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'Nicola Sturgeon and the vindication of the Terfs' by James Kirkup

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Rightsraptor · 30/01/2023 16:41

Another excellent article by James K in The Spectator & MN moderators - please note I am citing JK's exact title here so I haven't used *

James has always written very clearly about this and has been bang on the money. He wrote nearly five years ago that accepting self-identified gender at face value could lead to policies and practices apt to be exploited by predatory men. And what did I read in the paper only today? That the Scottish Justice Minister Keith Brown (is that the name?) is still saying that they accept people's gender at face value.

But the real reason I wanted to start this thread was this, again James's words:
'... but the names of those women [who have been shouting long & loud about this] should be recorded as they are - sadly - vindicated . Nicola Williams of Fair Play for Women. Ruth Serwotka, Judith Green and many others from Woman's Place UK. Kate Coleman from Keep Prisons Single Sex. Journalists Janice Turner, Sarah Ditum, Helen Joyce, Helen Lewis and - all hail - Julie Bindel. MurrayBlackburnMackenzie. For Women Scotland. Some writer from south Edinburgh called Jo. Mumsnet.'

And amen to all of that. The best of women. 👏❤

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HereForTheFreeLunch · 30/01/2023 16:50

5 flipping years to get the obvious recognised.
Really good article.

MrsOvertonsWindow · 30/01/2023 16:50

Thank you James! It's great that there are now so many women speaking out, leading organisations and challenging this - too many to capture in one go!
In 2018 he wrote about the Denton's playbook, the dangers & incoherence of which are currently being exposed in Scotland :

www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-document-that-reveals-the-remarkable-tactics-of-trans-lobbyists/

2023username · 30/01/2023 16:48

Suzanne Moore

Rightsraptor · 30/01/2023 16:46

James K does say 'I apologise for the fact that this list isn't comprehensive'.

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BringItOn2023 · 30/01/2023 16:44

Also Posie and Magdalen Burns.

BringItOn2023 · 30/01/2023 16:44

Seconded. Brave women the lot of them! Also very decent of him to give recognition and not take the glory.

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