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Guess how I got suspended from the Labour Party?

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IAmDavidLewis · 22/05/2018 23:17

Well, one of the weirdest days in my life concluded with me receiving a letter informing me of my immediate suspension from the Labour Party. They believe I may have breached the rules by subverting the intention of All Women Shortlists, Women’s Officers or minimum quotas for women. Unfortunately, this does mean that my political ambitions are on hold for a while. I shall of course be continuing to self-identify as a woman every Wednesday, as that is my gender identity...

I have to say a huge thanks to @namechangeah for all her help, guidance and, more importantly, proof-reading! I wouldn’t have gotten to this point without it. I’d also like to thank everyone for their support today. I hope this has helped a bit.

And the Telegraph called me an “activist”! Achievement unlocked Grin

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senua · 23/05/2018 09:32

Well done David. I only heard about this this morning on the Today programme on Radio 4 when they were doing the newspaper & websites review. So we had the BBC quoting HuffPost and it came across (to my ears) as gender critical. Major achievement, well done!

Cwenthryth · 23/05/2018 09:31

Suited that raised a smile. Well, it’s as transphobic as anything else that gets called transphobic as far as I can see.

I hope there are other men willing to step up and take the baton on this. Thankyou David for your activism.

SugarButterFlour · 23/05/2018 09:31

Thank you David!

ChickenMe · 23/05/2018 09:30

Thank you for doing this - I hope people will listen now

sashh · 23/05/2018 09:29

Hi David,

thank you for your contributions.

May I suggest you tweet Lily Madigan and ask for advice?

Flomper · 23/05/2018 09:28

Well i did think LM calling David "gender queee at most" was very transphobic!

SuitedandBooted · 23/05/2018 09:27

I see some calls for a Petition on Twitter to have your "transphobic" suspension lifted......
In the current climate, I'm not sure which side of the debate they're on!

shoelaces · 23/05/2018 09:27

Read the great article in the Spectator yesterday about you. High five! You are an awesome woman in a Wednesday. Maybe the Labour Party prefers women on Tuesdays? Grin

mummyhaschangedhername · 23/05/2018 09:26

Thank you David.

PurplePumpkinPiss · 23/05/2018 09:23

Thank you David!

Mytholmroyd · 23/05/2018 09:22

Flowers thankyou David and James for covering it. I and my daughters are grateful to you for sticking your head above the parapet to highlight the ridiculous policy of self ID

seafoodeatit · 23/05/2018 09:20

Genders not gengers*

Ereshkigal · 23/05/2018 09:20

They are so utterly contemptuous of women.

seafoodeatit · 23/05/2018 09:19

I'm grateful to see you highlighting this issue David.

I do however feel that labour will just push this as fast under the carpet at they can, they are not interested in engagement with women, they are not interested in the implications or consequences. They just want this pushed through so they can continue virtue signalling and try to buy the votes of the 50 gengers generation.

Ereshkigal · 23/05/2018 09:15

I will enjoy watching to see how the Labour Party untangles this particular knot. They only know David is taking the mick because he's said he is. If someone else is taking the mick but doesn't admit it, then how will they know? They can't possibly, can they? They will have to take them at their own word. Idiots.

Yes exactly.

merrymouse · 23/05/2018 09:11

Have a great day being a woman David.

After work I have to take the car to the garage and then I might do some gardening. I'll be wearing jeans and a t-shirt. You?

TheUterati · 23/05/2018 09:09

@Joy - that's the one!

Flomper · 23/05/2018 09:08

Davina, I salute you

All the LOLS for this. The only difference between David and Lily Madigan, as far as I can see, is that David has publicly admitted he's taking the mick.

Sadly I dont think LM et al are taking the mick. I think they genuinely think they are doing important work for transkind, and sticking it to the Mumz who were so recently nagging them to do their homework and have a wash, like all over-earnest teenagers with no life experience before them.

hackmum · 23/05/2018 09:07

ErrolTheDragon: "The difference is the LP seems to be breaking its rule and not allowing David to self ID. I can't see what rationale they have other than that they're really applying a 'we know one when we see one' policy. Which makes a nonsense of self ID."

Yes, you're right. I guess with the C of E schools, even if you admit to not being a Christian, they'd still let you in as long as you followed the rules.

I will enjoy watching to see how the Labour Party untangles this particular knot. They only know David is taking the mick because he's said he is. If someone else is taking the mick but doesn't admit it, then how will they know? They can't possibly, can they? They will have to take them at their own word. Idiots.

MediocreOne · 23/05/2018 09:06

Well done David. Can't wait to see what comes from this.

BeyondPink · 23/05/2018 09:06

Brava david, you are one awesome woman (I checked - it's Wednesday Grin )

Pratchet · 23/05/2018 09:04

Thank you

Theinconstantgardener · 23/05/2018 09:03

Thank you David. Good luck.

ohdearwhatcanthematterbee · 23/05/2018 09:03

Strike through and spelling fail! Blush

ohdearwhatcanthematterbee · 23/05/2018 09:02

Well done David! It’s sad that —a man taking the pas— a gender fluid person like yourself is doing far more to protect women’s rights that people who believe they are a woman.

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