Until we organise as well as the transactivists we're not going to stem the problem

Maybe we could write to every MP asking them how they plan to vote, and explain that they will be listed on mumsnet?

Dorado, thank you for perfectly articulating my concerns. I absolutely want to be tolerant, supportive and progressive in supporting trans individuals, but absolutely not at the expense of what you've described. I don't want to hurt anyone. But the discourse around this subject is drowning out those who think all parties can get most of what they want without treading on others. Watching.

BevGoldberg it's even more bizarre than that, it says women like to receive blow jobs.

It would be funny.

If it absolutely wasn't.

Request a scholarship to Eton for a trans-boy.

Actually, that's an idea, we could all just declare ourselves male and go join that bloody golf club in Scotland. Pope! we could try to become the Pope! Are we allowed to be bishops yet?

Fakenamefornow - I love that idea - we all just register as male. That'd learn 'em....

If this bill is passed what will you have to do to 'register' as the opposite sex? Change you passport etc? If it's just say so/write to them and say you are now male and XXX one way to point out how stupid that is would be to just all register as men.

I think if this bill is passed it may well be repealed in 20 years time, when they see how many children have been damaged by being transed, women assaulted, getting pregnant while in a female prison and erased from sport. Another thing I do worry about is how this could affect crime stats, if crimes committed by biological males are recorded as being committed by women.

I've actually just joined Mumsnet for this reason. I hit peak trans recently and this site seems to be a good place to find other feminists who get this stuff. Reddit has helped me to understand trans politics but seems more US focused and, as the OP says, we need to organise in our own countries to stop it causing harm.

I had weeks of feeling angry now I know the extent of the problem, and reeling that we're in this position. The tyranny of gender is actually worse than when I was growing up in the 80s. The problem as I see it is not what people believe as such but the material effects that flow from those beliefs: legislation, women in the public eye being bashed for speaking, the miseducation and medical maltreatment of children, etc.

So far I've written to my MP over the Gender Recognition Bill but have heard nothing back so far... We've a while to go before the third reading in the HoC, so time to lobby yet. I'm also going to contact journalists/publications to express my support when gender critical material appears in the public sphere.

I'm looking forward to learning what others come up with.

In case anyone is in London next week and feeling confident, Ruth Hunt of Stonewall (currently throwing lesbians under the bus) is speaking at a public event at the LSE next Tuesday evening- free, no need to book, first come, first served.

www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2017/03/20170314t1830vHKT/Stonewall

I am so glad to see this thread and entirely support the campaign.

How bloody dare they erase our sex, erode our rights and brainwash our children?! How bloody dare they.

I don't want the battle ground to be in schools. I want wider society to remember that girls are hampered by gender norms, and to promote gender neutral toys and clothes. I thought we were getting somewhere with this last year. If we can remind everyone that anyone can dress anyhow and work in any industry a lot of this ought to go away on its own. We seem to have lost ground in the last twenty years.

I'll be following this with interest. I think the Trans movement is actually driven by MRA's. I've seen that openly discussed online.

The MRA movement dont critisize themselves and they deflect. So for example they do nothing to fundraise for mens rape crisis or DV shelter places. They dont tackle issues such as violent men or absent fathers. And they are happy to use aggressive arguments and tactics against people they target.

I think this is an excellent thread. A minority of people with loud voices are skewing things whilst the majority moderate voice is scared to speak out. It feels a very uncomfortable place. Jenni Murray speaking out was a start. A credible figurehead is definitely needed. Meanwhile, scary things like this are creeping into our schools:
www.transgendertrend.com/cps-schools-project-the-erasure-of-sex-and-the-silencing-of-girls/

I think we need some more well off or well known figureheads. And a campaign with clear aims. The Women's Movement UK is fledgling but an organisation like this could front a campaign - something like Trans and Women's Rights - Equal, but not the same? Because that is our point, in a nutshell.

I agree but how do we go about this? Anyone questioning this ideology is branded a bigot and ostracised. How would we bring this to fruition if it cannot be discussed?
What needs to happen is this questioning needs to become mainstream because, as you say the lay person doesn't know the facts but who would want to risk everything to do it? Jenni Murray is a good example of this and no doubt how she was demonised for it will deter many others.

We need what the TRAs have: a fucktonne of money and influence.