Trans people deserve social dignity and personal respect, regardless of whether or not they wish to immerse themselves in feminist politics. At a tim… - Shon Faye

Trans people are not a burden to society or to the state. It ought to be the state’s obligation to support trans people, not the other way around.

Suicide attempts occur at a higher rate among trans people than the general population. Indeed, the statistics are truly alarming: research by the UK charity Stonewall published in 2017 found that 45 per cent of trans young people had attempted suicide at least once. Yet, behind the statistics are individuals, suffering in private and leading complex human lives: there is rarely one simple explanation for such a tragedy.

Feminism must concern itself with radical possibilities for our future, a future in which gender-based violence and harm is abolished, freeing us all to lead more joyful lives. That cannot begin with barring the freedom to find other ways to look at, understand or do gender.