I was trying to explain how it’s being weaponized. As I went into in my follow up post, it’s a very commonly used term, and I don’t assume ill intent when it is used. People were asking what is wrong with it, and I was trying to explain.

But I don’t think the original person who called the word out is right that it’s hate speech. It has become a right wing dog whistle for exclusion. But it’s a common usage, even on websites like planned parenthood it shows up. Calling it hate speech is an unfair stretch. Intention matters here.

Personally, I don’t feel it’s a very helpful concept. I don’t fit neatly into any of the boxes aside from maybe intersex. I have sexual characteristics of both so my biological sex would be both.

But the debate about my rights are framed as male or female. Sarah McBride is being attacked for her bathroom choice based on ‘biological sex’. And her sex isn’t anyone’s business but her Drs and people she shares it with to begin with. Plus what they mean is cis women’s only bathrooms, because I’m sure they don’t want trans masc people there either, and it’s obvious segregation.