How British Feminism Became Anti-Trans A surprisingly ( Charles : why surprising ? the trans ideology is profoundly irrational and against fundamental principles of human society) mainstream movement of feminists known as TERFs oppose transgender rights as a symptom of “female erasure.” Feb. 7, 2019 A sign at a swimming pond at Hampstead Heath in London. The pond became the center of a debate about the inclusion of trans women last summer. A sign at a swimming pond at Hampstead Heath in London. The pond became the center of a debate about the inclusion of trans women last summer.Credit...Daniel Leal-Olivas/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Give this article Read in app By Sophie Lewis Dr. Lewis is a feminist theorist and geographer. Sign up for the Opinion Today newsletter Get expert analysis of the news and a guide to the big ideas shaping the world every weekday morning. Get it sent to your inbox. Last week, two British women stormed onto Capitol Hill in Washington for the purposes of ambushing Sarah McBride, the national press secretary of the Human Rights Campaign. Ms. McBride, a trans woman, had just been part of a meeting between the Parents for Transgender Equality National Council and members of Congress when the Britons — Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, who goes by the name Posie Parker, and Julia Long — barged in. Heckling and misgendering Ms. McBride, the two inveighed against her supposed “hatred of lesbians” and accused her of championing “the rights of men to access women in women’s prison.” Ms. Parker, who live-streamed footage of the harassment on Facebook, contended that she had come to Washington because “this ideology” — by which she presumably meant simply being trans — “has been imported into the U.K. by America, so, to stem the flow of female erasure, we have to come to its source.” Show Full Article ADVERTISEMENT Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Continue reading the main story Special offer: Subscribe for $4.25 $1 a week for the first year. Thanks for reading The Times. Special offer: $4.25 $1 a week for the first year SUBSCRIBE NOW Cancel or pause anytime. Site Index Site Information Navigation © 2023 The New York Times Company NYTCoContact UsAccessibilityWork with usAdvertiseT Brand StudioYour Ad ChoicesPrivacy PolicyTerms of ServiceTerms of SaleSite MapCanadaInternationalHelpSubscriptions