Thread by @SVPhillimore

Happy to go with this definition of 'transphobia' although I think it should be qualified by 'excessive' in front of dislike. A phobia is after all an extreme fear, and shouldn't be akin to how I feel about for eg. milk chocolate digestive biscuits.

https://twitter.com/PlaceSteph/status/1447904766802202631

So. Lets now list some of the things that I have said which have caused others to call me 'transphobic' - along with 'hateful bitch', stupid c*nt, rancid te*f' etc etc.
Are any of these transphobic? If yes, please explain why.
1. Sex is real and it matters.

2. Medical transition should not be the first resort for gender dysphoric children and there should be better provision for the care of their mental health
3. Women have a right to single sex spaces

4. People may have whatever gender identity they wish as long as they respect the reality of sex and the need for single sex spaces in certain circumstances
5. It is not possible to change your biological sex
6. Biological sex is instantly observable in 99.9% of us

I think Professor Stock would agree with all of that; indeed I am not aware that she says much that is different. Save that she is a lot more 'compassionate' about pronoun use than many.

Nothing on that list is 'transphobic'. Nothing. But let me highlight what is going to happen when you have driven into silence every woman who has these perfectly moderate and reasonable views. Will you then have 'won'?

Nope. You will then be left with the REAL transphobes. The extremist agitators and hate mongers who you claim are our paymasters. You won't be able to cancel or frighten them. They are largely anonymous. They enjoy hurting people.

But by then you won't have any definition of transphobia that makes any sense at all. So good luck.