I have bought so many of those books but they’re still on my kindle yet to be read! I had a moment of disappointment for you there when you mentioned the first author until I carried on reading and realised you’d felt the disappointment too.
I found the GC world via mumsnet at some point that I can’t quite remember. My eldest was born in 2018 and it was a year or two before that. I was absolutely alone in having this knowledge - it simply wasn’t being talked about. I had to step back from reading mumsnet at the time as I simply couldn’t give it the headspace as I was catapulted into motherhood.
I’ve slowly come around and feel brave enough to discuss it openly now. I’ve bought some of those books for people to read and yet there is still resistance to reality. We’ve got a long way to go but we’re getting there!
Oh! The disappointment was real, Claire! There was just no logic to it - how could someone be such a staunch defender of women and yet believe that a man who says he feels like a woman is actually a woman?? Yes, it's a crazy world. I felt very alone too when I first became aware of it all. Thankfully I've found a network of women who are actively raising awareness - I would have gone mad otherwise. We have to be brave and bring the discussion out into the open.
I have bought so many of those books but they’re still on my kindle yet to be read! I had a moment of disappointment for you there when you mentioned the first author until I carried on reading and realised you’d felt the disappointment too.
I found the GC world via mumsnet at some point that I can’t quite remember. My eldest was born in 2018 and it was a year or two before that. I was absolutely alone in having this knowledge - it simply wasn’t being talked about. I had to step back from reading mumsnet at the time as I simply couldn’t give it the headspace as I was catapulted into motherhood.
I’ve slowly come around and feel brave enough to discuss it openly now. I’ve bought some of those books for people to read and yet there is still resistance to reality. We’ve got a long way to go but we’re getting there!
Oh! The disappointment was real, Claire! There was just no logic to it - how could someone be such a staunch defender of women and yet believe that a man who says he feels like a woman is actually a woman?? Yes, it's a crazy world. I felt very alone too when I first became aware of it all. Thankfully I've found a network of women who are actively raising awareness - I would have gone mad otherwise. We have to be brave and bring the discussion out into the open.
So well articulated, and handy reading list too.