Cracks are appearing in progressive ideology

John Stevens  |  Comment
Date posted:  1 Mar 2023
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Cracks are appearing in progressive ideology

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Few issues have provoked more controversy in contemporary culture than the transgender ideology which asserts that individuals can define their sex for themselves irrespective of their biology.

Progressive society has largely adopted and accommodated this transgender ideology, and treated those who reject it as reactionary or oppressive. Feminists, such as Germaine Greer, who have opposed transgenderism have been cancelled and vilified.

However, it is becoming increasingly evident that transgender ideology is unworkable, causing detriment to others. This is most starkly illustrated by the case of Isla Bryson, a transgender woman convicted of two rapes in Scotland that were committed while she was a man. Isla was originally sent to a women’s prison, but after a public outcry was moved to a male prison. This case highlights the tension between what transgender ideology asserts, and what most people know to be the reality.

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