There have been documented instances of women employees in jails and prisons being attacked or assaulted by transgender inmates. Documented Assaults: In 2018, a transgender inmate (identified in court documents as Cooper) sexually assaulted a female prison worker in Canada shortly after being transferred out of a special handling unit.
Intimidation and Misconduct: In Quebec, Canada, the president of the union representing jail guards reported that some trans inmates in a women’s detention centre have attempted to intimidate female corrections officers, including making degrading comments during strip searches
the absolute arrogance of these men is appalling. He immediately records himself in " tears" saying how he wanted to" pretty himself" up but the HR dept were upholding the law.
Boo hoo
These men are so full of entitlement, so full of arrogance and so full of misogyny. You say it for every woman! Thank you Amy
You're conflating hatred with a mental disorder. Yes some of these men do hate women but not all. Trans is not about hating women but a mental disorder that one believes they are the wrong sex. They are women who hate men that don't claim to be men just as their are women claiming to be men, transmen, who don't hate men.
They absolutely ARE full of misogyny when they violate the boundaries and safe spaces of females. So spare us your "not all men" lecture. We've all heard enough of that.
Exactly. Its easier to reply with Misogyny than an actual argument/rebuttal as most feminist women do. Why accept accountability when you can just blame men?
Self ID means any man can now say he's a woman. All gatekeeping has been lost due to TRAS. I deal with such men on a daily basis . Very very few of these " transwomen " suffer from gender dysphoria . The very term is not needed now according to transactivists who state we should all believe some internal nebulous feeling over biological reality. Gone are the days of these men needing anything other than their word.
And the video in question wasn't about gender dysphoria but about a man resenting womens boundaries.
I think many of us have lost all sympathy with these ppl. We might have started off trying to placate, to understand and to offer our advice but we quickly learned they didn't want anything less than total female capitulation to their every whim or desire.
Womens and girls boundaries need to be respected. Frankly I don't care if a man is suffering from a mental illness or ,more likely, a sexual fetish. He's a man no matter what he does to camouflage that and as such has no right to be in the female space.
Exactly. Its easier to reply with Misogyny than an actual argument/rebuttal as most feminist women do. Why accept accountability when you can just blame men?
If being married, and just once, to a woman for 25+ years and having 2 kids whoa re now in college is the definition of an incel then guilty as charged.
It is easier to toss round insults then actually refute something. You do realize that when you do this you reinforce the stereotypes.
A man can have an obsessive fixation on pretending to be a woman without demanding that he have access to women's intimate spaces. The hatred for women ("contempt" may be a better word) is expressed in the act of disregarding women's boundaries and consent.
Believing one is the opposite sex is not automatically hatred of that sex. Its a mental disorder, not an emotion. It amazes me how quickly some women forget that there are also women pretending to be men. Do all trans men hate men too?
All mental disorders involve emotions. It is a fundamental insight of cognitive behavioral therapy that mental disorders occur in the interplay of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors -- whether that is depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or gender dysphoria ("dysphoria" is just Greek for "feeling bad."). Also, all mental illnesses affect other people, impacting families, communities, and society.
Both Amy Sousa and I would endorse the principle that women who claim a male identity should not invade men's intimate single-sex spaces. Keep in mind, though, that women with a trans identity do not play in male sports. They compete in the female category, without harassment from other women or a mental collapse simply because they are playing female sports. This straightforward fact exposes the truth: male athletes should compete in their own sex category, regardless of any uncommon beliefs they hold about themselves.
Also, women who claim to be men do not pose the same threat of violence that males pose to women. Men commit over 90 percent of all crime, and 98 percent of sex crimes. Since violence and sexual harassment occur asymmetrically between the sexes, Amy Sousa focuses on women's need for safety, privacy, and dignity. Men deserve those too. They are just much less likely to be violated by women.
Exactly. What is "scary and surreal" is living in this twisted gender dystopia where the world lies to our faces 24/7 about the very basic fundamentals of reality while treating us like a costume that men can wear.
