Some feminists claim misogyny targets only those who have female sex features (ovaries, vaginas and uteruses). We should be alarmed by this view
There are some chilling details in Valerie Jackson’s lawsuit against Dallas county officials. Following her arrest in November 2016, Jackson describes one officer forcing her to show her breasts, and others telling her to strip from the waist down. She recounts similar treatment following arrests in 2017 and 2018, including being placed in a male housing unit, where she says officers mocked her and even filmed her in the shower.
Jackson was a victim of misogyny. And yet there are feminists who claim that, because Jackson is a transgender woman, her story and the many others like it are a “separate question” from the sexual harassment and objectification of non-trans women. Such claims are gaining traction. They are used to pit trans women’s rights against those of non-trans women. Just consider the Equality Act – a bill pending in Congress that would extend federal anti-discrimination law to include discrimination based on gender identity. Feminists who endorse these claims not only oppose the Equality Act, they joined forces with the notoriously far-right Heritage Foundation against it. As a feminist, I could not disagree more.
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