Quite a few people have asked why someone who acknowledges being male would want a legal document that says female.

The simple answer is I dont. This was not the reason I obtained a GRC.

I was not even aware that the document stated that until I received it.

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I have been attacked by every direction for obtaining one including "trans" people who don't qualify.

As flawed as the GRC is it is the only system we have. I am not responsible for the fact it needs reform.

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Of course I am biologically male. That will never change. That doesn't mean that in the eyes of society I am not perceived as having a GENDER of female. It doesn't mean I am not treated differently (often negatively) for rejecting masculinity.

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Just because I acknowledge my biological sex doesn't mean I should be forced into a box that defines how a male should act.

I use male spaces not because I want to but because I know women can't tell the difference between a TS and an opportunist.

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I do not want to be male. I desperately wish I wasn't every day but I dont deny biological reality. That doesn't mean I am no different to any other male. I cannot deny or reject my transsexualism.

It is in being transsexual that I gained understanding of womens issues.

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I am absoluteoy apalled at the abuse sent my way over the past 24 hours.

In getting a GRC I am now suddenly the enemy and all sorts of lies are doing the rounds and quite a few have made accusations then blocked me.

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Ive started using womens spaces - no I haven't.
Ive forced myself into a woman only college place - no I haven't.
Ive stated that I am a fetishist - no I haven't.

The amount of misinformation about GRCs is staggering. LIterally dozens telling me I didnt know what a GRC is!
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I know exactly what a GRC is.
The biggest misconception is that all these tens of thousands of self ID people have GRCs and that GRC gives them access to womens spaces. That is not correct. The issue is the Equality Act. No self ID person has a GRC.

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There is also confusion over the fact a GRC doesnt need surgery or hormones (and yes I disagree).

A GRC may not require surgery but it does expect it. If someone hasnt had it there must he a legitimate reason as to why not. Simply not wanting it is not enough.

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This provision was intended to support those who due to underlying medical conditions would not be medically fit for surgery.

The other confusion relates to the diagnosis.

A GRC requires one of the medical reports from an approved gender specialist.

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