Thread by @RexDraws

@MaggieChapman @victor_madrigal If they wanted to “live as who they are” there wouldn’t be an issue. The point is that they want to live as who they are not.

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@MaggieChapman @victor_madrigal I do not consent to having my body searched or examined by a man.

I do not consent to undressing or showering next to a man at the gym.

I do not consent to sleeping next to a man in a female hospital ward or hostel accommodation.

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@MaggieChapman @victor_madrigal I do not consent to being part of his therapy, because that is what transition IS. It’s a therapy that requires the entire world’s participation in a lie.

A lie that HARMS women and girls.

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@MaggieChapman @victor_madrigal It harms us because it takes away our ability to protect ourselves from male violence.

It forces us to prioritise the feelings of men above our own safety, dignity and opportunities.

I learned that the hard way.

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@MaggieChapman @victor_madrigal My compassion for these men was so abounding that when I, as a young woman, was faced with a man in a skirt who terrified me… I allowed him to lead me off into the dark night in a city I didn’t know.

I felt like I couldn’t say “no”, I didn’t want to deny him his womanhood. 5/

@MaggieChapman @victor_madrigal I’ve never been so afraid in my entire life and it was enough to break the spell… it made me realise… my compassion shouldn’t be self-sacrificing. It made me realise that KINDNESS should go in both directions. WOMEN AND GIRLS DESERVE KINDNESS TOO. 6/

@MaggieChapman @victor_madrigal Forcing everyone to go along with this lie is 1. cruelty to women and girls 2. NOT SUSTAINABLE.

Each of these men will tell you individually “I don’t even go swimming or like to use public bathrooms because I feel so uncomfortable”

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@MaggieChapman @victor_madrigal YET, here we are in 2022 where flashing your penis at a woman is perfectly legal as long as it is within the confines of a female only space.

It’s not about what each individual WANTS. This is about safeguarding half of the population from male violence … 8/

@MaggieChapman @victor_madrigal In a culture that is so enamoured with violent pornography that it has started to bleed out into the mainstream.

I know you don’t care, you’ll pass amendment and get your money and your back pats…

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@MaggieChapman @victor_madrigal And then, with any luck, the UK will wake up to the homophobic, misogynistic, child-maiming insanity that is gender ideology… and you’ll be forever remembered as one of the people who mindlessly pushed it through without a thought for the vulnerable people who’d be impacted.

@MaggieChapman @victor_madrigal Oh and in case you didn’t know. I want to #MakeTheEqualityActClear because #SexMatters in policy and law. It matters for women and girls. It matters because SEXISM still exists and altering the definitions of words doesn’t make it go away, it just makes it harder to fight.

@MaggieChapman @victor_madrigal If you agree, sign here and share it to everyone you know and love petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6232…