diff --git a/pylint/checkers/classes/class_checker.py b/pylint/checkers/classes/class_checker.py
index db5d6dbb1f..deddbb8356 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/classes/class_checker.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/classes/class_checker.py
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ class ClassChecker(BaseChecker):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, linter=None):
-        super().__init__(linter)
+        super().__init__(linter, future_option_parsing=True)
         self._accessed = ScopeAccessMap()
         self._first_attrs = []
         self._meth_could_be_func = None
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ def _check_attribute_defined_outside_init(self, cnode: nodes.ClassDef) -> None:
         # checks attributes are defined in an allowed method such as __init__
         if not self.linter.is_message_enabled("attribute-defined-outside-init"):
             return
-        defining_methods = self.config.defining_attr_methods
+        defining_methods = self.linter.namespace.defining_attr_methods
         current_module = cnode.root()
         for attr, nodes_lst in cnode.instance_attrs.items():
             # Exclude `__dict__` as it is already defined.
@@ -1629,7 +1629,7 @@ def _check_protected_attribute_access(self, node: nodes.Attribute):
 
         if (
             is_attr_protected(attrname)
-            and attrname not in self.config.exclude_protected
+            and attrname not in self.linter.namespace.exclude_protected
         ):
 
             klass = node_frame_class(node)
@@ -1700,7 +1700,7 @@ def _check_protected_attribute_access(self, node: nodes.Attribute):
 
                 licit_protected_member = not attrname.startswith("__")
                 if (
-                    not self.config.check_protected_access_in_special_methods
+                    not self.linter.namespace.check_protected_access_in_special_methods
                     and licit_protected_member
                     and self._is_called_inside_special_method(node)
                 ):
@@ -1855,8 +1855,9 @@ def _check_first_arg_for_type(self, node, metaclass=0):
         if node.type == "staticmethod":
             if (
                 first_arg == "self"
-                or first_arg in self.config.valid_classmethod_first_arg
-                or first_arg in self.config.valid_metaclass_classmethod_first_arg
+                or first_arg in self.linter.namespace.valid_classmethod_first_arg
+                or first_arg
+                in self.linter.namespace.valid_metaclass_classmethod_first_arg
             ):
                 self.add_message("bad-staticmethod-argument", args=first, node=node)
                 return
@@ -1870,7 +1871,7 @@ def _check_first_arg_for_type(self, node, metaclass=0):
             if node.type == "classmethod":
                 self._check_first_arg_config(
                     first,
-                    self.config.valid_metaclass_classmethod_first_arg,
+                    self.linter.namespace.valid_metaclass_classmethod_first_arg,
                     node,
                     "bad-mcs-classmethod-argument",
                     node.name,
@@ -1879,7 +1880,7 @@ def _check_first_arg_for_type(self, node, metaclass=0):
             else:
                 self._check_first_arg_config(
                     first,
-                    self.config.valid_classmethod_first_arg,
+                    self.linter.namespace.valid_classmethod_first_arg,
                     node,
                     "bad-mcs-method-argument",
                     node.name,
@@ -1888,7 +1889,7 @@ def _check_first_arg_for_type(self, node, metaclass=0):
         elif node.type == "classmethod" or node.name == "__class_getitem__":
             self._check_first_arg_config(
                 first,
-                self.config.valid_classmethod_first_arg,
+                self.linter.namespace.valid_classmethod_first_arg,
                 node,
                 "bad-classmethod-argument",
                 node.name,
diff --git a/pylint/config/argument.py b/pylint/config/argument.py
index cb4d074de1..ea2f7bc8bd 100644
--- a/pylint/config/argument.py
+++ b/pylint/config/argument.py
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@
 """
 
 
+import argparse
 import re
 from typing import Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Pattern, Sequence, Union
 
 from pylint import utils as pylint_utils
 
-_ArgumentTypes = Union[str, Sequence[str], int, Pattern[str]]
+_ArgumentTypes = Union[str, Sequence[str], int, Pattern[str], bool]
 """List of possible argument types."""
 
 
@@ -22,11 +23,28 @@ def _csv_transformer(value: str) -> Sequence[str]:
     return pylint_utils._check_csv(value)
 
 
+YES_VALUES = {"y", "yes", "true"}
+NO_VALUES = {"n", "no", "false"}
+
+
+def _yn_transformer(value: str) -> bool:
+    """Transforms a yes/no or stringified bool into a bool."""
+    value = value.lower()
+    if value in YES_VALUES:
+        return True
+    if value in NO_VALUES:
+        return False
+    raise argparse.ArgumentError(
+        None, f"Invalid yn value '{value}', should be in {*YES_VALUES, *NO_VALUES}"
+    )
+
+
 _TYPE_TRANSFORMERS: Dict[str, Callable[[str], _ArgumentTypes]] = {
     "choice": str,
     "csv": _csv_transformer,
     "int": int,
     "regexp": re.compile,
+    "yn": _yn_transformer,
 }
 """Type transformers for all argument types.