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Apr 16 • 10 tweets • 9 min read
@WEP_UK are fielding candidates for the Council #elections2022

Do they know what a woman is? Will they answer the question?
@KayWesley?
@WepChristine?
@CFRayers?
@janewhild?
@DavidRentonWEP ?

#RespectMySex #RespectMyX @ManduReid @WomenUnitingUK

wepsbr.com/post/losing-my…
@WEP_UK @KayWesley @WepChristine @CFRayers @janewhild @DavidRentonWEP @ManduReid @WomenUnitingUK Who have we missed? Are there more candidates?
Hi Jane,

Can a woman have a penis?
Do you support women's sex-based rights?

Thank you

Hi Kay,

Can a woman have a penis?
Do you support women's sex-based rights?

@KayWesley @WEPCheshireEast #RespectMySex #RespectMyX
Hi Christine,

Can a woman have a penis?
Do you support single-sex spacesand sex based rights?

Thank you
Hi Caroline,

Can a woman have a penis?
Do you support sex-based rights & single-sex spaces?

@WepRichmond @CFRayers
Hi David,

Can women have a penis?
Do you support women's sex-based rights and songle-sex spaces?

@WEP_Scot @WEP_Edinburgh @WEP_UK @DavidRentonWEP Image
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Hi Bethan

We are asking all the candidates the same question.

Do you support single sex spaces?
Can a woman have a penis?

Thank you

@bethlouisefry
No answer from Kay just a bizarre accusation that we discriminate against trans people- we don’t.

And for the record we are the largest caucus. Image

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