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Rape Crisis Legal Case - Court Date!

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IamSarah · 28/01/2025 17:42

I thought this day would never come. The case has FINALLY been listed at Brighton County Court from 22-30 September 2025.

Thank you so much everyone for the ongoing support, encouragement, gardening and lovely messages.

Looking forward to the case being over and hopefully the right outcome being reached - women having the option of single sex rape crisis therapy.

Keen gardeners please Google Sarah Summers Brighton DaffodilDaffodilDaffodil

Thank you Flowers

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CervixSampler · 05/05/2025 23:46

@IamSarahyou are very welcome and I wish you all the best with your case. You are very brave and inspiring in what you are doing for women everywhere. The thanks goes to you really.

IamSarah · 05/05/2025 23:41

Wow thank you so much @YankeeDad!! And all of the gardeners this is wonderful 💐
thank you thank you.

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Boiledbeetle · 05/05/2025 23:28

£105, 248

Although @YankeeDad is responsible for £195 of the total so far, so technically it would need to be £105,443

Rape Crisis Legal Case - Court Date!
CervixSampler · 05/05/2025 23:27

Done!

FigRollsAlly · 05/05/2025 23:25

£10 to go!

Catiette · 05/05/2025 22:53

But no better cause possible if they were. Go, Sarah!

Catiette · 05/05/2025 22:53

🎉

(Just kind of hoping the last 10 or so pledges aren't mine as well! 😅)

Boiledbeetle · 05/05/2025 22:50

Catiette · 05/05/2025 22:49

Thanks both. Paid, although didn't like it - felt like I could be agreeing to anything! It must have been like that for various other donations, too - surprised I can't remember. Maybe was just in a less cynical mood the other times (day full of irritations). 😀

You just tipped it over the £105,000

Rape Crisis Legal Case - Court Date!
Catiette · 05/05/2025 22:49

Thanks both. Paid, although didn't like it - felt like I could be agreeing to anything! It must have been like that for various other donations, too - surprised I can't remember. Maybe was just in a less cynical mood the other times (day full of irritations). 😀

NoBinturongsHereMate · 05/05/2025 22:45

[Edit - several others typed faster than I did on the £0 thing, so no need for my repeat.]

Boiledbeetle · 05/05/2025 22:44

Current total:

Rape Crisis Legal Case - Court Date!
Catiette · 05/05/2025 22:43

Boiledbeetle · 05/05/2025 22:40

The £0.00 is correct, I've just had it on mine. Just carry on and the amount will show up as what you pledged. It's to do with the way the system works.

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Whaaat?! That's so weird. And unhelpful. Thank you.

Don't remember that at all from past donations.

Now worried about which buttons I've pressed when, too. Sarah may be doing very well from my this eve! (Which, frankly, is fine - what better cause to duplicate payments too).

Boiledbeetle · 05/05/2025 22:42

Donated, and as it's been a while since I posted this

STANDING RIGHT BESIDE YOU

I know you probably sometimes feel, you are doing this on your own.
Left to fight the Righteous Mighty(!?!), to get them to atone.

But, if anything these last few weeks have proved beyond a doubt,
for the women here, the one name, that to them does call and shout

is @IamSarah who is fighting for us all, for that most sacred of places,
and the right for ALL US WOMEN to have bloody female spaces!

So we might be faceless names on the mobile in your hand,
but remember, we are with you, fighting bullies of this land.

So when you feel down, think the fight too much and wish the whole thing done,
picture all us women, gardening beside you, in the glorious noontime sun.

We’ll be there to pay the bills, provide moral support; some will hold your hand for real too.
But through the rest of all this shit, remember @IamSarah
WE ARE STANDING RIGHT BESIDE YOU SHOUTING WE ARE SARAH TOO

Boiledbeetle · 05/05/2025 22:40

Catiette · 05/05/2025 22:35

Anyone able to help? Just tried to make a donation 3 times. Have used Crowd Justice before, so not sure why, but... Each time the payment's about to go through, with the phone app asking for confirmation etc., it shows up as asking me to confirm £0. I've tried 2 cards. Utterly bemused.

The £0.00 is correct, I've just had it on mine. Just carry on and the amount will show up as what you pledged. It's to do with the way the system works.

Catiette · 05/05/2025 22:35

Anyone able to help? Just tried to make a donation 3 times. Have used Crowd Justice before, so not sure why, but... Each time the payment's about to go through, with the phone app asking for confirmation etc., it shows up as asking me to confirm £0. I've tried 2 cards. Utterly bemused.

SidewaysOtter · 05/05/2025 22:33

Done!

FigRollsAlly · 05/05/2025 22:10

Extra donated since YankeeDad gave £195 today is £675 so £870 altogether since he first posted his generous offer. Bumping in the hope of some more donations before midnight!

AmaryllisNightAndDay · 05/05/2025 21:31

Bumping again for @IamSarah

KnottyAuty · 05/05/2025 20:43

Done

FigRollsAlly · 05/05/2025 20:30

Donated again, thanks YankeeDad.

DuchessofReality · 05/05/2025 20:17

Bump. Wishing you all the best of luck.

AlexandraLeaving · 05/05/2025 20:13

Done. Thank you @YankeeDad and good luck @IamSarah

MissScarletInTheBallroom · 05/05/2025 19:56

Just donated.

TicklishLemur · 05/05/2025 19:45

IwantToRetire · 15/02/2025 19:33

Hope you dont mind me posting this here, but it shows just how far the anti women's sex based rights movement ie TRAs, have gone.

On another thread I wanted to mention a relatively new union that focuses on women in low paid jobs. I had heard about them through women working at Solace Women's Aid going on strike. (Not about managers etc., but how cuts to funding will mean many will be out of a job come 31 March.)

So I thought I would look at the web page for the union - United Voices of the World - to learn a bit about them.

And was horrified to see they have written an opinion piece in support of Survivors Network because they "have been targeted under equalities law for their trans-inclusive approach". https://www.uvwunion.org.uk/en/news/2022/05/statement-in-support-of-survivors-network/

All these groups taking this grand standing position to virtue signal too each other, and never for one moment reflecting on, let alone commenting on the terrible impact this has on women survivors of male violence.

Sorry for any upset this might cause, but worth being aware of just how far reaching the trans narrative has been.

And why it seems to come down to lone women, such as IamSarah to challenge this attack on women's sex based rights.

(edited to add: I have no idea whether the women working at Solace Women's Aid support this - they may be unaware as the article is from 2022)

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Surely a truly trans inclusive approach would be to make transwomen welcome in a male support group and transmen welcome in a female support group? As I understand it there is basically no provision for transmen in Brighton with such women being told by Survivors Network to self refer to ManKind, a charity for men. What a ridiculous set up where men who claim they are women are welcomed to a women's group but not actual women if they are trans-identified.

I do appreciate it can be complex with transmen who appear very much like men and they may need to be excluded for the wellbeing of women attending. But surely it would make more sense to have the group open to transmen rather than transwomen!

DecorMadness · 05/05/2025 19:12

Contributed. Thank you @YankeeDad and good luck and good wishes to Sarah