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Feb 21

Two stories stood out in yesterday's headlines. Luis Rubiales found guilty of sexual assault after kissing Jenni Hermoso at the World Cup final and the tragic death of Jaysley Beck, a 19 year old soldier following a sexual assault and a sustained campaign of harassment. 1/4

We are pleased that the actions of Rubiales have been recognised as sexual assault. Hermoso said of Rubiales ‘he tainted one of the happiest days of my life.’ Rubiales response in the aftermath of this was an example of how powerful men try to denigrate the women who call out their behaviour. Even though the world witnessed the assault he still tried to claim it was consensual. 2/4
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Jaysley Beck, a young soldier, also reported sexual assault by her Sergeant Major after he tried to pin her down and kiss her at a work event. In her case she was pressured to drop the allegations, told it would ruin his career and then key details were omitted from the report meaning her attacker faced only a minor sanction. In addition Jaysley was being subjected to relentless harassment from her own line manager with thousands of text messages over the space of a few weeks. 3/4
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Feb 16

Draping this flag on the altar or flying it above our churches and other places of worship is not a symbol of inclusivity. Where we seek to bring people and communities together this flag sows division. It tells the congregation that only those who believe in the new creed of genderism are welcome here.
1/8

This is far from the first time the church has been embroiled in such controversy. We agree with Rev Dr Ian Paul that 'this is not inclusive, but exclusive - it excludes people who do not accept the false claim of gender ideology.'
2/8
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We have been concerned about the impact of this ideology within the church for some time now. As Claire Loneragan says in this article
'For more than 2,000 years the church knew exactly which sex could not be ordained. But now that women are being treated equally (in principle, at least), the church is fully accepting of “male women” to the point of sanctifying them.'
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Feb 11

EXCLUSIVE! Women's Rights Network has learnt of a shocking increase in mobile phone use to capture indecent images of girls using mixed-sex changing rooms at Swim England competitions.

A report from Swim England on safeguarding failures in swimming pools involving the capture of photos or videos on mobile phones from under or over a cubicle partition has been leaked to WRN 🧵/1

In January alone, SEVEN cases of this criminal behaviour were reported to Swim England, a massive monthly increase on 2024 when 43 cases, less than four per month, were reported. The explosive revelations emerged at an Extra-Ordinary meeting of Swim England welfare officers, convened at short notice.
The report makes clear that this is not a ‘gender neutral’ crime – girls are the victims in the vast majority of these cases. 🧵/2

All cases reported in 2025 so far have occurred in swimming competitions. One victim said: "I am really scared, what if there are pictures of my naked body on the internet now for everyone to see?"

Based on comments from clubs, it is likely that this is an under-reported crime. Most shockingly, one responsible person was quoted as saying this is a ‘low level concern’. 🧵/3

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Jan 22

The misogyny epidemic 🧵
@Keir_Starmer has announced that an inquiry into the terrible murders at Southport will take place, in part to develop a strategy around what to do with suspects who are identified as dangerous, but who are not motivated by a clear, single ideology.
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Axel Rudakubana attacked young girls, who were attending a Taylor Swift themed dance class.

He's not the only terrorist to select this victim group.
2/8

In 2017, Salman Abedi bombed Manchester Arena following a concert by Ariana Grande.

Last year, Taylor Swift required security support from the British police after a foiled plot to bomb one of her Austrian concerts.

What do these concert audiences have in common?
Young females.
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Jan 14

WRN has been alerted by several of our members to two draft motions intended to go to the @The_TUC Women’s Conference in March, calling for the complete decriminalisation of the sex trade. Although the exact wording is not yet public, we understand that this means that ALL aspects of the industry would be legalised – pimping, brothels, advertising, trafficking. No age limits are specified.
1/11

The two unions calling for this motion to go through are the @GMB_union and @ASLEFunion. The GMB is of course the union described by a former regional president as “riddled with misogyny”. ASLEF is the union in which only 6.5% of train drivers are women. It seems no coincidence that these are the unions to call for legalisation of sexual exploitation of women. 2/11

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Prostitution is exploitation of women by men. It is men using (usually young) women as objects, for their own pleasure, demanding that whatever they want be provided, regardless of how unpleasant, degrading or harmful that is for the woman. Please see our blog Prostitution and it’s impact on women. 3/11
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Jan 12

The case of the 10-year-old girl forced to play cricket against two boys who ‘identify as girls’ has shone a light on the lack of safeguarding in children’s sport resulting from transgender policies that discriminate against females of all ages.

The majority of sports allow boys to play in girls’ sport, contravening the recommendations of the Cass Report, which is accepted and being implemented by the Government. 🧵 1/10

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Nine months after publication of the Cass Report, sports including @EnglandNetball @ECB_cricket @EnglandHockey and @BritGymnastics, still have policies in place that allow children to socially transition (being allowed to play on opposite sex sports teams is a form of social transition). Cass warned this is not a neutral act, and could affect the long-term development of children. 2/10

Our analysis of transgender policies in sports funded by @Sport_England shows that the majority allow males into the female category at all ages. At least 15 go further than a general policy with specific guidance for children under 18, including some of the country’s most popular junior sports like gymnastics and netball. 3/10

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