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Edinburgh News article on AWS

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Collidascope · 31/01/2018 09:52

www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/susan-dalgety-my-problem-with-men-who-self-identify-as-women-1-4677359#comments-area

I particularly liked this bit:

"Labour’s leader, the sainted Jeremy Corbyn, has made it clear that he supports the right of people to decide whether they are male or female, without a change in their legal status or any “invasive” medical checks.

Jeremy, if you think those checks will breach a bloke’s privacy, wait till he has a smear test, or gives birth, or even menstruates once a month. Oh wait, that won’t happen. Ever."

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whoputthecatout · 31/01/2018 12:12

Yes!

DodoPatrol · 31/01/2018 12:07

She may have muddied the waters a bit by saying 'trans men joining the all-women shortlists'. I mean, I know she means ' trans people who are biological males who identify as women' but that's not what transmen usually means.

God, every article needs a glossary these days.

SlowlyShrinking · 31/01/2018 12:00

Yes! Brilliant article. It does seem that people are getting braver about raising concerns and objections to the transcult

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