Commentary
The London School of Economics (LSE), one of the highest-ranked universities in the world, recently published a report discussing the rise of the transphobic feminist.
“How did it happen that a considerable part of feminist communities aligned with the conservative anti-gender movements in producing anti-transgender public discourse?” asked the authors, before lamenting the “proliferation of transphobic hate speech.” The LSE authors are not alone in their criticisms of biological females. Other major universities and mainstream media outlets have heaped scorn on the brave individuals who have stood up and pushed back against the devaluation of biological women.
This fact is not lost on Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls. Alsalem recently released a strongly worded statement (pdf) outlining the many reasons why she is deeply concerned about the rights of biological women….