Those of us who are older and remember Latin American dictatorships and the likes of East Germany understand just how far our industries in the west have fallen. The older staff at these publishing houses need to develop some guts. If women are being hammered for speaking up for their rights, then this movement is clearly in the wrong. Certainly, I've never known a worse time in my life for misogyny and homophobia and it's coming from this ideological faction.
Wow, it's frighteningly depressing how any defense of women's rights, or even the assertion of women's unique existence is being criminalized and/or used as a justification for firing, ostracizing or defaming their character and motives. We hear of more and more people withdrawing from offering their opinion on the reality of sex, resigning from their positions rather than having their reputations trashed and being forced into isolation and silence. Some of these trans people are inherently vicious and sadistic, and gain an upper hand through intimidation and threats, which they wield against any and all who dare question their agenda. This is an ultimate stage of backlash by men who hate women and their many collaborators who have internalized misogyny.
To whom you are attracted sexually is purely subjective and therefore cannot reasonably be contested by an outside observer.
Where you decide to live your life on a spectrum of superficial, stereotypical male to female attributes (and we all do) is also purely subjective and similarly cannot be questioned.
However, your biological sex reflects an objective reality which cannot be changed by your subjective personal view and futile attempts to do so can result in serious health impacts to you as well as actual harms to members of the sex you are impersonating (especially women).
Finally, others who are grounded in objective reality should never be forced to accept your subjective version of your actual biological sex.
Happy to hear your publisher was more reasonable than your agent. Unfortunately, when I read that they were willing to continue to work with authors whose views disagree with theirs, my internal skeptic kicked in and added the words, 'for now'.
Those of us who are older and remember Latin American dictatorships and the likes of East Germany understand just how far our industries in the west have fallen. The older staff at these publishing houses need to develop some guts. If women are being hammered for speaking up for their rights, then this movement is clearly in the wrong. Certainly, I've never known a worse time in my life for misogyny and homophobia and it's coming from this ideological faction.
Wow, it's frighteningly depressing how any defense of women's rights, or even the assertion of women's unique existence is being criminalized and/or used as a justification for firing, ostracizing or defaming their character and motives. We hear of more and more people withdrawing from offering their opinion on the reality of sex, resigning from their positions rather than having their reputations trashed and being forced into isolation and silence. Some of these trans people are inherently vicious and sadistic, and gain an upper hand through intimidation and threats, which they wield against any and all who dare question their agenda. This is an ultimate stage of backlash by men who hate women and their many collaborators who have internalized misogyny.
To whom you are attracted sexually is purely subjective and therefore cannot reasonably be contested by an outside observer.
Where you decide to live your life on a spectrum of superficial, stereotypical male to female attributes (and we all do) is also purely subjective and similarly cannot be questioned.
However, your biological sex reflects an objective reality which cannot be changed by your subjective personal view and futile attempts to do so can result in serious health impacts to you as well as actual harms to members of the sex you are impersonating (especially women).
Finally, others who are grounded in objective reality should never be forced to accept your subjective version of your actual biological sex.
Happy to hear your publisher was more reasonable than your agent. Unfortunately, when I read that they were willing to continue to work with authors whose views disagree with theirs, my internal skeptic kicked in and added the words, 'for now'.