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21 May 2020

 

Forwomen.scot

18 posts today

This open letter calls feminist groups opposed to GRA reform and self ID "transphobic hate groups". Under proposed Scot Gov Hate Crime legislation, this perception would be enough to land these groups in court. The draft bill is draconian & will ...

May 21st @ 3:04 pm |

Forwomen.scot

18 posts today

This is terrible. Solidarity with Stephanie and we hope she can be vindicated. If the Scottish Hate Crime Bill passes a woman in Scotland in this situation might also be face trial & a prison sentence based on the position taken by the gallery. ...

May 21st @ 2:13 pm |

Forwomen.scot

18 posts today

RT @LilyLilyMaynard: One of the biggest peddlers of #GenderWooWoo is Stonewall. Q: “Could a lesbian have a transwoman as a lesbian partner, or a gay man be with a transman? A: "Of course. If they fancy each other. First & foremost, we need to ...

May 21st @ 2:06 pm |

Forwomen.scot

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"Scottish ministers boast of repealing the old law of blasphemy, but are blind to creating new heresies for a new blasphemy law, much wider in its sweep and more injurious to free thinking and free speech, than the old one" https://t.co/WxSJEn... via ...

May 21st @ 8:50 am |

Forwomen.scot

18 posts today

RT @teaforpterosaur: I would say what @jk_rowling taught us is that " there will be a time when we must choose between what is easy and what is right.” It would certainly be easier to shut up and let the loudest, most destructive voices have their ...

May 21st @ 7:53 am |

Forwomen.scot

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Yes who? Apart from Rachel, Riley, Alex, Ada Wells of Ed Uni LGBT soc, any number of angry, violent twitter accounts. But apart from that when has anyone tried to coerce women? https://t.co/ZIL5GD...

May 21st @ 7:50 am |

Forwomen.scot

18 posts today

Thankfully also blocked by Comerford. Here he is bravely telling women, in so many words, to get off twitter,stop writing & clean behind the fridge (lazy trollops). Presumably the same rules don't apply to Aiden who lives on Twitter. No doubt ...

May 21st @ 7:38 am |

Forwomen.scot

18 posts today

RT @LilyLilyMaynard: Q: “If a lesbian says she wouldn't date a person with male genitalia, is this 'transphobia'?” A: you’re just like a racist or holocaust denier. https://t.co/zTpPgL...

May 21st @ 7:30 am |

Forwomen.scot

18 posts today

RT @helensteel12: This speech by Raquel at a @Womans_Place_UK meeting is also well worth a watch.Raquel was working at the Ministry of Women in the Dominican Republic when she found trans theory in public policy & laws & asked how it had got ...

May 21st @ 6:16 am |

Forwomen.scot

18 posts today

RT @helensteel12: Here's an example of Raquel's excellent writing, which challenges the idea that gender identity theory could ever be a means for stopping sexism - "Opting in and out of sex-based oppression is something only the most privileged ...

May 21st @ 6:16 am |

Forwomen.scot

18 posts today

RT @RooneyRachel: It's #GenderWooWoo day. Here's a slide Mermaids use in their training to try to convince parents & teachers that a child may need their services. Stop trying to offer simplistic (dangerous) solutions to complex, vulnerable, ...

May 21st @ 5:32 am |

Forwomen.scot

18 posts today

RT @MForstater: . @owenbarder is my ex-colleague: ex CGD Europe Director, believer in evidence and debate, all round mensch (and for those who have wondered - not involved in CGD's decision on me). Thanks for trying to put the record straight on this ...

May 21st @ 3:53 am |

Forwomen.scot

18 posts today

It's really important we ensure these women do not feel lost or excluded. Most of us come from place of best intentions & want to recognise the help of allies, but clearly this should never mean that some of most important, vulnerable vices feel ...

May 21st @ 1:59 am |

Forwomen.scot

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RT @LabWomenDec: EHRC guidance is, on the whole, accurate & reliable. But in relation to the single-sex exception – the part of the Act which protects women-only spaces – the EHRC’s guidance is, in many instances, incorrect. ...

May 21st @ 1:38 am |