The Tribes of Anti-Trans

A taxonomy of terfs and Christians categorised

jane fae
11 min readAug 8, 2021
Photo by Shamia Casiano from Pexels

Attributing all, or even most, anti-trans nastiness to “terfs” has never been very accurate. But now, with the radical Christian agenda going full “mask-off”, it is less so than ever. In the grand scheme of things, rad fems are about as relevant to the anti-trans onslaught as Lithuania to the outbreak of WWII. And infinitely more irritating.

Now read on.

It’s summer. It’s raining. It is a good time to stand back and take stock (and no: not THAT Stock!). Because one should know one’s enemy. And so, in the spirit of I-spy, a seeming never-ending series that encourages children to go out and identify things arranged according to some arbitrary category, I present my own humble effort.

I-spy Nature? I-spy Dogs? Eat your heart out! Because today, exclusively, I bring you a preview of I-spy Gender Criticals, in which people and conspiracy theorists get classified according to their take on that most arbitrary of arbitrary categories: gender.

Evangelicals and the anti-gender

Benito Mussolini and Oswald Mosley (1936): unknown source, but public domain in country of origin

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jane fae

Feminist, writer, campaigner on political and sexual liberty who also knows a bit about IT, the law and policing. Not entirely serious…