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"People with a uterus" is not new terminology to erase or replace the word "women" nor does it exist to reduce women to their reproductive system.
A thread
A thread
First off, this is a translation of a german thread I did in September.
I thought that it would be good and practical to translate it into English so more people can understand this.
I'll link the original at the end, but now, without further ado, let's dive into this.
I thought that it would be good and practical to translate it into English so more people can understand this.
I'll link the original at the end, but now, without further ado, let's dive into this.
Starting with the basics.
I think we can all agree when I say that there are people with a uterus and those without a uterus. Visualized and put into a venn diagram, that's two sets of people that encompass every person.
I think we can all agree when I say that there are people with a uterus and those without a uterus. Visualized and put into a venn diagram, that's two sets of people that encompass every person.
There is also a set of all women.
Now, there are definitely a lot of people with a uterus who are women, however there are also many who aren't, for example some intersex people, many trans Men and nonbinary people. None of these people is claiming they don't have a uterus (if they know they do) no matter
their gender. Trans people do not deny biology as is claimed here so often. Whenever trans men or nonbinary people have a uterus, they usually know about that and they don't deny that fact.
Moving on, there are also people without a uterus, for example cis women who had a hysterectomy, trans women, many nonbinary people, most cis men as well as some intersex people. The sets of "people without a uterus" and "women" are two sets that overlap.
As before, people without a uterus, whether they are women or not, don't go around claiming that they have one.
The terminology "people with a uterus" encompasses only the set of people which have a uterus. It is simply wrong to claim that it is a synonym for "women" since they are two separate sets. Especially in health care it is important to differentiate between the two.
Finding a good gynecologist and taking care of ones uterus is incredibly hard for many trans men and nonbinary people. Many trans men just look like cis men and to exclude them from certain health care (especially concerning reproductive organs) can have serious consequences.
But also other trans masculine people who don't look/appear masculine (yet) can be included without any trouble by using inclusive terminology.
We don't just change our language because we feel like it. Language development is natural and constantly there and within our current
We don't just change our language because we feel like it. Language development is natural and constantly there and within our current
society it really can help to reduce stigmata.
Pushing women aside is not what is happening here nor is it the intention. We are simply opening up and adjusting our language to make health care and well-being more accessible for everyone. And there is nothing wrong with that.
Pushing women aside is not what is happening here nor is it the intention. We are simply opening up and adjusting our language to make health care and well-being more accessible for everyone. And there is nothing wrong with that.
The original thread in German: https://twitter.com/disasterdumbass/status/1301520946994573318?s=19
Btw, this is my commission post in case you want to support a trans artist :) https://twitter.com/disasterdumbass/status/1343972619587112962?s=19
