Thread by @salltweets

I created Giggle because I wanted women to have a "refuge" away from misogyny. I'd spent years in Hollywood being sexually abused. I knew my life would be better with an easily accessible female support network. I needed one. I knew I wasn't the only one. So I created one.

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I created Giggle not knowing that women in certain parts of the Western World were fighting just to be able to acknowledge females, without getting verbally abused or rights threatened.

When I educated myself, I realized exactly how vulnerable single sex spaces are.

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FYI it's called "giggle" because giggle is the collective noun for a group of girls. I know we often refer to each other as "girls" in casual settings. I do.

Also, the Giggle algorithm creates groups of up to 6 users all based on choice & consent.

The name has a reason.

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I don't need a label to fight for the rights of women & girls.

I don't really care about "radfem" or "Gender Critical" labels. They're irrelevant to me. You could take the label of "feminist" away & I wouldn't care.

It wouldn't stop me fighting for women & girls.

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I care about facts & truth. So I just don't care about bulls***.

But I do care, a lot, about ensuring all women & girls have access to female only spaces. It's why Giggle is an app - women in developing countries have access to Smart Phones more than computers.

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I didn't create Giggle for people who self ID as women. I didn't create it for anyone except females. Females were always, naturally, in the forefront of my mind.

Indian, African, Pacific, European, American, Middle Eastern, Asian, Latin females. All females in the world.

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Due to the zeitgeist, I find myself also having to defend the world "woman" and the want/need of female only spaces.

I'm happy to do it. I'll debate anyone, anytime, about the need for sex based rights.

But I'm new to this debate. I stand on the shoulders of giants.

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I'm so grateful for the women who stand up for women.

For me, my "feminism" includes every woman in the world.

I defy any detractor to tell me I'm not inclusive. The onus is on you to prove how including 50% of the population is exclusive.

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Basically, I knew the need to create a female space, based off my experiences, without being educated on what is happening now.

Because females are oppressed and abused no matter what we're called.

I couldn't Self ID out of my abuse. No woman can.

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So I center females in my advocacy.

Because I see what is happening to females around the whole world, with varying degrees but no less urgency.

Also because I am female.

I love all people. Be who you want to be.

But I know females need a refuge.

That's all.