Abstract

This article examines the development of anti-transgender debates within the United Kingdom, which have gained traction due to proposed amendments to the country’s Gender Recognition Act (GRA). A group of determined lobby groups, taking their lead from like-minded organizations in the United States, has protested vigorously against the proposed changes to the GRA, especially with respect to “single-sex spaces”. As a result of this furor, the lives of transgender people have become the subject of open debate. Trans people now see their legitimacy questioned, and their ability to access services increasingly being placed under the microscope. This article argues that the literature on radicalization – developed in response to domestic terrorism – can explain these developments. UK lobby groups are successfully pushing a radical agenda to deny the basic rights of trans people, and are doing so under the cover of “free speech” – a sacrosanct element of life in Anglo-Saxon countries.

摘要

本文考察了英国国内反跨性别辩论的发展，由于该国性别承认法案 (GRA) 的拟议修正案而引起关注。一群坚定的游说团体，以美国志同道合的组织为首，强烈抗议 GRA 的拟议修改，尤其是在“单性空间”方面。由于这种愤怒，变性人的生活已成为公开辩论的主题。跨性别者现在看到他们的合法性受到质疑，他们获得服务的能力越来越多地被置于显微镜下。本文认为，为应对国内恐怖主义而发展起来的激进化文献可以解释这些发展。