[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Nasty word used to shut women down.

TERFs do exist though, I think you're right in that there have been cases of 'Trans' people preying on women and using their status as a way of doing so but TERFs are basically extremists that oppose trans people in general and JK has been known to tweet support for TERFs that have been ruled in a court of law to be discriminating against trans people. TERFs are no different, in my eyes, to LGB people who oppose the T and want it abolished. It's not a word I'd use to describe just women either, any gender can be a TERF if they hold extreme views.

I do think that a lot of the problems with people abusing trans status would generally not be a thing if self diagnosis wasn't a thing. I don't think anyone should be able to say 'I am trans' and then start living as their preferred gender just because there's more to be considered than that unfortunately.