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Are there any 'famous' supporters apart from Alison Moyet and Graham Linehan

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TheBiologicalWoman · 13/07/2018 17:07

Alison Moyet and Graham Linehan are the only two I've seen standing up for women in the current 'debate' between women and TRAs.

So, for example regarding women's rights and abortion laws, we had Caitlin Moran, Grace Dent Sharon Horgan etc. Publicly speaking up.

Having not been tuned in to the beginning of this, I wonder if I have missed the presence of any other well known public figures speaking out against misogony, who may help draw attention to the issue.

I know there are several courageous academics who are in the public eye, but I wonder when/if those in the media will step forward.

We all know Stephen's Fry's viewpoint sadly. I disagree with his opinions wholeheartedly, but he has voiced them now and I wonder who else will air their views next.

I can see the

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Destinysdaughter · 13/07/2018 18:16

I’d love to know what Jo Brand thinks about this, she’s v switched on about women generally and used to get an awful lot of abuse from men when she first started out.

There’s also some famous lesbians in the media who haven’t said anything about this publicly probably cos it’s seen as career suicide?

Even Janet Street Porter hasn’t said a dickey bird about it as far as I’m aware?

Magpiesarehuge · 13/07/2018 17:46

You don’t have to be very terfy to havevthe Trans community turn on you. I’d say Alison Moyet is pro trans - but it only takes on sentence, one twitter like, one slip. Like Moyet, Jeni Murray, Alice Eve, Rose McGowan, Ian Rankin, JK Rowling, Glinner, Robert Webber, Gervaise, Idiche, Jack Monroe

SuburbanRhonda · 13/07/2018 17:46

the Crystal Maze presenter was asked about trans-exclusionary feminists who claim that surgery doesn’t make someone a woman.

Interesting use of the word “claim”.

I’d be inclined to use the word “know”.

LookTwoFingers · 13/07/2018 17:45

My impression was that JK Rowling is on side. JK Rwoling has contracts with film and book companies. JK Rowling has given away lots of money and may not be able to buy her way out of contracts.

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TheBiologicalWoman · 13/07/2018 17:42

It's probably easy for me to feel let down by the silence, but I'm not in the public eye.

If somebody like JK added her voice it would be wonderful (allow me to naively fantasise)

I really am so grateful to the likes of Dr Kathleen Stock and the others whose professional and personal reputations face attack every day.

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OrchidInTheSun · 13/07/2018 17:29

Thing about abortion is that it's supported by the whole of the woke left. Women's rights over trans* rights isn't. The woke position is the Penis News one.

Caitlin and Grace are both hacks. Hadley Freeman, Salli Hughes, Janice Turner and James Kirkup are all hacks and speaking up. Private Eye doesn't buy into the bullshit (so I guess that means Hislop doesn't either).

I suspect people who know that they need the woke generation to make money are too scared to say much, however much they think this is batshit

MsBeee · 13/07/2018 17:26

Probably a large percentage of Parliament, but too chicken shit to speak up.

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TheBiologicalWoman · 13/07/2018 17:21

Thanks - you are giving me more to work with now.

What about the Caitlin and Grace I wonder?

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Baroquehavoc · 13/07/2018 17:18

Julie burchill

Robert Webb is very critical of gender, though I don't think he's said anything about trans.

UglyCathKidstonBag · 13/07/2018 17:16

TheBiologicalWoman

A good chunk of RG’s latest stand up show covers this topic, specifically being forced to use and correct his language.

ThatEscalatedQuickly · 13/07/2018 17:16

Richard O'Brien of Crystal Maze and Rocky Horror fame.

www.google.ie/amp/s/www.gaystarnews.com/article/richard-obrien-tells-trans-people-cant-women/amp/

LookTwoFingers · 13/07/2018 17:14

Sir Robert Winston.

LookTwoFingers · 13/07/2018 17:13

A retracted like tweet from JK Rowling?

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TheBiologicalWoman · 13/07/2018 17:12

Ah thanks.

I feel so rubbish only just catching up when this has been going on right in front of my face.

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UglyCathKidstonBag · 13/07/2018 17:10

Ricky Gervais?

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TheBiologicalWoman · 13/07/2018 17:08

I can see...my post was not edited!

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