1. Men cannot become women and women cannot become men. It is important to use the correct pronouns no matter how feminine a man presents or how masculine a woman presents. To do otherwise suggests that we should base our definition of male and female on regressive, sex-based stereotypes and external appearance.
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2. No matter how feminine a man presents, he should be expected to use facilities for men. Women fought hard for sex-based facilities for safety and privacy. These rights must be upheld.
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3. Ideally sports will move toward sex-neutral uniforms but until then, if a man wants to wear the uniform typically worn by female athletes, he should be allowed to do so, while keeping sports fair as he competes against other men.
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4. A woman who has masculinized by taking testosterone can compete in co-ed sports. By taking steroids, she has engaged in a form of doping, giving her an unfair advantage against other women.
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5. Anytime a man is accepted as a woman or a woman is accepted as a man, it provides deceptive role models for children. This can lead them to believe that they can become something they are not.
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6. It is not loving or kind or compassionate to undermine women’s and girls’ rights and protections.
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7. It is not loving or kind or compassionate to encourage someone to believe they are something they are not.
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8. There are all kinds of ways to be a man or a woman. Some men are feminine and some women are masculine; this does not change their sex.
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9. Those struggling with gender dysphoria or autogynephilia should be treated with compassion. These are mental health issues and should be treated as such.
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10. There are people who do not struggle with gender dysphoria or autogynephilia, who will pretend to be the opposite sex to gain an unfair advantage and to predate on others.
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11. Gender dysphoria is caused by a myriad of underlying issues. The past research on gender dysphoria is antiquated because it does not factor in rapid onset gender dysphoria (ROGD) or autogynephilia. ROGD is a new phenomenon and needs to be addressed by providing clear boundaries and real support, not by affirming a manufactured identity. Autogynephilia used to be stigmatized and recognized as a fetish, but has now become normalized.
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12. Children should not be given treatments that encourage or affirm their gender dysphoria. Even a treatment as simple as social transition leads to persistence of the dysphoria.
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13. No one should use or accept suicide as emotional blackmail. Suicide should never be presented as a viable option for managing difficult feelings.
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14. Suicidal ideation is a result of many factors. No one is ever responsible for the suicide of another individual.
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15. The idea that someone can be “born in the wrong body” is a nonsensical, metaphysical idea and should not be encouraged or affirmed.
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16. Calling someone “transphobic” or saying someone is using hate speech is manipulative and undermines our ability to communicate.
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17. Sexual orientation (LGB) is different from trans/queer identity (TQ). Sexual orientation is based on sexual attraction; gender identity is based on regressive, sex-based stereotypes about how men and woman are supposed to look and behave.
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18. Using the nonsensical term “cis” suggests that those who are not 100% comfortable embracing regressive, sex-based stereotypes are not actually the sex they were born.
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19. Just because a doctor recommends a treatment doesn’t mean it is the best or even a reasonable treatment. History is littered with examples where doctors have gotten it wrong.
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20. Children’s healthy bodies should not be medically damaged.