Trans Facts: Introduction
This is a set of resources for countering common myths about trans people, trans rights and trans healthcare, hosted by Resisting Transphobia in Edinburgh.
While committed anti-trans activists are extremely prominent in trans discourse, the bulk of people with worries about these things do not fall into that category. Many people simply have fears because they have been misinformed by politicians, the media and those prominent transphobes. With such people, it is worth correcting them on matters of fact, carefully and gently if you can. That is where this resource comes in: it provides a run-down of most of the common myths, with references where relevant.
Following the preamble, these are the facts in question. While this is a mythbusting resource, it avoids repeating the myths, since on some level that serves to reinforce them.
Sex is not binary.
Gender is a social construct, but that doesnāt mean itās not real.
This is not a dispute between scientists and trans activists.
Feminism is fully compatible with trans inclusion.
Trans people do more to undermine gender stereotypes than to reinforce them.
Nobody is being silenced for saying sex is biological.
Nobody is taking away hard-won āsex-based rightsā.
Trans peopleās rights are definitely under threat.
The category of āwomanā is not being erased.
It is not too easy for kids to access trans healthcare.
Kids are not ābeing transedā.
Puberty blockers are largely reversible, and have been used and tested for decades.
Puberty blockers are not the same thing as cross-sex hormone treatments.
There has never been a gay or queer liberation movement without trans people.
āCisā is not a slur.
āDetransitionersā are not being ignored.
There is no evidence for āRapid Onset Gender Dysphoriaā.
Being transgender is not a kink.
Please share this around - we desperately need more cis allies, in particular, to be equipped to confidently correct their friends and family members who have picked up lies about trans people. We could also do with a lot more people writing to media organisations and regulators to flag up when they are sharing disinformation.
Thanks everyone!
Addressing some of the many common myths that you may have heard about trans people Preamble.Sex is not binary.Gender is a social construct,






















