For Maya Forstater, like JK Rowling, it did not matter that she championed diversity, inclusion, respect, and the dismantling of gender stereotypes. It did not matter she was a feminist, a fighter for women’s rights...

What mattered was that she dared to criticize the holy doctrines of gender ideology--which say sex can change at whim, based on a given day or time, and that there are no biological differences between boys and girls.

Like Maya Forstater or JK Rowling, if you dare question, criticize, or debate the illiberal gate-keepers of contemporary gender theory, you will be bullied, shut down, and abused for the "scientifically illiterate bigot" you are.

Even if you are on the side of the oppressed; even if you fight for equal rights; even if you actively champion the dismantling of constraining gender stereotypes, call out the pathologies, and let your children live their own life free of judgment; none of that matters.

One comment, one criticism, or one questioning of the ideology, and you will be publicly shamed and potentially fired. All of this illiberal gate-keeping can only be reinforced and solidified if you acquiesce your words to the ideologues.

So here's the key: don't give up the words you use, for it is in language where this ideology holds its most power.