Womens health week in Australia ...

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DancelikeEmmaGoldman · 08/09/2020 05:01

... or, one of these things is not like the other one.

What women’s health advice do we think the, er, odd man out, might need?

Screening for cervical cancer? Menopause advice? Help with preventing pregnancy? Endometriosis or PCOS? Access to abortion?

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DancelikeEmmaGoldman · 08/09/2020 05:54

I'm sorry, this is just peripheral: is that the YEP which is based in Perth, Western Australia? If so, why are they using the word "GALS?"

That’s the one. As for gals - I wouldn’t know. It’s kind of old school for a youth project.

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AngelicaElizaAndPeggy · 08/09/2020 05:48

Yep I find that image really upsetting actually. Like they are trying to be deliberately aggravating.
So basically, what they're saying is that anyone can be a woman if they want to. But women who are missing female parts have can only feel eligible to join in by having those parts identified in the accompanying text. I read it as:

Any man can be a woman, if they like. And, graciously, we will concede that any actual female who has a somewhat malfunctioning female body can be one too, if they like.

Don't like it.

Tezza1 · 08/09/2020 05:42

I'm sorry, this is just peripheral: is that the YEP which is based in Perth, Western Australia? If so, why are they using the word "GALS?"

Or am I so old that its adoption into common usage in Australia has passed me by?

The whole bloody thing is patronising and cringeworthy.

BlackWaveComing · 08/09/2020 05:14

That's upsetting.
Marie Stopes gaslighting girls and women.
Can't we even have one week to ourselves?

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