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Mini thread. Last year the dozen or so women who are part of Sole Sisters gathered shoes, then pitched in a fiver each and ordered 1000 postcards that outlined the reality of sex self-ID and its impact on women and girls as proposed by @Scotgov GRA reform 1/ 
At our first street stall in Ayr, we handed the cards out to passersby who either had no idea of the proposed legislation or understanding of its implications. The cards were gratefully received 2/
So we asked our Twitter followers if they too would like cards to hand out or leave in public places to spread awareness of sex self-ID. And we held more street stalls and handed out more cards 3/
Long but important thread: Women Voting With Our Feet were this week invited to meet @ShonaRobison, the Cabinet Secretary who will steer reform of the Gender Recognition Act through the Scottish Parliament #no2selfID 1/
We made our point that, while we appreciated the invitation, calling it at 3 daysâ notice suggested a less-than-collegiate approach to listening to ALL views on GRA reform despite the manifesto promise of @NicolaSturgeon 2/
Shona Robison told us reform is essential because being trans is no longer considered a medical issue. However, *only* the process of gaining a gender recognition certificate will change with reform by âdemedicalisingâ the process 3/
#IAmTheStorm @JoanMcAlpine
"A major ideological schism has opened up in feminist thought, with its roots in university gender & so-called queer studies courses, in which it is argued that gender is a personal choice & that sex is an identity.
#BinTheBill
"A major ideological schism has opened up in feminist thought, with its roots in university gender & so-called queer studies courses, in which it is argued that gender is a personal choice & that sex is an identity.
#BinTheBill
"That view is taken by the leadership of most Government-funded organisations. However, it is increasingly being challenged by a growing number of grass-roots feminist movements, which argue that gender roles are oppressive & that women face discrimination, violence & subjugation
"due to the sex that they were born. The debate is polarised, but it is dynamic and changing. Only yesterday, one of the grass-roots feminist groups succeeded in a legal challenge to the UK census, which will force the Office for National Statistics to collect sex information in
#BinTheBill today.
Hear from #IAmTheStorm @JennyMarra
"Hate is now such a contested term, and I am worried that members of the Parliament are complacent about the atmosphere in which
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Hear from #IAmTheStorm @JennyMarra
"Hate is now such a contested term, and I am worried that members of the Parliament are complacent about the atmosphere in which
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"women are currently arguing that sex continues to matter in shaping their experiences of the world.
I know that from my experiences over the past two years.
I was branded online as hateful for questioning NHS Scotlandâs policy that stated that a babyâs gender was
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I know that from my experiences over the past two years.
I was branded online as hateful for questioning NHS Scotlandâs policy that stated that a babyâs gender was
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"assigned at birth. I know that not to be true and that my sonâs own sex was clearly observed and recorded at birth, but for that to be branded as hateful is perhaps an example of the atmosphere that we are operating in.
The campaign group @Womans_Place_UK which submitted
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The campaign group @Womans_Place_UK which submitted
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I will not support these orgs like Amnesty, UN Women & NOW that claim to speak for us but have #DroppedWomen from their focus. This #InternationalWomensDay I will celebrate those who stand up and fight back! List to follow. >>
> But first I celebrate my mother, one of a kind. She bore me -- along with so many burdens. She gave me life & she gave me tennis lessons when I was in awe of @Martina & just coming out. She eventually accepted my #lesbian life & she died very too young. I miss her. #IWD2020 >
> There are too many women to thank here. Maybe I'll add to this thread all year. Because I appreciate women every single day. We're all fighters. We're all amazing. With respect, #WomenOfTheYear @selina_todd @MForstater @jk_rowling @sueevansprotect @BluskyeAllison @Mason134211f
