"Biological Clothing" - Dress Codes Espoused By UK TERFs, US Conservatives

[LostOne4Ever]

"Biological Clothing" - Dress Codes Espoused By UK TERFs, US Conservatives
In a Sex Matters event in the Manchester, England, "Gender Critical" activists espoused gendered dress codes. The same is being pushed by US conservatives. Here's how these policies affect us all.



ERIN REED
SEP 21, 2023

Sex based uniforms are also lawful,” a slide proclaimed at a Sex Matters event in Manchester, England. “Children’s actual sex must be known by everyone in the school environment.” Meanwhile, in the United States, Harrison County School District made headlines when it announced that students would be forced to dress in clothing “consistent with their biological sex.” In Texas, the department of agriculture released a letter to employees, requiring all state employees in the department to “comply with this dress code in a manner consistent with their biological sex.” Those who oppose the existence and visibility of transgender people in public life now seemingly have turned their efforts of gender conformity to everyone.

In a Manchester museum, the Sex Matters event unfurled, steered by ardent campaigners against transgender rights, Helen Joyce and Maya Forstater. Among the aims of the events were items such as “the fight to make sure the law protects women’s rights.” Interestingly, the gathering presented a distinct dress code for its attendees: “Be the billboard for sex-based rights (Adult Human Female; This Witch Doesn’t Burn – or your preferred slogan); embody the spirit of the Suffragettes in tones of purple, green, and white; or wear whatever you like” (emphasis added). While giving the presentation, Maya Forstater could be seen in a relaxed pose, donned in trousers and sandals. Behind her, a slide loomed, advocating for stringent measures on social transition for trans people in schools. The restrictions espoused included “Sex-based rules” relating to restroom usage, pronouns, and attire, even barring students from donning “the uniform of the opposite sex.”

Meanwhile in the U.S., a flurry of gender-conformity laws and policies have emerged, seemingly in response to the rising visibility of transgender people. Earlier this year in Mississippi, a transgender girl was told she would be barred from her own graduation walk because she desired to wear the same dress the other girls were wearing. On graduation day, a cisgender girl met a similar fate, this time for her decision to wear pants. In the midst of this, her grandmother voiced her anguish: “I don’t understand how a moment this important can be taken away from a child that’s worked 12 years to get here.” The district has since solidified its clothing policies, stating that all students must wear clothing “consistent with their biological sex.”

Increasingly, policies that were originally aimed at transgender people are now being aimed at all of society. Major influencers in the modern anti-trans panic such as Ben Shapiro have advocated for local laws dictating what men and women can wear in public. PragerU, recently contracted out to major school districts, advocates for gendered dress codes. Yet, this shift isn't confined to dress codes alone.

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[meadowlander]

1. Finally someone is addressing the epidemic

of sex pests cross-dressing so they can molest women on graduation stages.

Won't someone think of the safety and comfort of women in an open, crowded, public venue and protect them!

And never mind that gender dysphoria from being forced to wear the wrong clothes is a massive contributor to trans teens suicide rates.

Priorities people!

[vercetti2021]

2. Fuck you I won't do what you tell me

If I wanna wear pants or a dress. I will. Take your biology shit and shove it up your asses. Like these fuckere ever passed a biology class

[Skittles]

3. why are females always expected to show some skin

FUCK that

[Celerity]

11. Would you prefer the burqa model?

[Hermit-The-Prog]

13. Either extreme is a violation of human rights.

[Celerity]

21. I advocate for no extreme

[scarletlib]

16. Why not let women dress as they please. Same thing for men.

[Celerity]

20. that is exactly what I am for nt

[Matthew28]

4. This makes me want

Dress up as a female even more! Freedom of speech and expression baby! This would be unconstitutional as fuck.

[Demovictory9]

5. Kick

[Rob H.]

6. "Major influencers in the modern anti-trans panic...

… such as Ben Shapiro have advocated for local laws dictating what men and women can wear in public.”

The party of “small government” strikes again. People like Ben Shapiro and Matt Walsh always wanna throw their two cents in when minding their own fucking business is free.

[Buns_of_Fire]

9. So tell us, Mr. "Major Influencer" Shapiro:

How do you propose to determine compliance with your new laws? Establish a new Bloomer Patrol to check for the appropriate equipment to match the wardrobe?

(And apropos of nothing, "influencer" is one of those words that are starting to grate on me the more I hear it used.)

[Eugene]

7. IOW, Shapiro is trying to turn the clock back to pre-Stonewall.

NYC's arbitrary enforcement of such a gender-appropriate clothing ordinance helped set off the Stonewall rebellion.

[Matthew28]

8. They are the American taliban

They want the same things as the taliban! A strict religious backwards craphole.

[GoodRaisin]

12. Yes, the clothing police.

[LeftInTX]

23. This is the UK

[obamanut2012]

25. They are not American, they are British

[Rhiannon12866]

10. Oh boy. Are girls expected to revert to wearing skirts and dresses like we were in elementary school?

[Conjuay]

14. Actually biological clothing

Is what you were born in

I suggest we just stay with that.

Textiles are just more wasted resources.

[scarletlib]

15. Traditional males in Scotland wear kilts. Chinese women have worn pants for centuries.

Eff these idiots trying to put people in little boxes to satisfy their interpretations of proprietary. I haven’t worn a dress in more than 20+ years and don’t intend to.

[Bettie]

17. So, we're moving back to

"Girls can't wear pants"?

Seriously?

What's next? Requiring panty hose and dresses?

This is about trans people, but it's also about putting women "in their place".

[sanatanadharma]

18. Biological clothing? Of which century, which culture?

Do we have to go back to 1955, 1910, 1433? When and what is/was a suitable biological-clothing wardrobe? Bathing suits from 1899?

[Aristus]

19. Two thousands years ago, the Ancient Romans considered trousers to be feminine.

They even called them feminalia. Men were expected to show their legs off, as masculine beauty was considered the standard of the time.

Julius Caesar, in addition to ensuring that sculptors of his statues and portrait busts did not reveal his baldness, also insisted that his legs be prominently displayed. The Roman legions were renowned for the shapeliness of their legs, from the hundreds and hundreds of miles of marching.

[ismnotwasm]

22. Fucking asshole TERFs. Asshole conservatives

Absolutely despicable

Clothing is and had been fluid. Gendered rules for clothing is so dumb it makes my brain hurt. It’s also too bad, because fashion can be really fun and creative

While I understand business attire and professionalism, I think a case could be made for how classist and sexist it is at baseline.

Times are changing.

[Initech]

24. Ugh, shithead conservatives are everywhere it seems.

And they seem to be no different no matter what country you're in.

[mainer]

26. "Biological clothing" is bare boobs

That’s what nature intended. Check out South American tribes, mostly naked.

[Retrograde]

27. The Roman legions conquered an empire

while wearing tunics, while the barbarians they fought often wore trousers. In Western history, trousers or pants for men didn't come into style broadly until quite recently, say 17th century - because they're harder to make and require more cloth to fit, and cloth was very labor intensive: tunic and hose was the preferred style for most men. You see vestiges of Roman, Byzantine, and medieval men's outfits in Catholic and Anglican clerical vestments - and in judicial robes.

If people want to see gender-based clothing, I think cis-males should go all the way and adopt the New Guinean Koteka