Quote Originally Posted by Elite_Pie View Post
I never thought I would say this, but I agree 100% with Boris Johnson when he said:

"I don't think biological males should be competing in female sporting events. Maybe that's a controversial thing to say, but it just seems to me to be sensible. I also happen to think that women should have spaces - whether it's in hospitals, prison or changing rooms - which are dedicated to women".

I'm now going to wash my mouth out with soap for saying that I agree with Boris Johnson.
We have a transgender person staying with us at the moment. He is finding the current political u-turn over conversion therapy very distressing. It’s hard for me to see it all from his point of view, but I’m trying not to spout off my opinions without thinking them through a bit more than Johnson has managed to do yet. I suppose it’s good that Johnson is actually thinking for once.

Seriously, trans issues are way more complex than they appear on the surface. Biology is more complex than XX vs XY. And I don’t even know to what extent gender dysphoria is associated with biological factors. People on both sides of the fence use language imprecisely and present simplistic views. What is absolutely clear to me is that it’s very difficult to be fair to everyone, and that in attempting to be fair it’s hard to avoid being very intrusive (see Caster Semenya).