That’s at least one company which is upholding the supreme court’s ruling. The rest need to catch up now, we are tired of having our boundaries violated.💚🤍💜
I'm in the UK 🇬🇧 and in April 2025 the Supreme Court Ruling clarified that all references to ‘Sex/Female/Woman/Men/Male’ in the Equality Act 2010 ALWAYS meant 'Biological Sex'. And that so called ‘Gender reassignment’ does not make any difference! However, despite all of the above being UK LAW, our Public Services (I.e Hospitals, Schools/Universities & Councils/Local Government) are STILL ignoring the LAW & violating Women's ‘Single-Sex Spaces’. As are a ton of Employers, Retailers (including M&S), Food premises etc breaking UK LAW in the same ways. Also, violent, sex-offender ‘Men’ claiming to be Women are STILL being housed in Female Prisons too, especially in Scotland. Also, many Sports Bodies are STILL letting Men compete in Women's Sports too! The nonsense remains a HUGE problem here in the UK, and with lots of Court Cases ongoing. The madness never ends 😫Recommend people to follow the Organisation here called 'Sex Matters' for updates on what's going on here in Terf Island compared to your own countries. 🇬🇧 💜💚🤍
Damn Sousa! I am so dang grateful to you for pushing back on all this BS. Your indignation is palpable, you are saying everything I’m thinking. Thank you so much for standing up for me and all women and girls.
Thank you to Amy Sousa for her trenchant analysis of a trans-identified man videotaping the self-pity he feels when he can't violate the boundaries of women and girls.
With her expertise in psychotherapy -- and her indomitable advocacy for women and girls -- Sousa articulates the essential points:
1. Boundaries are the foundation of psychological and social health. In the words of Brenne Brown, “Boundaries are a prerequisite for compassion and empathy. We can’t connect with someone unless we are clear about where we end and they begin. If there is no autonomy between people, then there’s no compassion or empathy—just enmeshment” (Brown, 2021)
2. Women have been fighting for the right to our boundaries for thousands of years: "“Women and girls always wanted boundaries, and we always hated it when you [i.e., men] violated our boundaries.” Women were the property of men for millennia, and we still are in many parts of the world. (Exhibit A: Afghanistan.)
Men who claim to be women do not gain a right to violate women on the basis of that claim. As Sousa correctly states, such men are not "a special category of men who are allowed to violate the boundaries of women and girls."
The trans-identified man in this video shows signs of histrionic personality disorder. According to the Merck Manual, "Histrionic personality disorder is characterized by a pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking." This is a core feature of transgender subculture.
Consider also the APA Dictionary of Psychology's definition of projective identification: "a defense mechanism in which the individual projects qualities that are unacceptable to the self onto another individual." The trans-identifying man videotaping himself complains about an "obsession with bathrooms;' yet he's clearly obsessed with accessing women's bathrooms. He calls the situation "surreal and scary." That's exactly how women feel about men who pretend to be women and demand access to women's private, intimate spaces.
Tell them to man-up! I'm sure that will go over well with these mentally deranged lunatics. But ask yourself this, how were these people who should be in mental health institutions, able to get this far to begin with?
Thanks to the trans movement this non-sense that women are as physically strong and even stronger than men in some cases has been effectively put to rest but that's only b/c of the trans movement forcing the question in practice. Prior to the trans movement taking off, the feminist movement was very proud to routinely claim that women were just as strong as men. Not equal in terms of rights but physically equally and some would even try to argue that women were stronger than men.
