A response to pleas of just #bekind
#bekind...
to the sexual assault survivor who doesn't need retraumatising
to the teenage girl in the changing room already self-conscious about her body
to the religious woman who can no longer attend the women only swimming session she enjoyed
to the vulnerable 85 year old woman now reliant on carers
to the volunteers pushed out of positions for raising safeguarding concerns
to the people with learning difficulties missing out on health screening because they don't know "people with a cervix" applies to them
to the people being sent death threats online for standing up for their rights
to the young people being persuaded into taking medically unnecessary drugs and pushed into unnecessary surgery
to the autistic person who struggles to lie and can't call a male "she"
to the women fighting the pay gap but find the statistics skewed
to the women intimidated for meeting together
to the woman in prison forced to share with a male criminal
to the athlete who has trained her whole life who loses the opportunity to represent her country to a male
AND the 10 year old girl who misses out on the spot in the local team
to the young lesbian emotionally manipulated into sex with a male
to all the women and girls who are told their voices don't matter, that they should shut up and #bekind, #bekind to them instead