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Woman gets key to Highland hostel dorm after self-identifying as male

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miri1985 · 22/06/2018 14:58

www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands/1502868/woman-gets-key-to-highland-hostel-dorm-after-self-identifying-as-male/?utm_source=facebook

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Dropdeadfredra · 22/06/2018 23:15

No debate, he is a man if he wants to be (On Fridays occasionally) 😁

ReluctantCamper · 22/06/2018 23:10

good job fella

Theinconstantgardener · 22/06/2018 23:00

Good for you *Betsymoo(

AngryAttackKittens · 22/06/2018 22:25

Well done, old chap, keep up the good work!

epicclusterfuck · 22/06/2018 20:01

Grin That article is bloody marvellous! Very amused to think of how many hits the p and j will be getting from all over the UK and beyond!

TheChampagneGalop · 22/06/2018 19:23

Well done TIM Grin

TerfsUp · 22/06/2018 18:58

Betsy, the more you post the more I like you.

Waddlelikeapenguin · 22/06/2018 17:36

Betsy Grin

YouStacey · 22/06/2018 17:28

Well done that woman - man - person - whatever Grin Seriously well done Betsy Smile

BetsyM00 · 22/06/2018 17:23

And thank you all for your kind words.

Abouttoblow · 22/06/2018 17:23

Well done Gin

BetsyM00 · 22/06/2018 17:21

OlennasWimple Don't erase my existence Grin

It is Friday. I am Tim. I may even spell it TIM.

BesmirchingMotherhood · 22/06/2018 17:16

Well done Betsy!! 🏆

TerfsUp · 22/06/2018 17:11

Nice to meet you, Betsy!

OlennasWimple · 22/06/2018 17:10

Betsy - you can't call yourself Tim, it's on the list of banned words Wink

OlennasWimple · 22/06/2018 17:10

As it's Friday, I can say well done old chap to Betsy

(As an aside, I thought the article was written really well, highlighting what is going on in Scotland in particular)

spontaneousgiventime · 22/06/2018 17:09

Another (s)hero. Well done Betsy

UpstartCrow · 22/06/2018 17:07

You're a fine, upstanding chap BetsyM00 (but only on Fridays)

Picassospaintbrush · 22/06/2018 17:05

If the poster above was a pomo addled youngster you might be a bit forgiving for their youthful foolishness, but when it's someone who knows what hey are doing and is deliberately gaslighting it is particularly shameful.

Snappity · 22/06/2018 16:59

"For one, I really really felt like a man when I checked into the hostel and I would love to know how you hope to prove otherwise."

Then you were in the right place and will know firsthand how important it was to you that they allowed it.

As you say, nobody else suffered and obviously you had no problem being in a room with other men.

Picassospaintbrush · 22/06/2018 16:57

make the receptionist responsible for judging.

I do think this is appalling from an employment perspective. Putting someone in a position where they have been forced to accept an identification from someone who then goes on to harass or assault is grossly unfair. The employees involved are being totally ignored in all of this.

Theswaggyotter · 22/06/2018 16:53

Great coverage Betsy! P and J has a huge circulation so you will reach large swathes of Scottish readers previously unaware of these proposals

Terfulike · 22/06/2018 16:46

Well done!

TransplantsArePlants · 22/06/2018 16:38

Excellent stuff

BetsyM00 · 22/06/2018 16:37

I am that man. Blush Me and my moobs on page 3 of the P&J!

I agree, it's really good to have a gender critical article in the Scottish press. The Inverness Courier is supposed to be running it too, so hopefully we can build on this.

Strangely I was quite prepared to be outed in real life over this but the reporter printed my name wrong Grin. I'm not really called Trish, but since it's Friday I'm toying with Terry or Tony, or perhaps Tim. Other than that I think it was a really good article and got all the main points across.

Hostelling Scotland's response was interesting as it seems they are not going to protect single-sex dorms but instead make the receptionist responsible for judging whether a man chooses to be recognised as a woman 'passes' or not. Please email [email protected] to complain and ask some awkward questions.

Snappity Fraudulent misrepresentation, really? Think you are grasping at straws. For one, I really really felt like a man when I checked into the hostel and I would love to know how you hope to prove otherwise. And secondly, the other party suffered no damages as a result of it - in fact I paid them!

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