User:Skakkle/anti-trans movement

"Note : these ideas & this language is in a 'workshop' phase"___

The anti-trans movement comprises outspoken people who think various trans inclusive movements have "gone too far", or should be reversed completely.

The "movement" is somewhat amorphous and includes anti-trans activists and non-activists. ("Non-activists" include public figures such as comedians, actors or others who are outspoken, but whose professional pursuits are not closely tied to their political opinions.)

'' Where? ''

Anti-trans activism is most prominent in the United States, but has arisen anywhere movements for trans inclusivity exist. That is, predominantly Western nations (Western Europe and English-speaking Australasia, the US and Canada).

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Sports
These counter-movements are prominent especially within sports or other competitive pursuits where obvious differentials exists between natal males & natal females.

Anti-trans activists think that trans inclusion in various areas creates unfairness, disfavoring cis-gender individuals. Possibly 99% of such cases are where trans women are allowed to compete in strength-related competitions or other physically demanding competitive endeavors. (See transgender people in sports.)

Some anti-trans activists are ideologically motivated. That is, they align rhetorically or organizationally with conservative or right wing activists or politicians

Competition areas (incomplete)

 * Skateboarding competition
 * Weightlifting competition
 * Swimming
 * Track and field

Activists (incomplete)
Some are very focused on sports in particular, some are outspoken against trans rights & trans activism more broadly. In some fashion, these figures are largely challenging progressive political values, with a focus on progressive identity politics.

Conservative
Too many to count. It's in the water.


 * Many members of the Republican Party in the US on the federal and state level may reasonably be included, although this varies by region in the United States.


 * In traditional media, anti-trans discourse may be used cynically as a political weapon, when the speaker may not have a heartfelt conviction about the related issues.

Near term, this is a winner for conservatives
Politically, there is nothing but upside for conservative politicians and other political operators to make hay around trans issues in the current environment. As with other social movements, we can forecast from a historical perspective. It may take 10 to 20 years for the general public consciousness to "calm down". This means that a more fulsome acceptance of trans people on a person to person level will inevitably become less controversial. That is, a plurality of Americans will accept inclusion of trans and other gender non-conforming persons into every aspect of public life as a given.

For now, conservative constituencies consider numerous other political objectives & cultural values more important.

When that moment of full acceptance is reached (around 2033-2043), the political opportunism of conservative political professionals in this area will have "calmed down".

Heterodox

 * Tim Pool
 * Wesley Yang

Non-activists

 * Dave Chapelle
 * Joe Rogan

Tangential but why not

 * Yascha Mounk, while not part of any of these movements, has formulated a dispassionate critique of the broader liberal-left identity politics movement, particularly in his appearances in 2023 promoting his book, The Identity Trap.