Spartacus believes in biology.

I'm Spartacus too.

Biology matters.

Still Spartacus.

Yep, I am Spartacus.

Can I be Spartacus and Spartacunt?

Or is that greedy?

I am Spartacus.

For all those who are wondering what Spartacus is. It's standing up and saying biology matters.

It's what defines us. Whether we want it to or not.

Others are telling us that we are 'reducing things to biology'.

But our biology is the sole thing that makes us women.

There are people who are telling us that it isn't. There are people telling us that you, as a woman, is nothing but a feeling.

They are telling us that is a 'feeling' that makes you a woman. And then demanding access to your spaces, your places, because they 'feel' the same.

They are telling us that females have a penis.

They are telling us we are wrong in our gut reactions to male (penis) presences in our spaces.

This is abuse.

This is wrong.

I am Spartacus.

I am Spartacus. Still.

I am not cis.

I am Spartacus and I am a cunt. There surely has to be a multi million pound t shirt deal in that slogan. The profits we can donate to MN so they no longer need to rely on advertisers.
I think amongst the discussion on this thread, it is worth noting how far MN and in particular Justine personally have stuck their necks out for us. No politician, no public figure, not even a party specifically for women, have done this. Let's face it many of us have spoken about our reluctance to speak publicly about our views. Justine does not have that luxury. I agree the debate about language is important, vital even, but fucking hell, we also need to acknowledge the importance of the stand they have made.
Actually I sound like a bit of a crawly cunt now

I am Spartacus.

There is no human right to force others to see you as you see yourself. People should not be gratuitously cruel, but once you've defined honesty as cruelty you've lost your way. "Trans women" are males. "Women" are adult human females.

And men telling women what we're allowed to think and say and who we must accept into our private spaces and sports teams and single-sex activities, is patriarchy.

Not gonna stand for that.

I am Spartacus.
Biology is not subjective,, it is a definitive reality. I do not subscribe to genderism.

Biology matters. It determines every part of our existence. From before birth to our very last breath
I am Spartacus.

How long it it going to take until someone nabs that name? @TurningTables get in there fast

This specious logical fallacy was from another thread but it needs addressed.
...me and the Labour party, Green party, Liberals, legal system. NHS. Most universities. Are we all in the wrong?

Yes they are wrong, just as they have been wrong many times before when they passed laws that have deleterious effects on the citizens. Going back to writing laws that exclude women from the public sphere is about as wrong as a law can be.

I am Spartacunt.

I'm Spartacus.

Transwomen are transwomen. If the Labour Party forces me to say what JC did on TV, that TW are women, I have no choice but to leave the Labour Party.

I am Spartacus. I understand that gender is distinct from biological sex, that the understanding of acceptable gender norms are constantly at change, and differ right now depending on where you live.

That personality types are not the same thing as gender. That there is no innate thought or feeling or personality which define "woman" or "man". There is a problem of socialised norms, and it can be awful for someone who has been conditioned to believe that their thoughts and feelings are "wrong" for their sex. If altering your body to help you feel better works for you, then absolutely, go ahead. But don't imagine we can't break down the stereotypes which make you feel that your perfect body needs to be changed. And don't tell kids that they need to change their bodies.

But please, identity is a conversation. You can't very well identify as a non burglar if I catch you with your hand in the till. Your actions count. You can not impose your imagination of who you are, and threaten us if your deeds don't match what you say.

I'm Spartacus.

First time poster, long term lurker.

Thanks Mumsnet.

I am Spartacus. I know biology is real. I will no longer lie to be polite, to be a transwoman you have to be male. That is a fact not a slur.

Me too, I am Spartacus.

A Transwoman who has a vagina has it made from a penis. Our vagina's are not, they are made with the right materials to allow us to carry out our biological function. A transwoman still has a penis allbeit an inverted one.

I am Spartacus and so are my daughters. I will not have people tell my gender non conforming child she can't love Star Wars as it is for boys. Gender is stupid and trust me, biology matters.

And if transwomen don't believe it, I invite them for a smeartest.

I'm a bit late to this and a bit of a lurker but I am also Spartacus.

I don't believe a male can ever really become female. I think gender is stereotypical nonsense and sex is a biological fact.

If you chop off your bits you don't become a different thing.
If you chopped off all your limbs and ate some lettuce that wouldn't make you a slug.

(Peach Yoghurt put it so much better in her sofa/bike analogy...)

I am Spartacus.

My daughters, when old enough, will also be Spartacus.

Man/he/him refers to sex not 'gender'. If people do not want their sex to be referred to in general conversation (when sex matters it's not really possible to politely ignore it) they need to identify new words because woman/she/her/female/man/he/him/male are words relating to sex and they are not available for 'gender'. I am Spartacus too.