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I feel motivated to post on the subject of whether Starmer and his govt are transphobic.
As the parent of a trans child (who is now a trans adult), i have lived experience of CAMS, GIDS, The Tavistock and 6 years or so of gender dysphoria and potentially related (or potentially related) mental heath issues. It's important to note that whilst my own lived experience is valid, it does not make me an expert on trans issues, human rights, healthcare provision or anything else.
I don't think Starmer is transphobic.
There is mass hysteria on the issue from both sides of the debate, the majority of which is highly ill informed, even from a very cursory standard of understanding.
Personally, I don't believe that some of the hysteria on the pro trans side of the debate is actually helpful to trans people, but that's just a personal belief derived from my own experience. A lot of the rhetoric on the other side of the debate is just wrong / nasty / prejudice unveiled. However, this doesn't mean that it's helpful to demonise everyone (even if they are bigots) who has a view that isn't completely aligned to pro trans orthodoxy - that is not taking the moral high ground which is where the debate should be held, in my view.
I don't think Starmer is great but I do think he's better than what we have had, and I do think and fully expect that this govt will go some way to restoring dignity to people, and to debates which affect people in difficult circumstances.
These debates have been seriously debased over the last decade; it's time for us to get back to being adults who can tolerate ambiguity, can use reason, evidence and show compassion in public policy.