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In reply to the discussion: Is it just me or does this sound transphobic [View all]kcr
(15,522 posts)While I think this midwife's rant obviously seems like it comes from a person who doesn't seem particularly supportive of trans rights, I don't think it's right to compare giving birth to professions. It isn't a profession. That doesn't mean I don't think transgender men should receive the same care, nor should they be referred to as women. I think that can be accomplished without pretending that birth isn't a biological function. I'm sorry, but that's ridiculous. It's still a female biological function, even when transgender men do it. It isn't excluding them and in fact it's erasing acknowledgment of female biological function in a misguided attempt at inclusion. I think that's dangerous right now, for reasons I point out in another post.