Lesbians defended transgender women on social media Wednesday after the BBC published an article that many critics said made 'dangerous' claims that painted all transgender women as sexual predators.
The article, published Tuesday, is titled"We're being pressured into sex by some trans women." It quotes about half a dozen lesbians —including three who went by pseudonyms and three figureheads from groups that push anti-trans messages, such as the LGB Alliance and Get The L Out — who say cisgender lesbians are being pressured to date trans women out of fear that they'll be criticized for being transphobic. One woman said a trans woman pressured her into penetrative sex.
“The article looks at a complex subject from different perspectives and acknowledges it is difficult to assess the extent of the issue,” a BBC spokesperson said in a statement emailed to NBC News. “It includes testimony from a range of different sources and provides appropriate context. It went through our rigorous editorial processes. It is important that journalism looks at issues — even where there are strongly held positions.
"Some more lesbians talking about trans rights.... The reality that the BBC is desperate to obfuscate in an attempt to demonise trans women, and infantilise and weaponise cis women," another personSome cis women also criticized the article for attempting to speak for all lesbians.
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