Artistic Director of Queer Up North speaks out on trans activism, Stonewall and women's rights

Thanks for posting, and thanks Johnny for writing!
Some good comments too. Narry a gnashing of teeth to be seen!

Its a shame, but it IS going to take more men speaking out about this to stop this. of course it shouldn't be that way but women can shout as much as they like and are ignored, where once men start saying no, its listened to it seems.

Fantastic article.

Excellent piece

thanks for sharing! i hope more gay men speak out. i know many in the arts are very aware of this issue but prevented from speaking out because their jobs are never secure and are reliant on constant funding applications and networking.

Thank you Jonny. Love the mentipn of stonewall"so role in this. Hopefully more gay men will speak out

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Great article, well written. Are there any other prominent gay men whose consciences are pricking them?

Come out, come out, wherever you are!

Just read that on FB. Brilliant.

Wonderful. Thanks Jonny.

Thank you Rowan. A lot to get through there. Today's reading. 🙂

Sarah Brown & her partner Zoe O'Connell are both active and influencial members of the LibDems.

Threads:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3277182-Brian-Paddick-isbeing-investigated-for-wrongthink

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3226849-Lord-Paddick-resigns-the-LGBT-LD-executive

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3310443-Fawcett-Society-Live-stream-from-5-30pm-Courage-Calls-Ask-her-to-stand

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3207415-Just-when-you-thought-the-LibDems-couldnt-out-crazy-Labour

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3270936-Liberal-Democrats-why-are-transphobes-protesting-Because-they-are-thick

Zoe O'Connell is a current Cambridge City councillor & also a partner of Sarah Brown.
democracy.cambridge.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=1348

2013 Guardian interview with Zoe O'Connell, Sarah Brown and Sylvia Knight:
(extract)
"Living in Cambridge, they rarely experience discrimination or abuse. Sarah is not the city's first openly trans councillor, and when they pop down to their local real-ale pub: "No one bats an eyelid. We're probably some of the less 'out there' people," says Zoe."
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/apr/20/greatest-sexual-taboo-polyamorous-transgender

Zoe O'Connell's IPSO complaint against The Sunday Times reporting of Fairplay for Women's statistics about trans inmates & prison estates was not upheld. Date complaint received: 19/11/2017
Date decision issued: 26/03/2018

Details:
www.ipso.co.uk/rulings-and-resolution-statements/ruling/?id=20177-17

Complaint against David Davies' hosting at Westminster Venice Allen's 'We Need to Talk' also not upheld.

Thread:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3263172-Andrew-Gilligan-Latest-bullying-transgender-complaint-swiftly-rejected-by-parliamentary-standards-committee

attached pics from Layla Moran MP's FB, recent thread in response PN article & her support for Sarah Brown's attempt to gain the seat vacated by Ann Sinnottt's resignation from Cambridge City Council

Your post has made me grin Blythe.
Courage calls to courage indeed!

Thank you for sharing this link. An excellent piece. Thank you Johnny Best.
A rational, well thought out article that calmly expresses what so many of us have been saying.

I messaged him to thank him and he sent the loveliest msg back after I declared I'd held a banner at London Pride protest. Said he felt he'd been a bit cowardly before and that sealed his decision to speak out. So courage does call to courage. More and more each day.

That's wonderful.

That's a brilliant article. And yes, it's unlikely anyone will come along and say he should be raped with a serrated dildo for writing it, as a woman writer would be, but the more excellent voices the better.

I messaged him to thank him and he sent the loveliest msg back after I declared I'd held a banner at London Pride protest. Said he felt he'd been a bit cowardly before and that sealed his decision to speak out. So courage does call to courage. More and more each day.
I don't think the trans side has the same group of people to call on to be courageous.... Courageous enough to call someone a terf?
I really believe the direction of momentum.is with us.

SB is also the one who tweeted (and I'm paraphrasing here) What woman doesn't like to slip on some nice lingerie and have a wank ...and they maintain AGP doesn't exist...

Anyway a great article article by Jonny Best asking some very pertinent questions.

Is there any good articles on Sarah or threads? I hate asking this but if there are any really great ones that I could be pointed to, as otherwise I imagine I could end up reading 100s. I'm interested in the candidates running for Ann's vacated seat.

That's Sarah, Warm. The same person who called the penis stickers "puerile" and "disgusting".

"Suck my formaldehyde pickled balls"

That question made me lol! I think they do but the addition of formaldehyde makes it a super, special experience. I assume the balls in question were in a jar though, so I think this kind of ball sucking and associated enjoyment would be a particularly niche fetishX

What a brilliant essay. Like a tall glass of lemonade after hiking in the desert. Thank you to OP for posting it, and to Jonny Best for writing it.

Do men like their balls being sucked? Genuine question.

That's a brilliant link. It's so good to know some people get it.

Is Sarah Brown the same person who tweeted something about suck my formaldehyde balls? Or was that someone else entirely?