Being Gender Critical Isn’t Enough

Being Gender Critical Isn’t Enough

Many women have arrived at radical feminism through the gender-critical path. It’s important to fight against transgender ideology and stand up for women’s essential rights. However, far too often, women stop at this single issue without examining the larger picture. Many gender-critical women still see relationships with men as acceptable or continue to have boyfriends or husbands.

Let’s think more deeply. The reason for being gender-critical is to protect women’s spaces and ensure that men don’t infringe upon them. We don’t want men in women’s prisons, bathrooms, or sports—this is a fair and necessary stance. But what’s the point of winning these battles if we return home to live with a man for most of the day? Most of us are not in prison or playing competitive sports every day. Using a public bathroom is an occasional event, but our homes are where we spend the majority of our lives. We need to remove men, and their influence, from our daily existence if we want true freedom. We need to not just remove men’s genitals from women’s spaces, but from our lives completely.

Being gender-critical is vital and should be a key part of any woman’s fight for equality, regardless of her background or other beliefs. But we cannot fall into the trap of thinking that once we’ve addressed gender issues, we’ve solved all of our problems. While trans-identified males are indeed a dangerous problem, women often overlook the harm that comes from the straight men they interact with daily—husbands, boyfriends, and even male friends. In fact, a woman is most likely to be harmed or killed by someone in her own home. There are countless reports we see online from gender-critical women about their husbands or boyfriends coercing them.

Continue fighting against transgender ideology, but recognize it as just one part of a broader system of values. Be anti-religion, pro-abortion, and anti-men. What’s the point of being gender-critical if a woman continues to follow harmful ideologies like Christianity, opposes women’s reproductive freedom, or continues centering men in her life? See the bigger picture: true liberation from men requires freedom in every aspect of our lives, not just in a few designated spaces. ♀