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Am I GC? Where to find info

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Pinkyyy · 10/06/2020 22:41

My first time posting in Feminism so please go easy.

I see things all over the news these days and a lot of it makes me really angry. Often articles that try to say that women's only spaces should be open for men to use etc. I also feel very strongly about being forced to use pronouns and I've even seen people lose their jobs for refusing??

There is a lot of terminology being used that I don't fully understand, and an awful lot of abbreviations. I notice that a lot of the views of people who describe themselves as 'GC' seem to align with my own.

I don't want to stay silent on these matters, but I also don't have the knowledge to speak up on them. I wondered if anyone could point me in the right direction? I enjoy listening to podcasts whilst doing the dishes/driving etc.

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ScrimpshawTheSecond · 10/06/2020 23:15

Hi, Pinkky. Welcome. There is a LOT of stuff to get through. I found 'A Woman's Place' good, though they are of a certain political lens.

Jazzled · 10/06/2020 23:14

Placemarking to read in the morning

EyesOpening · 10/06/2020 23:11

Hi, I have been having my eyes opened these last few days, I previously naively thought I was all for TWAW as I am opposed to oppression, be it woman, gay people, POC or whoever. I was shocked to find out about self IDing and the eroding of women's rights, which being as I am of the generation who grew up with them coming into being and benefiting from, I cannot stand by and watch that happen, for my daughter's sake so I am here to learn!

OhHolyJesus · 10/06/2020 23:03

Want to know why women are livid? (trans thread) www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3175666-Want-to-know-why-women-are-livid-trans-thread

Winesalot · 10/06/2020 23:03

Pinkyy there is a growing number. Some stories are horrible. I listened to one who tells about the way the older transwomen who were in a transgender group would target the young transmen as teens. It was so so sad how those transmen were treated.

Winesalot · 10/06/2020 22:58

Sorry Pinkyy. I think search for Kelly-Jae Minchin (posey Parker) on youtube. She reverted back to her own name but not sure what her channel is actually called.

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Pinkyyy · 10/06/2020 22:57

@Winesalot I'd be interested to hear a detransitioner tell their story, sadly I feel that in a few years there may be many more of those.

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Winesalot · 10/06/2020 22:54

Magdalen vids. Kellie-Jay is always thought provoking, Meghan Murphy. Sometimes triggernometry on youtube cover topics. There are some interesting and heartbreaking detransitioners that have told their stories online. They have different perspectives and lived experience.

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Pinkyyy · 10/06/2020 22:52

Thanks so much! Exactly what I'm looking for

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LilyRed · 10/06/2020 22:51

As above, then read on, www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3145470-Break-it-down-for-me

OhHolyJesus · 10/06/2020 22:50

I second that.

Read the Break it Down for me thread or just hang out here, read some old stuff here on the Gender Recognition Act reform/Self ID.

Will try to find some old links but look up the cotton ceiling and lesbians at ground zero.

MonsteraCheeseplant · 10/06/2020 22:43

Watch any/all Magdalen Berns youtube videos