Labour MP says women don't have penises

TRAs have hijacked the linked poll though 😡 mobile.twitter.com/talkRADIO/status/1508729013732265990

Wiki says "McDonagh was first elected in the 1997 election for Labour, having been selected through an all-women shortlist" I should hope that she does know what a woman is!

Yes, the lovely emphatic words on JKR were heartwarming. I loved that.

No-one seems to have noticed so far.

Pleased to see she's said that about JKR 🌤

Someone engaging their brain.

Farcical situation where politicians and candidates have to check what the party line is on what they're supposed to think a woman is.

Siobhan had a bit of a weak start (hatred?), rallied (afh), rallied some more (no women don't have penises) with a stumble (I don't think so) then staggered across the line (despite some men can become women).
What a rollercoaster! Don't know that she'd have made it if Julia hadn't been in the saddle. I wonder how she'd have shaped up if a twaw had been asking the questions?
Even so, best show of all labour politicians so far. I hope she doesn't suffer from any fallout.

Positives:

• doesn't deny sex exists
• doesn't say it's prurient to talk about it
• recognises women sometimes need single-sex services
• knows women don't have penises
• recognises transition is a way of living your life, not magic male-female transformation

Negatives:

• still seems convinced people just want a row
• not sure whether a man can actually at some point become (literally) a woman

She's my MP, and is local to the area (Mitcham & Morden- an unglamorous part of Sarf Lundun) rather than parachuted into a safe seat. I will write to her and press her on it. She's getting there!

Good for her. I imagine reading that in 1990 you'd think it was a line from a month python sketch or something..

Sorry I didn't watch video - risk of waking up sleeping toddler on me!

That's such a shame, but it is a step in the right direction. If she recognises women don't have penises, understanding relevant safeguarding and risk assessments isn't a big leap

'She said women asserting the importance of sex are provoking an argument.'

She did, but she also said TRAs are provoking an argument by trying to ignore the importance of sex. She is at least trying. She obviously knows what a woman is and deserves praise for her bravery in not just spouting the line.

Recognising women don't have penises is what it all comes down too.
Sex is real and it matters.

It so blindingly obvious it feels ridiculous saying it but labour seem to struggle to comprehend that.

Not fantastic. She said women asserting the importance of sex are provoking an argument.

Overall it was a mix of bad and not fantastic - the rabbit hole was used but also she did seem to support single sex spaces for women but couldn't say at what point a man with a penis becomes a woman if he wants to.

What is her constituency?
I encourage all in her constituency to actually vote for Labour, for her. I am a long term Labour voter and honestly thought I'd never vote or encourage someone to vote for them for quite some time!!

Amazing, if you're reading this Siobhan, thank you. Thank you for using your voice.

Fantastic. She might think we (GC women) don't want people to live their lives as transitioning adults, or have 'sex changes' to make them more comfortable. That really isn't my position. Siobhan is much closer than she thinks she is to our side, and that looks very hard to do in the context of Labour politics, so well done to her.

Can you imagine having to post something like this just a few short years ago? We'd all have thought you'd gone mad, OP, whereas now we are all falling off our seats in astonishment that a Labour MP is willing to state this obvious fact. O tempora, O mores.