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Oxford has let down transgender students, vice-chancellor says

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OvaHere · 04/10/2023 01:37

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/09bf9abe-621d-11ee-977c-44b3e2b54888?shareToken=302ed8ee24e0d0eaa19691a4ec0c3781

Not the worst article on the face of it. She's right that people do have to put up with legal speech they don't like or agree with.

However I'm unimpressed with what once again seems like gaslighting women around the issue of abuse. In real life and not just online.

“This means some legal free speech will be hard for some individuals to hear. However, I am also disturbed by what I witness as an amplification of discourteous, intolerant and hateful rhetoric on social media platforms under the guise of free speech.
“I was deeply saddened to learn of the abusive and threatening language and behaviours that our trans community suffered this year. We should have done more to support them; rest assured lessons were learnt."

Whilst I'm sure this happens sometimes the far larger issue is the abuse and threats meted out to non compliant woman from trans activists. The fact that she must be aware of the abuse Kathleen Stock received yet not reference that once is quite telling.

Until the supposed adults in the room stop giving TRA's a pass for abusing women and girls and throwing massive tantrums there will continue to be problems at universities.

Oxford has let down transgender students, vice-chancellor says

Oxford’s vice-chancellor in her first oration has condemned abuse of transgender students and said that the university should have done more to support them.Professor Irene Tracey said that free

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/09bf9abe-621d-11ee-977c-44b3e2b54888?shareToken=302ed8ee24e0d0eaa19691a4ec0c3781

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SD1978 · 04/10/2023 04:58

Also would like to see what the percentage of recorded, actual abuse was for both trans and GC.......I know which side I can make a pretty good guess has the more vocal, public abuse....

AlisonDonut · 04/10/2023 04:54

This is Oxford University.

Oxford.

I still can't quite get my head around it.

TheSpikySpinosaurus · 04/10/2023 04:39

AutumnCrow · 04/10/2023 01:56

“I was deeply saddened to learn of the abusive and threatening language and behaviours that our trans community suffered this year. We should have done more to support them; rest assured lessons were learnt."

I would very much like to hear her specific examples of this, with detailed evidence.

Exactly!

PriOn1 · 04/10/2023 04:03

Yes, I’d be interested to see any evidence. The vast majority of the abuse I’ve seen has gone in the other direction and having to hear things you don’t like is not abuse.

OhcantthInkofaname · 04/10/2023 03:30

And the abuse to those of us who are GC?

AutumnCrow · 04/10/2023 03:24

Oxford University, the supposedly finest university in the world, reduced to this unevidenced gibberish. It's embarrassing, frankly.

maltravers · 04/10/2023 02:44

I wonder if she was saddened by the abusive and threatening language and behaviour being dealt out to women (such as Stock) by TRAs? So mealy mouthed.

AutumnCrow · 04/10/2023 01:56

“I was deeply saddened to learn of the abusive and threatening language and behaviours that our trans community suffered this year. We should have done more to support them; rest assured lessons were learnt."

I would very much like to hear her specific examples of this, with detailed evidence.