The listed topic used to be "Reproductive Rights/Women's Rights," which says a lot in itself. Then it became just "Reproductive Rights." Now they've removed the list of topics entirely.
Guess half the constituency isn't worth supporting.
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Hey Barbz: did you know that male rapists and serial killers are being housed in the women's center of Rikers?
Did you know every time they rape or beat up a female prisoner, it gets swept under the rug?
Did you know NY lawmakers are trying to pass a law to force them in? 🧵
Recently, a man who keeps stealing trains and being released was placed in the Rose M. Singer Center, which is supposed to be women-only. While there, he beat up a female prisoner and broke her hand.
Harvey Marcelin, a serial killer who killed a woman at an "LGBTQ+" senior center they were both living at, dismembered her, and scattered her body parts around Brooklyn, was initially placed in the Rose M. Singer Center because he calls himself a "transgender lesbian."
He has been moved to the infirmary due to illness. Still, note that being a serial killer who murders women means less to Rikers policy than his female "gender identity."
We're so pleased with this MYTH vs. FACT resource page our volunteers put together on women's sports, we're sharing the whole thing here.
Special thanks to all the researchers responsible for the content we linked—we'll try to tag you all! 🧵
MYTH 1: No one cares about a few trans-identified males competing in female sports.
FACT: Recent polling shows that the vast majority of voters DO care about males competing in the female category.
In a New York Times/IPSOS poll conducted from January 2-10, 2025, 79% of those polled, including 67% of Democrats, opposed inclusion of male athletes who “identify as female” in women’s sports. A Democracy Corps survey conducted from November 14-22, 2024, found that protecting the female category in sport was “strongly supported by all, including with Democratic base groups.”
MYTH 2: Only a few trans-identified males play in female sports, so it hardly affects anyone.
FACT: The number of males playing in female sports is already large and continues to grow.
@shewon_org, which archives the achievements of female athletes displaced by males in women’s sporting events, has so far identified at least 767 female athletes who have lost 1,090 medals in 530 competitions across 40 different sports. @hecheateddotorg, which maintains a running record of males who have displaced female athletes, has so far identified female sports events in which 3,662+ victories were by males, 6,363+ top 3 finishes were by males and 11,866 + total events were affected. In addition, every male competing in the female category has a “blast radius” impact.