The genuine article

A trans identity is automatically outside of the understood binary which is why arguing about chromosomes and birthing is a blind alley which cannot be won. We used to talk about binary transsexuals but in reality these are people who just wanted to disappear into the background and be left alone to lead their lives which changed nothing about their biology. It is why transmedicalism may not be a wise and exclusive defense strategy for trans people since conservatives are so deliberatrly obtuse. They want you down their rabbit hole to trap you there.

When we say "transwomen are women" we are speaking in ontological terms because what a woman is isn't just defined by biology. It is a role, a way of being and feeling which cannot be reduced to plumbing (although it may very well be rooted in brain chemistry at birth). Otherwise we might say that women who cannot birth are not the genuine article either.

Don't get trapped arguing with the Matt Walsh types on their terms.