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We are a group of women from across Scotland working to protect and strengthen women and children's rights. Donations welcome: https://t.co/cFP07PHhJT
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Nov 29 • 14 tweets • 4 min read
🧵 FWS at the SC

First of all a massive THANK YOU to all the brilliant women (& men!) who supported this case and to those who travelled from near & far to sit with us in court or popped by as we stood outside to say hello. It really buoyed our spirits!
#WeKnowWhatAWomanIs Image Thanks to all the other groups & individuals who helped us, esp the intervenors @SexMattersOrg @AllianceLGB @ScotLesbians & @project_lesbian. Also, the women’s associations in the political groups who are making the case in Parl & facilitated the meeting on Wednesday night. Image
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Nov 14 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
We often think back to the "good old days" of 2018 when even Amnesty said that Twitter was a toxic hotbed of misogyny & racism & Jack Dorsey failed to take concerns seriously. Nicola Sturgeon, Ruth Davidson & Kezia Dugdale said they had received death & rape threats on the platform. Or how about 2019 when @joannaccherry challenged Twitter's Katy Minshall over abuse which Ms Minshall conceded was unacceptable? She held up images of the type of tweet targeted at women. The inevitable result? She got more abuse on Twitter.
Nov 3 • 14 tweets • 4 min read
Yesterday we were at a brilliant event for @msjlindsay and her wonderful book Hounded (buy it!)

In the book, Jenny sets out 3 core beliefs which are the most basics tenets needed to be any kind of feminist.

They are: Core Belief 1: Women are materially definable as a class of human being.

CB2: Women are culturally, legislatively, & politically important with their own set of needs, rights, & concerns.

CB3: Women have a right to meet & discuss that which affects their lives.
Oct 17 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
More outrageous uselessness from @kaukabStewart who has pushed responsibility for monitoring ERCC onto @InspiringSland. Image In dealings to date with ERCC & RCS, Inspiring Scotland have been rather clueless.

When Roz Adams brought her Tribunal case, Wadhwa wrote to them saying:
Oct 13 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
Isabelle Kerr, chief executive of @beirasplace, said children as young as 16 had sought help after being choked during one-night stands but she stressed women in long-term relationships had also been affected.
thetimes.com/article/13daab… “It would appear that it’s something that is becoming very normalised, because not only are young men thinking that they should be doing it, but young women are expecting it to be done — even though they don’t necessarily want it or like it in any way. For many of them it’s frightening.”
Sep 23 • 26 tweets • 9 min read
Some history on ERCC, RCS, Mridul Wadhwa, & Sandy Brindley.

We are aware that some people feel Ms Brindley is being subjected to a witch hunt, the like of which we would generally condemn. We feel it is therefore important to stress why we have these grave concerns. 🧵 This week, Ms Brindley has denied she had any part in the hiring of MW for ERCC. This is true, but it isn’t the whole picture.

Wadhwa got a start in the women's sector in Scotland by working for Shakti women's aid and Rape Crisis Scotland.
Jul 31 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
There's been much chat (again) about DSDs because of the Olympic controversy, so time for (another) beginner guide thread.

We do not know whether the boxers at the centre of this story do have a condition or if they are self identifying into the category. So this thread is not necessarily about them. First of all, these conditions are VERY rare. Many figures are thrown out for DSDs per live birth. The main ones are:
1.7% - this huge overestimate comes courtesy of Anne "5 sexes" Fausto-Sterling who included late onset adrenal hyperplasia. Stripping this out, we get
0.2% - this includes many chromosomal disorders which are sex specific (for example Klinefelter's or Turner's). It also includes conditions like MRKH which affects the reproductive system of women.

Many of the chromosomal conditions come with health implications which are more likely to negatively affect sporting prowess than otherwise.
Jul 20 • 18 tweets • 5 min read
We sometimes forget that many people will be unaware of events which shaped the opposition of many to self-id. Greta's story is one of the most shocking and the fall-out from the meeting arranged with Brindley continues to be upsetting.
🧵 The meeting was organised by @JoanMcAlpine who writes about it here.

Brindley brought Sharon Cowan, a professor of Feminist and Queer Legal Studies, who had no official standing at RCS, without asking the survivors or even introducing her.
holyrood.com/comment/view,h…
Jul 18 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
This year, we learnt that ERCC conducted a "heresy hunt" against a support worker who wanted to offer reassurance to vulnerable women. They called those women "bigots" & kept their anguished emails in a "hate" file. 1/4 But they DID let serial sexual abuser Cameron Downing use the supposedly women-only service because he claimed to be non-binary.

The much vaunted claim that they were expert in detecting predators looking to exploit self-id seems to be hollow. 2/4
Jun 30 • 17 tweets • 4 min read
As pointed out by Ms Hunter (& brilliantly ripped up by @WingsScotland), the number of people claiming to be trans-id males in Scotland is 3,088 (transmen = 3307 not specified = 3111).

This actually makes certain offending & prison stats so very much worse. Let's have a look! The general prison population averaged 7,426 in 22/23. Of that, 282 prisoners were women.

There are approx 2.2m adult women in Scotland & approx 2.06m adult men.

