Hillary called the topic “a very big generational discussion,” claiming it isn’t “something [she] grew up with or ever saw.” “It's going to take a lot more time and effort to understand what it means to be defining yourself differently,” she said.
Although the full interview is under paywall at
The Sunday Times, excerpts
pulled by fellow U.K. outlet The Daily Mail illustrate Hillary’s unease with the issue. When Aitkenhead remarks that women of earlier generations may not be comfortable sharing the restroom or locker room with trans women, Hillary is said to have nodded in emphatic agreement.
“I would say that, absolutely,” Hillary said. “Absolutely. Yes.”
When the topic turned to transgender student athletes competing in accordance with their lived gender, Hillary said others must be “sensitive to how difficult this is.”
“There are women who'd say [to a trans woman], ‘You know what, you've never had the kind of life experiences that I've had, so I respect who you are, but don't tell me you're the same as me,’” Hillary said. “I hear that conversation all the time.”