Johnstone, in the past, has spoken out against TERFs (trans-exclusionary radical feminists). “Literally just shut them down! Unequivocally affirm that trans women are women, that ideologies saying otherwise are based in transphobia…” Johnstone also admitted, “I actually do want a political environment in which TERFs are so vilified they don’t dare speak their views publicly, let alone act on them. Shut. Them. Down.”