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Women's rights general conversations - Thread 4

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Kucinghitam · 09/03/2023 09:19

Continuation of Thread 3.

There is so much excellent information and so many active discussions on FWR that I wondered if it would be useful to have a thread to sort of "cross-fertilise" between them - airing little thoughts or vignettes that wouldn't themselves merit their own thread, to highlight other posts/threads of particular interest or to point to notable developments on fast-moving threads so that casual observers know where to look.

(For example, "the X thread has meandered onto a fascinating discussion of Y" or "Poster P's amazing analysis on thread Z might have relevance to the scenario in thread W" or "Has anybody noticed this recurring theme that keeps coming up??" or even "Random bloke asked me to smile while I was choosing onions, grr"- that sort of thing).

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SinnerBoy · 09/03/2023 10:25

MavisMcMinty · Today 10:22

Put THAT in the Guardian.

They won't, as it's transphobic. In fact, you see that bit of Blu Tac on my bookcase? THAT'S transphobic, the bigoted bit of gum.

MavisMcMinty · 09/03/2023 10:22

Put THAT in the Guardian.

MavisMcMinty · 09/03/2023 10:19

Yes, finished Time to Think a couple of days ago. It’s very readable, with some shocks (like GIDS actually has/had a research team despite their total lack of data), but had to keep putting it down to absorb what I was reading. The problems that finally brought them down were the problems identified 15 years ago, repeated over and over and over again.

The most shocking thing for me was the constant accusation of TRANSPHOBIA directed at clinicians raising concerns. Clinicians excited and proud to be working for such a groundbreaking service in the world-renowned Tavistock, accused of transphobia.

And throughout, Polly Carmichael sat on her throne, refusing to listen, in cahoots with demanding bossy charities like Mermaids and GIRES, bursting into tears whenever anyone dared to question her policies, her empire.

AlisonDonut · 09/03/2023 09:45

I keep missing these and the phone can't cope with long threads so checking in.

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Kucinghitam · 09/03/2023 09:34

Has anyone read "Time to Think"? I'm about 30% in (but I wish I'd bought an ebook, cos it's so hard to hoild and keep open with painful droppy hands). It's fascinating.

I believe Mavis has read it.

I will buy it, but probably not for a while - I tend to do my book-buying in clusters, just before a holiday usually.

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angelico53 · 09/03/2023 09:30

Ta, kuc.

I'm still tyrying to get those numbers on transwomen segementation - what proportion are dignosed/onpathway and what intact, potentially paraphilia types. Or not "potentially" at all.

I thought I'd message HJoyce, DocStock but, of course, they block on twitter. I'll keep trying.

Has anyone read "Time to Think"? I'm about 30% in (but I wish I'd bought an ebook, cos it's so hard to hoild and keep open with painful droppy hands). It's fascinating.

DeanVolecapeAKAelderberry · 09/03/2023 09:28

oh, I was reading the transmen using men's loos, so what if it makes blokes uncomfortable thread and it's been taken down for interrogation.

DeanVolecapeAKAelderberry · 09/03/2023 09:22

Thanks you for the new thread.

Tricyrtis2022 · 09/03/2023 09:21

Thank you, Kuc!

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