4 year olds able to change gender in Scotland

True, sex and gender are not the same.... but they're linked. Consider, for a moment, the movement that is " Trans ". It includes everything from gender fluid, non-binary, to full and partial physical transitioning. It's not a movement that is separated into parts when people talk about it.. and when people advocate Trans rights or Trans beliefs, that talk includes subject matter related to the overall movement.

You see, I've made this point a number of times but nobody has addressed it. In order to cater to/support the needs of children who naturally seek gender change (that tiny group), the remainder of the group will need to be informed about gender change (so that those who are hiding their desire, know that they can come out without fear), and to do that in a manner for children to understand, the language will need to be coached in a manner that makes gender change and the overall trans ideology as being acceptable, and without risk. That means promoting gender change to children who would never have thought of it themselves (the majority). It also means removing the complexities involved in the trans topic, and ensuring that it is promoted in the best possible way...

It's the beginning of conditioning to make the Trans movement accepted by targeting children. It doesn't stop with pronouns. Language shapes our identity. The words we use to address others, and describe ourselves do impact on how our self-image is formed. Which is fine for adults because we can choose to alter our identity, but it's questionable how much children can do this when they're still forming their initial image. Now, I get that we should be helping that tiny group of people who naturally respond to gender change or have these feelings. That makes sense.. but that isn't this.

This is parents projecting their complicated world into the vulnerable period of childrens development, by introducing a series of beliefs that are still very much experimental. We know so little about how the overall trans issues affect people in the long term. And we want very young children involved? It's simply fucked up. Fine.. spend another twenty-thirty years applying Trans ideas to Adults, with meticulous research into the positives and negatives, and then, once we know that this is a good thing to consider, then... introduce children to it.

I'd consider calling it Child abuse to be a bit exaggerated, but not by much. It's short sighted and agenda driven. We should be protecting children from Adult crap, not exposing them to **** that we barely understand.

The rights of Trans people trump those of everyone else. This is the new reality, unless we see some kind of organised resistance to this movement... which hasn't happened yet.

"Eventually, it should be accepted that trans women with penises should be allowed in changing rooms with 4, 5, 6, or - in the above case - 7 year olds.

How does the trans activist argue against this? Or are they in favour of this, as it's consistent with the worldview."

It was the stated opinion of many trans activists at the time that the Wi Spa incident occurred that little girls should be "taught not to look at people's junk".

In fairness, that was before it was revealed that the trans woman in question (Darren Merager) was a serial offender with a felony history of indecent exposure convictions, sex offences, burglary... you get the picture.

Darren claims to be the victim of transphobic harassment. Which might be true, but it might also be true that Darren—a male sexual predator with form—has been gifted a new tool in their arsenal by clueless dolts who would care more about an incorrect pronoun on Twitter than about the real world abuse of women and girls.

Perhaps. Personally, I think it's time to leave a lot of that behind us.. still I think it's more of a cultural thing. When I was in Spain, I noticed that a lot of people weren't fazed by nudity, the same way Irish people were. There was a more relaxed attitude towards the naked body, including genitalia. Modesty was still a thing but not the same way as it was in Ireland while I was living here. Maybe that's changed, although I somehow doubt it has.

Agreed.

So, they're not girls. They're boys wanting to be girls. Or they're something else entirely. But they're not girls.