Gender-critical feminism
Movement originating within radical feminism / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gender-critical feminism, also known as trans-exclusionary radical feminism or TERFism,[1][2][3][4] is an ideology or movement that opposes what it refers to as "gender ideology":[5] the concept of gender identity and transgender rights, especially gender self-identification. Gender-critical feminists believe that sex is biological and immutable,[6] while believing gender, including both gender identity and gender roles, to be inherently oppressive.[7] They reject the concept of transgender identities. These views have been described as transphobic by feminist and scholarly critics,[1][4] and are opposed by many feminist and LGBT rights organizations.[8][9]
Originating as a fringe movement within radical feminism mainly in the United States,[10][4][11] gender-critical views have achieved a degree of prominence in the United Kingdom, where they have been at the centre of a number of high-profile controversies.[12] The Council of Europe has condemned gender-critical ideology, among other ideologies, and linked it to "virulent attacks on the rights of LGBTI people" in Hungary, Poland, Russia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and other countries.[13] It has been linked to promotion of disinformation[14][15][16] and to the anti-gender movement.[17] In some countries, gender-critical feminist groups have formed alliances with right-wing, far-right, and anti-feminist organisations.[18][19][20][21]