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First openly transgender woman in British Vogue Celebrating 100 years since women have been given the vote

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speakout · 04/01/2018 22:14

"Look how far we have come" says Paris Lees in a feature celebrating 100 years since women have had the right to vote in the UK.

Em except - your sex have always had the right to vote.

Or am I missing something?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42572561

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QuentinSummers · 04/01/2018 22:35

Wtf is that BBC article about. Paris Lees is awful. And they would have had the vote anyway.

InionEile · 04/01/2018 22:33

"People at school told me I'd never be a girl, would never be pretty enough, would never be accepted - well here I am being celebrated as a woman."

Yes, because being pretty is how you are accepted as a woman. What is this obsession some trans women have with their looks? 'Look how far we've come' - if being pretty is the main requirement for being accepted as female, then it looks to me like we are going backwards, not forwards.

hipsterfun · 04/01/2018 22:29

According to Paris, "We've still got a long way to go before we reach equality and it's important we fight for all women."

More catcalling, Paris, that’ll do the trick. Thanks for the solidarity Hmm