When reading “It’s Time to End the Long History of Feminism Failing Transgender Women” by Tina Vasquez I was quite surprised on how there is feminist that actually believed that trans women should not have the same rights as women. Which are known as TERFs. In the passage it states “In 2008, trans women and trans advocates started referring to this group as “trans-exclusionary radical feminists” or TERFs, a term Brennan considers a slur“.
It just amazes me how they started referring this group as TERFs in 2008 which is not that long ago only about 13 years ago. Also in this passage we see the issue of transgender people having bathroom access a issue. I was baffled when it stated that there was people that felt unsafe if they did allow that access because of the fear of them seeing trans dangerous but in fact it was the transgenders that were at risk “They would say that Indeed, if anyone is in harm’s way in public restrooms, it’s trans people, who can face abuse or assault no matter which restroom they choose. A 2011 survey of 6,000 transgender Americans found that more than half of the people surveyed reported experiencing harassment in public accommodations, including bathrooms, restaurants, and hotels.” Yes we have improved by giving transgender people bathroom access, but we can not sit here and say there is people still against that access unfortunately. But on the bright side we have improved and have cities and school districts that give transgender people bathroom access.
