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jasminemaya · 11/09/2018 14:21

This trans journalist had a chance encounter with a supporter of WPUK. Was this one of you lot?

Really thoughtful article - division into two camps without engaging with each other is not the answer.

www.independent.co.uk/voices/anti-trans-abuse-lgbt-rights-non-binary-public-dawn-butler-still-here-a8531236.html

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jasminemaya · 11/09/2018 15:10

Sheesh that's some paranoia!

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AngryAttackKittens · 11/09/2018 14:59

And if it was you, could you post your full legal name, home and work address, any email addresses you use, and also a map showing the route you use to get to and from work? Thanks!

FermatsTheorem · 11/09/2018 14:55

"Was it one of you lot?"

Well, that's a new strategy, I have to admit. "Please doxx yourself to save TRAs the hassle of having to do it themselves."

UndercoverGC · 11/09/2018 14:48

So, I've spent most of my adult life on the other side of this.
It has been eye-opening to see how much people will knowingly spread outright lies about 'TERFs'.
The thing with the supposed razor blades under the stickers, and how resistant that has been to correction, would make an excellent example if I was brave enough to post the screenshots.

The second part of the article really struck me. The author talks about how comfortable they feel in an all-trans space, being able to talk about issues which affect them because of their body and how society treats people with bodies like theirs.
That's all I want for myself, too. Being able to hold meetings with other people who 'get it', who understand all the ways that society makes it difficult to live in a female body.

Then the two paragraphs about the author's experience of being trans in public. You could swap in 'woman' for 'trans' and have exactly the same thing. Being a woman in public is always dangerous and can be terrifying. That's why we need women only spaces where we won't be attacked, especially when we are most vulnerable, especially hospitals and prisons and places where girls can work out who they are.

WarmWishes · 11/09/2018 14:29

Pinocchio got himself an apprenticeship at long last.

jasminemaya · 11/09/2018 14:27

Oh cheers for the links!

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R0wantrees · 11/09/2018 14:27
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arranfan · 11/09/2018 14:26

Thread on this article exists: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3361901-Attack-on-Fair-Play-for-Women-in-the-Indie

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