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#womanwednesday is a thing now

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SwearyG · 22/05/2018 10:14

At least in Basingstoke.

In standing as Women’s Officer at his CLP David is showing just how easily abused self ID can be when parties or organisations don’t have any gatekeeping.

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OlennasWimple · 22/05/2018 14:46

Hurrah for Dave - good luck in the elections

FurryTrousers · 22/05/2018 14:41

Hurrah for David Lewis!

Bowlofbabelfish · 22/05/2018 14:35

Well done David! I applaud you :)

I will be fascinated to see the kind of backlash a man gets for doing this and comparing it to what a woman would.

Flooffloof · 22/05/2018 14:31

Yassssss, go Dave my fave woman. Also gonna request you win woman of the year award, and best female politician, and bestest female beard award, and any other faintly female awards I can think of

Mamaryllis · 22/05/2018 14:28

I think James could have made this a bit more hard hitting by name checking Danielle Muscato and his beard and IWD greeting with reference to refuges, and to Pips collecting women’s business awards. It’s not as easy to dismiss as a PR stunt if people realise that this is reality.
In other news, I am lol that we now have HWMNBN as well as SWMNBN. Grin

spontaneousgiventime · 22/05/2018 14:25

I read this earlier, fantastic article and shows the total stupidity of self ID. Even if it takes a man to get this discussion going. Well done Dave.

Noqonterfi · 22/05/2018 14:23

This is a deliberate misrepresentation of GRA reform. After GRA reform what this man is doing will be illegal."

Good. Glad they are finally seeing the point. Its taken a while. Bye bye self ID.

EmpressOfSpartacus · 22/05/2018 14:18

This is a deliberate misrepresentation of GRA reform. After GRA reform what this man is doing will be illegal.

I thought this was the very essence of what they wanted from GRA reform?

ToeToToe · 22/05/2018 14:12

From Twitter.

"This is a deliberate misrepresentation of GRA reform. After GRA reform what this man is doing will be illegal."

Illegal? Prove it. Prove he doesn't identify as a woman on any given day.

Pip Bunce (identifies as a woman some days of the week, wins women's awards on those days, sometimes) is advising Parliament - I sincerely doubt this gender fluidity will be illegal under a reformed GRA.

Badgerthebodger · 22/05/2018 13:39

What a fantastic idea, go on Dave lass, good for you.

Now. Who on here is married to David? That’s the real question Grin

Waddlelikeapenguin · 22/05/2018 13:29

CqertainHalfDesertedStreets

Oh. The biscuits look like tits.
Didn't mean to trigger you Dave

GrinGrinGrin

boatyardblues · 22/05/2018 13:24

Another great article from James, but no tit biscuits from me. Have shared it.

David - Thank you.

boldlygoingsomewhere · 22/05/2018 13:18

Be very interesting to see what response this gets...

Pratchet · 22/05/2018 12:52

Has he had any stick? At all?

Sillydoggy · 22/05/2018 12:51

He says:
“I expected them to say, ‘don’t be silly’ and politely decline my application. But they didn’t. They accepted my candidacy as valid.”

It’s a great contribution to raising awareness.

Weezol · 22/05/2018 12:50

#ManFriday has been so important in raising awareness. Now we have had The Guardian letter from transsexual people #Woman Wednesday that will hopefully add to increased visibility in mainstream media.

Just waiting for the TRAs to froth, and then demand #TransTuesday and #TransThursday, it's literal violence otherwise.

RaininSummer · 22/05/2018 12:48

This is fantastic - go Dave (or Davina maybe).

ToeToToe · 22/05/2018 12:46

I think David retains he/his pronouns, even on Wednesdays. Because his gender identity is internal, and need needs no worldly validation Wink He is a strong, confident woman (on Wednesdays).

EmpressOfSpartacus · 22/05/2018 12:44

This is utter genius!

If David could find a woman who identified as a man on Wednesdays that would be the perfect job share partner.

sexnotgender · 22/05/2018 12:43

Brilliant stuff. What a great guy/gal.

Mossandclover · 22/05/2018 12:43

Errol as the article says - David intends to only express his womanness by occasionally saying ‘I identify as a woman’ and that is absolutely sufficient to become a woman after all.

Wanderabout · 22/05/2018 12:39

Oh. The biscuits look like tits.

Didn't mean to trigger you Dave.

Lol BiscuitBiscuit

ToeToToe · 22/05/2018 12:36

Is David on Twitter?

ToeToToe · 22/05/2018 12:35

Excellent stuff.

Thank you David, for highlighting the ridiculousness of self ID.

CertainHalfDesertedStreets · 22/05/2018 12:31

Oh. The biscuits look like tits.

Didn't mean to trigger you Dave.