sex. @jk_rowling #IStandWithJKRowling
jkrowling.com/opinions/state…

This includes "parents resources" on the Mermaids website which follows the story of Kelly:

"We started to let Evie (4) bring girls’ clothes & toys into the house, and when she was five she told me her biggest dream in the world was to own a dress"

At no point during this "liking girls toys and clothes" does this child show ANY sign of gender dysphoria.

"Every time we went to the supermarket she would make a beeline for the aisle with all the dolls and girls toys and get very upset when I told her they weren’t for her."

Instead we read about a parent who is reaffirming gender stereotypes and allowing gender marketing to dictate what is for, and not for, her child. We call this blatant sexism.

While researching the views of parents of young trans identifying children, we found evidence

Parents (who are being told to AFFIRM what their child says) will actively seek doctors and therapists who will do the same. So at no point the child interacts with anyone who may disagree with the parents early assessment. Children as young as 2 remember.

The huge rise in girls seeking to transition should ring alarm bells, but its also something I take very personally. I have NO doubt that had I been a teen NOW I would have sought to transition. Yes, I *felt* like a boy, idolised men, picked out a new name, hated my body.

I was threatened with violence from boys at my school, who took my appearance as an affront to gender rules. One particular boy, who would be all over my feminine friends, would look at me with disdain and say a "good rape" would sort me out.

Why would I want to grow into a woman (the word alone filled me with disgust) when your voice and actions and future meant nothing to a society that propped up men at the expense of women.

Where your body was owned, in pieces, by the gaze of men. It took me years to find my strength as a woman, and learn to LOVE and own MY body. No one would argue trans people don't exist, but we risk the health and well being of a generation of young women who were just like me

By not asking questions. This is a huge safeguarding issue, and we must be able to talk about it without fear of losing work, being labelled transphobic and facing a barrage of threats and violence.

That is why
#IStandWithJKRowling
#IStandWithMaya
#IStandWithSashaWhite