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Go Fund Me addiction part 2

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SophoclesTheFox · 19/01/2018 19:44

The conversation is far from over on this...

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Fortheloveofscience · 19/01/2018 19:56

Good summary. I’ve not been on here much as I’ve been concentrating on fighting the good fight on Twitter, watching with increasing alarm as the trans activist voices get louder Sad.

GuardianLions · 19/01/2018 19:54

Good synopsis Sophocles

Terrylene · 19/01/2018 19:50

Will it get to 1000 before I go to bed? I feel I have been here before Hmm

BeyondWW · 19/01/2018 19:48

£16,761 from 991 people

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SophoclesTheFox · 19/01/2018 19:48

Synoposis:

The labour party have announced that All Women Shortlists are open to "anyone who self identifies as a woman".

Some brave LP feminist members have launched a GoFundMe to challenge this edict on the basis that it is in violation of the Equality Act 2010, which allows certain services and posts to be reserved solely for women.

Transactivists and assorted other types are Not Happy.

The donations have gone stellar.

Some people donated in fake and funny names.

Transactivists and assorted other types are increasingly Not Happy.

Prominent QC donates and is bullied into backtracking.

Jack Monroe weighs in to sue any other Jack Monroes.

GoFUndMe start refunding donations.

GoFundMe appear to be requesting odd information.

Then things go weird...

What have I missed?

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IrkThePurist · 19/01/2018 19:46

If you get a scam or phishing email, report it to Action Fraud;

www.actionfraud.police.uk/scam-emails

I'm putting links inside double brackets like this from now on, so people can read the URL.