Any woman-identified person under the trans umbrella (e.g. non-binary, bigender, agender) is welcome.
^ this wording of the rule includes trans men who still identify as women. To be honest it hasn’t been a problem, the rules are worded to allow them to choose whether they identify still as women or not and whether to participate here. Binary trans men who don’t identify as women are men, and we would handle that on a case-by-case basis depending on the context. (Trans experiences and identities are complicated. If a trans man feels the need to discuss their life before transition when they lived as a woman, we aren’t going to prevent them from commenting, this is largely a space for people who are treated as women in society afterall.)
To be honest the rule is mostly applied to cis men who ignore the rules and frequently comment here and sometimes get aggressive. We don’t tolerate transphobia and are not trans-exclusive.
The rules should be updated to include trans-men then, I think – the rule seems very clearly worded to exclude trans men.
^ this wording of the rule includes trans men who still identify as women. To be honest it hasn’t been a problem, the rules are worded to allow them to choose whether they identify still as women or not and whether to participate here. Binary trans men who don’t identify as women are men, and we would handle that on a case-by-case basis depending on the context. (Trans experiences and identities are complicated. If a trans man feels the need to discuss their life before transition when they lived as a woman, we aren’t going to prevent them from commenting, this is largely a space for people who are treated as women in society afterall.)
To be honest the rule is mostly applied to cis men who ignore the rules and frequently comment here and sometimes get aggressive. We don’t tolerate transphobia and are not trans-exclusive.
Fair enough. I’m not trans so I can’t really say whether or not it makes sense. Just surprised me.