Gender stereotypes are incredibly damaging for children and can have a lifelong impact on them. The claim that transgender ideology perpetuates and entrenches stereotypes is pervasive, so much so that Scottish Transgender Alliance (STA) and the Equality Network have produced a frequently asked question (FAQ) on this subject- “Isn’t being trans just about believing in gender stereotypes?”
They answer the question as follows:
“It does a disservice to the trans community to imply that we uphold gender stereotypes more than others, or that we reinforce gender stereotypes by transitioning. Often, trans people feel immensely pressured to conform togender stereotypes in order to have who they are taken seriously. Our safety and acceptance often depends on whether wider society considers us to be striving hard enough to embody “typical womanhood” or “typical manhood”.
“As a society, we all perpetuate gender stereotypes to different degrees. This is…
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