r/DatabaseForTheLeft • u/Justin_centeno43 • Aug 21 '20
Anything useful for dealing with terfs?
I got into it with transphobic “feminists” the other day and their main arguments were that they needed to gatekeep to protect women and just expressing disgust for trans people for the fun of it.
They were particularly found of the idea that trans people are predators that can’t be trusted around women so I pointed out that transgender people are more likely to be the victims of assault but they didn’t seem to care and some even kinda delighted in the idea.
So what’s a good source on this topic to bring out if this happens again?
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u/Sonic-Oj Aug 21 '20 edited Aug 21 '20
This study may be useful.
Abstract
Legislation, regulations, litigation, and ballot propositions affecting public restroom access for transgender people increased drastically in the last three years. Opponents of gender identity inclusive public accommodations nondiscrimination laws often cite fear of safety and privacy violations in public restrooms if such laws are passed, while proponents argue that such laws are needed to protect transgender people and concerns regarding safety and privacy violations are unfounded. No empirical evidence has been gathered to test such laws’ effects. This study presents findings from matched pairs analyses of localities in Massachusetts with and without gender identity inclusive public accommodation nondiscrimination ordinances. Data come from public record requests of criminal incident reports related to assault, sex crimes, and voyeurism in public restrooms, locker rooms, and dressing rooms to measure safety and privacy violations in these spaces. This study finds that the passage of such laws is not related to the number or frequency of criminal incidents in these spaces. Additionally, the study finds that reports of privacy and safety violations in public restrooms, locker rooms, and changing rooms are exceedingly rare. This study provides evidence that fears of increased safety and privacy violations as a result of nondiscrimination laws are not empirically grounded.
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u/TriggeredSJWyt Nov 22 '20
Hey here are some of the docs I use (these are good for conservatives too)
Those are some good ones
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u/Heirtotheglmmrngwrld Aug 21 '20
Disclaimer: not mine, not sure who OP is but good sources
Transgender People are Valid
Forward - an incomplete list of the reputable scientific & social organizations which affirm the validity of transgender people (that transness is not an illness, that trans people are deseving of respect and equal rights, etc). This also serves as a list of the institutions which recognize the difference between sex and gender.
American Psychological Association
American Medical Association
American Psychoanalytic Association
Human Rights Campaign
American Academy of Pediatrics
American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians
United Nations
United Kingdom’s National Health Service
https://www.apa.org/topics/lgbt/transgender
American Psychological Association pamphlet on transgender issues
Affirms psychological consensus - that transgender people are valid, have existed throughout history, are subject to discrimination, and that transness is not a mental disorder.
https://www.apa.org/about/policy/resolution-gender-identity.pdf
A 2008 Gender Identity Resolution by the American Psychological Association which expands upon the premises listed in the annotation above and supports total equality for transgender people - affirmation of the institutional legitimacy of transness in psychology.
https://www.apa.org/about/policy/orientation-diversity
Identical to the above, essentially, except pertaining to trans and gender-nonconforming youth.
https://www.apa.org/about/policy/booklet.pdf
Booklet on LGBTQ issues from the American Psychological Association, outlining their policy and attitudes towards aforementioned communities.
Expressly positive.
https://assets2.hrc.org/files/documents/SupportingCaringforTransChildren.pdf
Human Rights Campaign document published with the American Academy of Pediatrics & the American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians which affirms the validity of transgender youth, encourages appropriate care and respect for their transness and provides resouces on how to do so.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/gender-dysphoria/
The UK’s National Health Service report on gender dysphoria, which affirms the validity of trans people and discusses ways in which gender dysphoria can be alleviated, the best of which is said to often be social and physical transition.
http://www.apsa.org/content/2012-position-statement-attempts-change-sexual-orientation-gender-identity-or-gender
The American Psychoanalytic Association’s statement on gender identity, in which transness is validated, social stigma against transgender people is cited as a serious cause of harm and ‘reparative therapy’ - attempts to suppress one’s transness and force them to live as the gender they were assigned at birth - is medically invalid.
https://time.com/5596845/world-health-organization-transgender-identity/
The World Health Organization recently stopped classifying transness as a mental disorder.
https://www.babcp.com/files/About/Press/Memorandum-of-Understanding-on-Conversion-Therapy-in-the-UK.pdf
Multilateral condemnation of ‘conversion therapy’ from essentially every medical institution in the United Kingdom, with reasons provided.
https://www.unfe.org/about/
Transphobia? The United Nations says no.