No that we are allowed to discuss this a little more freely, it’s very interesting to see the themes that have raged on my timeline for two days now, all stemming from a comment that a female victim of rape ought to be allowed a single sex space for counselling.
1. Trans people are the most marginalised and oppressed group. Even if no trans person has been murdered in the last 2 years and most recent quarter statistics for hate crime shows decrease. 
But any data that shows no murders or declining rates of hate crime is dismissed as ‘inaccurate’ or because murder victims were actually trans but had no friends or family willing to state this.
2. Despite being most oppressed etc, no one can actually tell who is trans and who is not. So I am curious therefore as to the root of this oppression, if the public so oblivious as to the identity of their hated target.
3. Sexual attraction is based on something other than sex and attempts to argue otherwise are bigoted or involve ‘fetishisation’ of genitals.
This attempting to ignore the reality that for men and women attracted to men, the penis is a big draw. For men and women attracted to women, the absence of a penis is a big draw.
The conversation has raged over many hours to cover an interesting mix of delusion and denial of very basic statistics or fundaments of human nature. We now have to start unpicking these, with compassion and clarity, to identify the reason this group claims additional protections
Because it cannot be be true at the same time that ‘no one can tell’ AND demand extra protection. The latter is demanded because of easily perceived differences. The female victim of rape could tell and she found it distressing. Why is there no attempt to balance her rights?
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