In Dec 23, the BBC reported there were 24 trans prisoners in Scotland - 19 TW & 5 TM.
May 21 • 22 tweets • 6 min read
Some receipts about the past behaviour and comments from the CEO of ERCC, Mridul Wadhwa, who, despite the excoriating judgment remains in post. This was his behaviour during the forensic medical services debate. His reaction to the #sixwords amendment to ensure the rape victims could request the sex of an examiner was extraordinary, even attacking Shona Robison.
archive.ph/ldL4k
Apr 8 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Guilt by association - much like the #HateCrimeActScotland - is a very one way street. If you point out that predatory men abuse self ID or that others take spaces reserved for women, you are likely to be told that you are smearing all trans people by association. If men turn up with signs saying "decapitate terfs" and MPs or ministers are photographed with them, it was one bad egg in an otherwise "joyous" event.

Same with hundreds of men in masks screaming down megaphones in the faces of women. Don't judge all trans activists by violent men!
Feb 5 • 15 tweets • 6 min read
🧵 The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) consultation on a revision to “deception as to gender” in its guidance on prosecuting rape and serious sexual offences was discussed by @Jebadoo2 on Free Speech Nation last night.

The guidance is written in the language of gender identity ideology and suggests people successfully “living as a man/woman” are less likely to face prosecution if they deceive a sexual partner about their actual sex.
Nov 20, 2023 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Dear @MaggieChapman, you state in your Parliamentary Motion that there is an "increase in hate crimes directed towards trans people".

No there is not. It's an inaccurate claim. And you know this, because we wrote to make you aware of the correct data earlier this month. We emailed you about your statement on the @scottishgreens website on 2nd Nov. Not only does it misrepresent our court decision (which ruled that the vast majority of transwomen are MEN) but "anti-trans hate crimes" are NOT soaring.

Why has the web page not been corrected? Image
Aug 23, 2023 • 30 tweets • 10 min read
So, @PatrickHarvie is apparently now worried about abuse and "toxic" debate. But mainly when he's on the receiving end. Let's have a non-exhaustive look at all the times Harvie has tried to elevate the conversation:
#HarvieHatesWomen Back in 2019, and following her thoughtful thread about sex and gender, Juan Mac, a blogger with a long record for abusing women (wonderfully, he was forced to apologise to JKR), named @JoanMcAlpine as his "weekly wanker". Harvie gleefully retweeted it.
scotsman.com/news/politics/…
Aug 2, 2023 • 11 tweets • 6 min read
Link to the Book 28 advice on @CILIPScotland website - much of it is illegal. First some boring serious points before the "fun" begins. Let's dive in!
https://t.co/YNECUw8FUobook28.weebly.com/uploads/7/1/1/…
Refugee groups for women should incl transwomen. No, esp as many women from ethnic minority backgrounds cannot be in mixed sex settings & this will exclude many of that cohort. You will be discriminating potentially on the grounds of:
Sex
Religion
Race Image
Jun 28, 2023 • 25 tweets • 5 min read
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Part 2 and Ellie!

First we have the sanity intermission with @RobbieTravers during which Innes of @untribalnews makes offensive & ignorant comments about DSDs (again), says "men & women" is a social construct, talks "wrong body" & accuses Robbis of "going on another rant". Innes is "educating" us you understand about "metaphysical bodies". Much like Lysenko "educated" the Soviets about genetics.

Seriously we BEG you, talk to more people who understand
a) biology
b) DSDs
c) law

Or, you could just talk to Ellie who understands self-promotion...
Jun 28, 2023 • 42 tweets • 10 min read
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This weekend saw two trans identified would-be politicians in the spotlight. Ellie Gomersall, a previous candidate for SGP & president of Scottish NUS, was called out for taking a place at a conference for women seeking election. Meanwhile, Amber Roberts, an SNP office holder of pretty lowly estate was given a plum speaking slot at the SNP’s slimmed down conference.
May 9, 2023 • 8 tweets • 6 min read
We thought we were beyond being shocked, but this document from @CareInspect is possibly the most willfully dangerous & wickedly irresponsible we have ever seen.

If you think that is hyperbole, believe us, it doesn't touch the edges #safeguardingfail
careinspectorate.com/images/documen… Cared-for children really are among the most vulnerable in society. They often have mental health issues & are at risk of exploitation & abuse.

They are over-represented in GIDS. This is something that concerns responsible people - but not @CareInspect
gendercriticalwoman.blog/2021/05/15/gen…
May 9, 2023 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
This woman is one of the Staff Pride Network at @EdinburghUni (she claims to be "queer") who hired Tom to sing off-key and shout abuse at women. Since then, Tom has hounded venues, stalked women & sneered at working class towns. He hasn't suffered "attacks" for anything other… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image For those unfamiliar with Dr Baines... in 2019, having targeted a women's festival, she defended the decision to house paedophile Dolatowski in a women's shelter & threatened to report anyone "misgendering" the violent child abuser to Twitter.
forwomen.scot/27/02/2019/sex… Image
May 8, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Maybe Tom is being likened to a stalker because he IS behaving like a one He is deliberately trying to make women's lives miserable & encouraging those who wish them harm to gather outside venues. ImageImage He claims not to support violence, but has no objection to demonising women, lying about them & yelling abuse (esp at old or working class women).