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Just outed myself as gender critical on Facebook

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TheSteveMilliband · 14/10/2018 12:04

Here goes!

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Lottapianos · 14/10/2018 14:14

Me too OP. So far, two likes for my photo of 'adult human female' on the wall of the National Gallery. No comments. Ho hum

ValentineWiggins · 14/10/2018 14:13

Just trying to decide if I am actually brave enough to email everyone I know about this!

GatheringHerBrows · 14/10/2018 14:13

Just to mention that getting no replies doesn't mean that everyone is ignoring it - someone might go away and read more about it.

Courage calls to courage everywhere.

speakingwoman · 14/10/2018 14:12

I’ve just done it under my real name too. Deep breaths!

AlexanderHamilton · 14/10/2018 14:11

Absolutely no one responded to my Karen White sentencing link with a message to fill in the consultation.

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TheSteveMilliband · 14/10/2018 14:09

Thanks both of you. So far, so quiet. A few of people have responded who I've suspected would agree. Am hoping that some people who won't respond publicly might read a bit more about it and respond to the consultation.
I was shamed (or perhaps inspired) into it by a mum at school who was handing out leaflets, and of course all the brave people who openly speak out. Couldn't in all conscience carry on being silent, especially with only 5 more days to go.

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numptynuts · 14/10/2018 14:07

Me too. I am completely out in public on Twitter but Facebook I kept separate. Until Friday night where I shared PPs London pictures then the next the the FPFW new video.

I have an obligation to at least put that video out there if nothing else.

GraceTheDisgrace · 14/10/2018 14:03

Good going!!

I've been doing it more and more, in the beginning it was pretty subtle. Regularly referring to myself as a radical feminist but not posting a lot of articles about GRA per se. For the past few months, posting pretty regularly and directly; I think the ones who are offended have unfriended or unfollowed. I get very little interaction on my GC posts though, except from radfem friends. I don't know if it's algorithms or people just not wanting to out themselves, or thinking I'm loony and not wanting to bother. No one has ever PMed me to argue about it.

DaisyTwirl · 14/10/2018 13:09

🙌 ⭐️

I have been openly GC but not overtly for a while now.
I usually get loads of likes/comments on my rare GC posts, but I've never directly challenged/commented on the GRA stuff so far.

Last week I changed my cover pic to the Adult Human Female poster, and this week I linked to FairPlay for Women & their pre-filled form & did a massive rant.
Only a few likes, and one comment saying:
"agree - are we transphobes now...??!!"

But, I have had 5 private messages & phone calls since from other friends who wanted to talk about it more (3 to vent & say they agreed, 2 who wanted to know more but were too afraid to ask publicly due to potential backlash).

Redkeyboard · 14/10/2018 12:23
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