There's no way to know for sure if had one not happened, the claim that women are physically as strong as men, that the other would not have as well but the trans movement certainly forced the feminist movement to quickly back off that claim. It was either that or stop complaining about men being in women's sports and even as of today far to many feminist women still support the trans movement and that's alarming. The majority of participants pushing it are mentally deranged men who claim to be women but of those supporting its mainly women and liberal feminist women supporting it. Its hard to tell which side is larger or which if any is growing/shrinking in support but the fact that any sizeable percentage of women support the trans movement should scare the hell out of both sexes. This means that a large % of one sex is willing to destroy t's own to prove an ideological belief. JK Rowling's is a perfect example of a woman refusing to bend the knee and its likely only b/c of the value of the HP IP that she's been able to resist like she has.
Your comment reflects a profound ignorance of the complexity, depth, and historical scope of feminism.
No, feminists did not argue that women are as strong as men. They argued that women's own different forms of strength -- emotional strength, our capacity to control aggressive impulses relatively better than many men, the validity of our own athletic prowess on its own terms (not in comparison to men's) and our ability to perform the ultimate physical feat of giving birth -- deserve respect just as much as men's strengths. Feminism has consisted of a rich and vast discussion about the tension between our fundamental differences from men and our equal rights as human beings entitled to full self-determination and access to the public sphere.
If our efforts to negotiate those tensions have failed to be resolved as of 2026, it's because our brilliant insights have not been convenient for the ruling class, especially the men in Epstein's network of misogynists (which has turned out be many of the most most economically and politically powerful men.) You, like many people, seem not to know much about the history of women's liberation / feminist thought, probably because we live in what the writer Nichols Carr called "The Shallows," an age of weak literacy and cheap generalizations.
There have been documented instances of women employees in jails and prisons being attacked or assaulted by transgender inmates. Documented Assaults: In 2018, a transgender inmate (identified in court documents as Cooper) sexually assaulted a female prison worker in Canada shortly after being transferred out of a special handling unit.
Intimidation and Misconduct: In Quebec, Canada, the president of the union representing jail guards reported that some trans inmates in a women’s detention centre have attempted to intimidate female corrections officers, including making degrading comments during strip searches
Could be because they’re CRIMINALS.
the absolute arrogance of these men is appalling. He immediately records himself in " tears" saying how he wanted to" pretty himself" up but the HR dept were upholding the law.
Boo hoo
These men are so full of entitlement, so full of arrogance and so full of misogyny. You say it for every woman! Thank you Amy
You're conflating hatred with a mental disorder. Yes some of these men do hate women but not all. Trans is not about hating women but a mental disorder that one believes they are the wrong sex. They are women who hate men that don't claim to be men just as their are women claiming to be men, transmen, who don't hate men.
They absolutely ARE full of misogyny when they violate the boundaries and safe spaces of females. So spare us your "not all men" lecture. We've all heard enough of that.
FYI this guy is a misogynist that frequently trolls through the comments on Amy’s posts. There’s no reasoning with him. I suspect he’s an incel. 😕
Exactly. Its easier to reply with Misogyny than an actual argument/rebuttal as most feminist women do. Why accept accountability when you can just blame men?
WROG. By attributing all instances of this mental derangement you are providing excuses for these people other than mental delusion.
WROG!
This was an amusing post. Note that trollish intransigent anti-feminists are humorless.
Just as the case with emotions, typos are not an argument. It is however amusing to see when someone thinks a typo is some kind of gotcha. 😂
Self ID means any man can now say he's a woman. All gatekeeping has been lost due to TRAS. I deal with such men on a daily basis . Very very few of these " transwomen " suffer from gender dysphoria . The very term is not needed now according to transactivists who state we should all believe some internal nebulous feeling over biological reality. Gone are the days of these men needing anything other than their word.
And the video in question wasn't about gender dysphoria but about a man resenting womens boundaries.
I think many of us have lost all sympathy with these ppl. We might have started off trying to placate, to understand and to offer our advice but we quickly learned they didn't want anything less than total female capitulation to their every whim or desire.
Womens and girls boundaries need to be respected. Frankly I don't care if a man is suffering from a mental illness or ,more likely, a sexual fetish. He's a man no matter what he does to camouflage that and as such has no right to be in the female space.
