Emma Barnett interviews Endometriosis South Coast Steph Richards and Trustee Jodie Hughes

I have to admit, I can picture a scenario where the BBC do all of that, but I sincerely hope I'm wrong.

Apologize for what? Doing their job, well for a change? Showing guest up as not being very well educated or informed? hurty words?

I can't see EB apologising but I'm very interested to see whether the BBC will hold their nerve,

Now I'm wondering if Emma Barnett will do one of those grovelling apologies, or carry on into the foothills of discovering how kiiiiind and inclusive trans activism really is.

So Steph doesn't even know the correct terminology for the conditions she is supposed to be advocating for? What a fucking fraud. She'll be blaming auto-correct on her mobile phone in about 10 minutes from now.

No of course it doesn't. They got the word wrong. In an official public statement. These people do not come from a place of science or medicine. And that's not me being hateful. It's factual and self evident. And something that makes this CEO appointment even more puzzling.

As an aside, when did it become the case that people could start to describe themselves as 'researchers' and "does a lot of research for" without actually being involved in academic research? being able to Google a medical condition like endometriosis (and still getting most of it wrong) is not "being a researcher". And why are they trying to rebrand it as 'endo'? Some would see that as a cynical attempt to talk up the very soft side of the PhD in (or more accurately, tangentialy about) endometriosis that one of them is doing.

Sub text of Steph’s statement- unleash the flying monkeys! Recant heretic!

@BoreOfWhabylon 's post, images of Septh's tweets, last tweet.

"But please remember, endo does not discriminate...."

Ummm I think you'll find it does discriminate.
It's a women's issue, it affects females.
Just like prostrate cancer is a men's issue, it affects males.
If you don't understand why then perhaps you are not the right person for the job.

Steph states that ‘endo does not discriminate’.
Steph is wrong.
’Endo’ only attacks women.

Well, no surprise that Steph doesn't like the words chestfeeder or menstrator. They don't include Steph.

Is adenometriosis even a thing?

Or is this just different terminology for adenomyosis?

I see Steph still can't get Emma's name right.

I suspect this one might be a social sciences based one so the criteria may be different.

Jodie's LinkedIn says she has a BSc in nutrition and health from the University of Roehampton - so at the softer end of the biological sciences.

Steph has released a statement:

Just listened again. I did particularly enjoy EB's tone when the 29 men with endometriosis were cited. Just the repetition of the number conveyed worlds of meaning <chef's kiss>

Very I unusual. In my day you wouldn't get withing sniffing distance of a funded PhD unless you had at least been named on one of your Bsc final year thesis project lab's papers as a contributor. And you'd be expected to have published at least one as a main contributor during the first couple of years of your PhD. I only know about science based PhDs though, I suspect this one might be a social sciences based one so the criteria may be different.

In this case there is apparently no research. DH, a scientist/academic, has taken a look and he says it's unusual that Jodie has published no academic papers at all. She has 3 listed, but when you look into them they do not constitute research. Two are summaries of conference contrubtions and one is a poster displayed at a conference. The masters is a taught masters, not a research based masters.

He takes the lack of evidence of research and the vague description of the field to mean it's a self-funded, political appointment and that this person is over egging the custard in what they present themselves as.

It's then quite worrying that their academic listing shows more media output than research. And also acting as adviser on various committees.

Fantastically clear and useful, thank you.

As ever, I learn more on Mumsnet than I ever could imagine learning from a trans activist claiming to represent women.

Sadly, Steph did not seize the opportunity to educate the listening public on the subject of endometriosis. but chose to concentrate on Stephself.

Just before the WH interview, at around 0925 on Tuesday, Steph appeared on Nick Ferrari's show on LBC. I've just listened (you need the Global Player app).

Ferrari was insufficiently informed about endo or about Steph's background to do more than suggest that, being a transwoman, Steph woould never be able to experience endo and so might not be best placed to head such a charity. Steph was, of course, easily able to bat away such mild questioning and got a very easy ride indeed. Ferrari, like so many male interviewers when dealing with trans issues, tiptoed around, trying desperately to not say anything that might cause offence.

I'm sure Steph bounced in smug triumph from that to WH. Must have been a helluva shock to come up against a forensic and challenging interviewer who had done her research on Steph's activism and knew far, far more about endo than Steph ever could.

These are the ones that immediately come to mind. I'm sure there are others...

Tara Wolfe

https://www.feministcurrent.com/2018/04/27/trans-identified-male-tara-wolf-charged-assault-hyde-park-attack/

Cathy Brennan

https://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/feminist-speaker-julie-bindel-attacked-by-transgender-person-at-edinburgh-university-after-talk-545841

Joanna Cherry

https://www.thenational.scot/news/19480206.grant-karte-sentenced-sending-threatening-messages-joanna-cherry/

Unnamed man (Scotland received caution for assaulting a woman)

https://unherd.com/thepost/police-scotland-stands-by-as-feminist-is-attacked/

Sarah Jane Barker (recalled to prison for breaching parole conditions)

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12307299/transgender-activist-sarah-jane-baker-recalled-prison.html

Not to me tuons Steph's

Yes it's a small charity but it is still a charity! Bound by processes and legislation! Plus one day it might become a large charity, as PPs have mentioned. Look at Mermaids.

It can be quite difficult to become a charity and most grifters will become a CIC, a lot easier.

Apart from the whole recruitment farce (did they do "Safer Recruiting"?) if I was a trustee I would also be very concerned about Conflict of Interest, as explained by the Charity Commission

• Conflicts can affect all types of charities. But you must identify and deal with them properly. All of you must do this, not just the trustee with the conflict. Otherwise, you will not meet your joint legal responsibility to make decisions:* *• based only on what’s best for your charity • without influence from your personal interests

I'm sure no one would agree this appointment is best for the charity AND there was influence by Jodie's personal interests.

trans activists which is off the scale (evidenced by the growing number of convictions/ cautions etc.)

I'm not familiar with any of them being convicted/cautioned for abuse-related activities, so it's interesting to know that. (Genuine, I haven't been keeping track.)

Yeah! Trying to take the moral high ground 🤣