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i'm not my mum's generation - i did always think he was a dim misogynistic prick and nothing that's happened in the last 2 years has proven me wrong, I wish it gave me more of a kick, being right about him. I just want him off of the labour leadership...

What has he offered us anyway? Besides lady zone carriages on the train That would be full of self identified penis.

Corbyn was schooled on MN at the very least. Even if he really did believe that it would show a willful ignorance to listen to women, so fuck em really.

The Spectator website isn't working for me at all. On Chrome or Explorer

Corbyn may very well be labouring under and illusion of "old school transsexuals". But if he is then he's stupid and lazy. (I think he's both those things anyway.) If he doesn't think that and he's up to speed, then he's a fucking disgrace and I don't know how any woman could vote for the party he leads.

Either way, not good enough. I despise the man. And I voted for him to be leader. I'll always deeply regret that. I should have listened to my mother's generation. They could see right through him as a dim misogynistic prick.

Dear Leader understands the issues. Dear Leader is not a child. Dear Leader has made a political calculation that Labour needs the youth vote and the student activism more than it needs women.

If he want someone to show up to a protest hung over fair enough. If he wants someone to vote that's another story.

If you think that the eradication of women as a biological category is a miniscule problem, then there is no arguing with you. Seriously, have you read anything about this at all?

I think it's even more fundamental than this

I think it's a problem where men are [once again] telling women who & what they are. They see the category of "woman" not as a fully human half of the human race. They don't regard women as fully human. They regard the category of "Woman" as an empty space which they can control and define.

It's worse than erasure: it's an indication that some MRAs (hiding as TRAs) don't see us as existing at all.

Changing your legal gender, destroying previous records - why, it's like a sex offender's wish list

Tara Hewitt is a trans identified male 'equality trainer', is anti choice and anti lesbians accessing fertility treatments.

Yes, the Tara Hewitt bit jarred. Hewitt is possibly more of a misogynist than Lees.

[busyboysmum] Listen to Tara fucking Hewitt ? Are you having a laugh?

everyone winefred thank you. What a ridiculous situation

Totally understand need to be cautious Winefred, sorry for asking.

Everyonematters - "Winefred seriously? Concerns about the catch all 'transphobia'? Or specifically about women's rights?"

He used the word "equality". The context makes clear what it is about. [Sorry can't be more specific - I don't want to be outed].

Why no law-people fighting this?

Threat of disciplinary action by their professional body if there is evidence of 'transphobia'. Who of us would risk that?

A high profile QC donated to the GoFundMe to challenge self-IDing transwomen on all-women shortlists and as soon as he realised this might see him get labelled as "transphobic", on went the hair shirt and out came the request for forgiveness.

Professional people in many domains see the transgender issue as a reef on which their careers could founder.

I'm still bewildered that Labour have got this so spectacularly wrong. I've voted Labour since I was 18. I am 54 now. I will never, ever vote Labour again.

Winefred seriously? Concerns about the catch all 'transphobia'? Or specifically about women's rights?

Interestingly no Transman priests the men also block Transmen inheriting in certain circumstances.

Myunicorn that line is saying that a priest or equivalent cannot refuse to marry a transgender couple, not force someone into a marriage with a transgender individual.

Updating your gender to no longer be considered (.....) grounds for a celebrant to refuse to marry someone

Fucking. Hell.

What are they suggesting here? How the fucking hell does this nut propose to force someone to marry against their will and think this is anything less than medieval? This is a demand for state enforced abuse of women. Utterly derranged.

Why no law-people fighting this?
Threat of disciplinary action by their professional body if there is evidence of 'transphobia'. Who of us would risk that?

There has actually been a post on Twitter this week by the head of my professional body urging people to report concerns about members in relation to this.

Loving your work James.

And that of mumsnet obv

Sorry lost video link here it is: m.youtube.com/watch?v=fWDhU-tgxxU

Have any lawyers/law professors spoken about self identification and the issues that can arise? Surely they must have been consulted?

I think this is part of the problem Bloom.

There are organisations dedicated to legal support (and other active lobbying) for trans people and advancing their rights. Quite fairly, that's their concern.

But there is no one actively doing this for biological women where trans interests may differ from theirs. And when women's orgs, including women's rights orgs, are told they have to be trans inclusive - both to gain funding and to avoid being called 'transphobic' - they aren't able to freely represent the rights of biological women.

So for example have a look at this video arguing for sports rights and fair play. No idea if it's accurate but it does make me wonder who is arguing for fair play for biological women at Olympic level?

Like any sex based difference imbalance of legal representation can only be observed if it remains visible in law. How will it do so with self-ID?