FYI this guy is a misogynist that frequently trolls through the comments on Amy’s posts. There’s no reasoning with him. I suspect he’s an incel. 😕
Exactly. Its easier to reply with Misogyny than an actual argument/rebuttal as most feminist women do. Why accept accountability when you can just blame men?
If being married, and just once, to a woman for 25+ years and having 2 kids whoa re now in college is the definition of an incel then guilty as charged.
It is easier to toss round insults then actually refute something. You do realize that when you do this you reinforce the stereotypes.
Thank you for the heads up Noelani.
A man can have an obsessive fixation on pretending to be a woman without demanding that he have access to women's intimate spaces. The hatred for women ("contempt" may be a better word) is expressed in the act of disregarding women's boundaries and consent.
Believing one is the opposite sex is not automatically hatred of that sex. Its a mental disorder, not an emotion. It amazes me how quickly some women forget that there are also women pretending to be men. Do all trans men hate men too?
All mental disorders involve emotions. It is a fundamental insight of cognitive behavioral therapy that mental disorders occur in the interplay of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors -- whether that is depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or gender dysphoria ("dysphoria" is just Greek for "feeling bad."). Also, all mental illnesses affect other people, impacting families, communities, and society.
Both Amy Sousa and I would endorse the principle that women who claim a male identity should not invade men's intimate single-sex spaces. Keep in mind, though, that women with a trans identity do not play in male sports. They compete in the female category, without harassment from other women or a mental collapse simply because they are playing female sports. This straightforward fact exposes the truth: male athletes should compete in their own sex category, regardless of any uncommon beliefs they hold about themselves.
Also, women who claim to be men do not pose the same threat of violence that males pose to women. Men commit over 90 percent of all crime, and 98 percent of sex crimes. Since violence and sexual harassment occur asymmetrically between the sexes, Amy Sousa focuses on women's need for safety, privacy, and dignity. Men deserve those too. They are just much less likely to be violated by women.
Exactly. What is "scary and surreal" is living in this twisted gender dystopia where the world lies to our faces 24/7 about the very basic fundamentals of reality while treating us like a costume that men can wear.
That’s at least one company which is upholding the supreme court’s ruling. The rest need to catch up now, we are tired of having our boundaries violated.💚🤍💜
This is great, Amy! I am so sick of the cry bullies and the people who enable them.
He is overdosing on hormones/estrogen, which induces tears when too much exogenous estrogen is injected. The self-pity is disgusting.
I'm in the UK 🇬🇧 and in April 2025 the Supreme Court Ruling clarified that all references to ‘Sex/Female/Woman/Men/Male’ in the Equality Act 2010 ALWAYS meant 'Biological Sex'. And that so called ‘Gender reassignment’ does not make any difference! However, despite all of the above being UK LAW, our Public Services (I.e Hospitals, Schools/Universities & Councils/Local Government) are STILL ignoring the LAW & violating Women's ‘Single-Sex Spaces’. As are a ton of Employers, Retailers (including M&S), Food premises etc breaking UK LAW in the same ways. Also, violent, sex-offender ‘Men’ claiming to be Women are STILL being housed in Female Prisons too, especially in Scotland. Also, many Sports Bodies are STILL letting Men compete in Women's Sports too! The nonsense remains a HUGE problem here in the UK, and with lots of Court Cases ongoing. The madness never ends 😫Recommend people to follow the Organisation here called 'Sex Matters' for updates on what's going on here in Terf Island compared to your own countries. 🇬🇧 💜💚🤍
Damn Sousa! I am so dang grateful to you for pushing back on all this BS. Your indignation is palpable, you are saying everything I’m thinking. Thank you so much for standing up for me and all women and girls.
Thank you to Amy Sousa for her trenchant analysis of a trans-identified man videotaping the self-pity he feels when he can't violate the boundaries of women and girls.
