India Willoughby: I am more of a woman than JK Rowling will ever be

Blister
Um don't you have to be a man to be a legal woman with a GRC? Women don't need a GRC to be a woman... they need one to become a legal man. You actually have to have a sex for the grc to apply?

Well if self id is brought in I might be tempted to give it a go!

If I self id into the sex that I actually am, then I can be at the top of the hierarchy in my sex class.

I can then be used as a comparator for discrimination.

So we are letting this GRC holder use the single sex space so we are not discriminating against GRC holders.......

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Well if self id is brought in I might be tempted to give it a go!

If I self id into the sex that I actually am, then I can be at the top of the hierarchy in my sex class.

I can then be used as a comparator for discrimination.

So we are letting this GRC holder use the single sex space so we are not discriminating against GRC holders.......

Um don't you have to be a man to be a legal woman with a GRC? Women don't need a GRC to be a woman... they need one to become a legal man. You actually have to have a sex for the grc to apply?

Are we being deleted for stating IW is a biological man? (Which is she is). Christ.

IW is still a man though.

Deleting this comment won't make it less of a fact

In Belgium this year there was a big announcement that for the first time ever the federal government was 50/50 men and women: First time so many women ministers. Big celebration for women's rights. Only it wasn't. It was 11 men, one claiming to be a woman, and 9 women. I don't know how to explain to someone like you how this is not only incredibly insulting but demeaning the history of women and just incredibly disrespectful for every single suffragette and feminist from the past. It invalidates and erases our history of oppression. It invalidates feminism and the great strides we made. It invalidates our own class in law, in society and culturally. How do you not get this? HOW??

I don't make appointments to post, and I have read my post back and you seem to be completely misunderstanding it (purposefully, accidentally, who knows anymore?!)

You should have had mine I sent it via PM you never check them do you!

I'm at the dentist again in Thursday morning,

I didn't say being inclusive of trans people makes me feel this way, it's the need to put trans peoples 'needs' above the needs of biological women and an agenda that pushes ( without question) its views and ideology upon children and even encourages children who are finding their sexual identity hard to navigate to consider transitioning and actively encourages the use of irreversible treatments before children are probably capable of really understanding the physical and mental impact.

I just drop in and out as I fancy, without prearranging it
So do I, not an actual clue what your post is going on about, sorry as if you're thinking we can drop in and out as we fancy I'm in complete agreement

It's referring to you. Read your own post back, and I think you'll get it.

I'm sorry, I didn't realise you made appointments to post
What's that referring to? I haven't said that at all, so why are you quoting me like I have, think you've misunderstood my comment somewhere?!

I shouldn't have to feel this way and have my identity as a mother/ woman and biological need to protect my children completely invalidated
I honestly don't get this though - as a mother, woman and with a biological need to protect my children too, how is being inclusive of trans people taking away anything away from my "validation"?!
I'm still a woman and always will be, regardless of stances on anyone who is trans

Now that we know, please supply your planned posting schedule for the week ahead, so we know to expect you.

I'm sorry, I didn't realise you made appointments to post.

I just drop in and out as I fancy, without prearranging it. Is there a Google Calendar that we should be booking ourselves on in advance, so that other mumsnetters can anticipate us?

No-one told me, so I never knew who was going to appear on a thread until they'd posted. Sorry for doing it all so wrong! <wipes sweat from brow>

There goes India mansplaining again.

I'm starting to become quite scared of these people pushing their agenda on women and expecting the masses to accept their claims.
I'm scared I will say the wrong thing and land myself in trouble.
At work, at the school, when chatting with friends and colleagues, I worried I will not use their 'language' and 'misgender' someone or say something others find offensive.
It seems like having an opinion on puberty blockers and transitions in children or even promoting women's rights and protection our space is seen as being bigoted and anti- trans.
I feel like it's walking on eggshells in all aspects of this subject.
I shouldn't have to feel this way and have my identity as a mother/ woman and biological need to protect my children completely invalidated.

The idiom is used to express a general encounter or meeting with someone, especially when it was not expected
Why would it not be expected? Unless you only ever expect to encounter an echo chamber of views in here

So sick of having to explain the meaning of simple words these days

Like woman, man,

cross paths meaning

encounter or meet someone by chance.

unexpectedly come across somebody.

The idiom is used to express a general encounter or meeting with someone, especially when it was not expected.

Cross paths with, blimey, really?! I've only come across your name a few times and yes, we have differing views

In this sentence, you acknowledge you have encountered Boiledbeetle.

Hardly crossed paths though, unless disagreeing with you is crossing paths now?!

What the gilded goldfish do you think "crossing paths" means?

It's idiomatic speech that means you have encountered someone! It's imagery to convey that sometimes you pass someone going somewhere, as you are on your way somewhere else.

Hello again, Golfing!

What do you think about India's homophobia, as shown here?

We've already covered that India uses the word "transwomen" in posts, and just objected to Esther using it. While making a huge deal of Esther's race... You didn't comment on India claiming Esther owed her career to "woke" either.

You were replying to me so I'm assuming you mean me here?
Cross paths with, blimey, really?! I've only come across your name a few times and yes, we have differing views
Hardly crossed paths though, unless disagreeing with you is crossing paths now?!
You didn't say anything to me worthy of deletion but calling someone an arsehole and going on to misgender to boot, dunno why you think that would be left standing as it clearly goes against guidelines 😕

@DietCock also diet cock. Love it! I think we all need to start doing inside joke usernames. 😂

I am not really upset about it anymore but it has changed my perspective on humanity greatly. I grew up reading books with themes like “Good always conquered over evil” or “there true will always prevail” and I guess those things aren’t always necessarily wrong but… evil and lies will certainly do a great deal of destruction before they are defeated and it’s quite possible that “good and truth” could take an entire life time to get their shit together!