Gaby Hinsliff is at least sympathetic to women's concerns in this article.
But she misrepresents the core issues.
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theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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But she misrepresents the core issues.
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theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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Women and transgender people are not "2 marginalised groups, each demanding protection from the other".
Both males as a group (however they gender identify) and trans activism as an ideology threaten women's safety/rights.
Women do not threaten safety/rights of trans people.
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Both males as a group (however they gender identify) and trans activism as an ideology threaten women's safety/rights.
Women do not threaten safety/rights of trans people.
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"Barring trans women from womens services seems cruellest of personal repudiations."
Really?
Males as a group pose a risk to females as a group, however they gender identify. That's a fact.
Should Jessica Yaniv have been allowed to insist female beauticians wax "her" balls?
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Really?
Males as a group pose a risk to females as a group, however they gender identify. That's a fact.
Should Jessica Yaniv have been allowed to insist female beauticians wax "her" balls?
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Is it "cruel" to refuse to house abusive males who identify as women (eg Karen White) in female prisons?
Cruel to keep all-women shortlists created to address sex disparity as female-only?
Cruel to exclude males with irreversible post-puberty male advantage from female sports?
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Cruel to keep all-women shortlists created to address sex disparity as female-only?
Cruel to exclude males with irreversible post-puberty male advantage from female sports?
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"Some refuges have now accepted trans women (excellent risk assessment helps)."
Not all males are abusive. Risk assessment cannot predict which males are abusive. That's why we have single-sex spaces.
Survivors of male abuse need male-free spaces & services.
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Not all males are abusive. Risk assessment cannot predict which males are abusive. That's why we have single-sex spaces.
Survivors of male abuse need male-free spaces & services.
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"Some schools absorb gender-questioning pupils without fuss"
We support children questioning socially constructed gender norms/codes.
What we oppose is children being taught that their bodies are "wrong" if they don't conform to the gender stereotypes foisted on the 2 sexes.
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We support children questioning socially constructed gender norms/codes.
What we oppose is children being taught that their bodies are "wrong" if they don't conform to the gender stereotypes foisted on the 2 sexes.
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"With time, maybe we’ll wonder why unisex loos were ever an issue."
I doubt it.
Unisex loos are an issue because they are dangerous for women and girls.
Here is robust evidence:
womansplaceuk.org/gender-neutral…
That's why we need single-sex facilities.
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I doubt it.
Unisex loos are an issue because they are dangerous for women and girls.
Here is robust evidence:
womansplaceuk.org/gender-neutral…
That's why we need single-sex facilities.
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Maybe @gabyhinsliff could talk to some concerned women's orgs and get better informed.
I suggest @Womans_Place_UK @nia_endingVAWG @FiLiA_charity for starters.
It seems a shame to have a platform in @Guardian and not use it to correct the misinformation and victim-blaming smears.
I suggest @Womans_Place_UK @nia_endingVAWG @FiLiA_charity for starters.
It seems a shame to have a platform in @Guardian and not use it to correct the misinformation and victim-blaming smears.