With her expertise in psychotherapy -- and her indomitable advocacy for women and girls -- Sousa articulates the essential points:
1. Boundaries are the foundation of psychological and social health. In the words of Brenne Brown, “Boundaries are a prerequisite for compassion and empathy. We can’t connect with someone unless we are clear about where we end and they begin. If there is no autonomy between people, then there’s no compassion or empathy—just enmeshment” (Brown, 2021)
2. Women have been fighting for the right to our boundaries for thousands of years: "“Women and girls always wanted boundaries, and we always hated it when you [i.e., men] violated our boundaries.” Women were the property of men for millennia, and we still are in many parts of the world. (Exhibit A: Afghanistan.)
Men who claim to be women do not gain a right to violate women on the basis of that claim. As Sousa correctly states, such men are not "a special category of men who are allowed to violate the boundaries of women and girls."
The trans-identified man in this video shows signs of histrionic personality disorder. According to the Merck Manual, "Histrionic personality disorder is characterized by a pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking." This is a core feature of transgender subculture.
Consider also the APA Dictionary of Psychology's definition of projective identification: "a defense mechanism in which the individual projects qualities that are unacceptable to the self onto another individual." The trans-identifying man videotaping himself complains about an "obsession with bathrooms;' yet he's clearly obsessed with accessing women's bathrooms. He calls the situation "surreal and scary." That's exactly how women feel about men who pretend to be women and demand access to women's private, intimate spaces.
Your voice affectation. 😂🤣😂🤣 👏👏👏👏
Lipstick and long hair don’t make you a woman.
But, Amy! He's grown his hair out and everything - he can't possibly share spaces with his fellow men. 🙄
Just tell them you wanna pee 😂😂😂
Crybully indeed!!
Tell them to man-up! I'm sure that will go over well with these mentally deranged lunatics. But ask yourself this, how were these people who should be in mental health institutions, able to get this far to begin with?
Thanks to the trans movement this non-sense that women are as physically strong and even stronger than men in some cases has been effectively put to rest but that's only b/c of the trans movement forcing the question in practice. Prior to the trans movement taking off, the feminist movement was very proud to routinely claim that women were just as strong as men. Not equal in terms of rights but physically equally and some would even try to argue that women were stronger than men.
There's no way to know for sure if had one not happened, the claim that women are physically as strong as men, that the other would not have as well but the trans movement certainly forced the feminist movement to quickly back off that claim. It was either that or stop complaining about men being in women's sports and even as of today far to many feminist women still support the trans movement and that's alarming. The majority of participants pushing it are mentally deranged men who claim to be women but of those supporting its mainly women and liberal feminist women supporting it. Its hard to tell which side is larger or which if any is growing/shrinking in support but the fact that any sizeable percentage of women support the trans movement should scare the hell out of both sexes. This means that a large % of one sex is willing to destroy t's own to prove an ideological belief. JK Rowling's is a perfect example of a woman refusing to bend the knee and its likely only b/c of the value of the HP IP that she's been able to resist like she has.
Your comment reflects a profound ignorance of the complexity, depth, and historical scope of feminism.
No, feminists did not argue that women are as strong as men. They argued that women's own different forms of strength -- emotional strength, our capacity to control aggressive impulses relatively better than many men, the validity of our own athletic prowess on its own terms (not in comparison to men's) and our ability to perform the ultimate physical feat of giving birth -- deserve respect just as much as men's strengths. Feminism has consisted of a rich and vast discussion about the tension between our fundamental differences from men and our equal rights as human beings entitled to full self-determination and access to the public sphere.
If our efforts to negotiate those tensions have failed to be resolved as of 2026, it's because our brilliant insights have not been convenient for the ruling class, especially the men in Epstein's network of misogynists (which has turned out be many of the most most economically and politically powerful men.) You, like many people, seem not to know much about the history of women's liberation / feminist thought, probably because we live in what the writer Nichols Carr called "The Shallows," an age of weak literacy and cheap generalizations.