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Sisters Heal have shared this post from a trans identified female they are supporting. As the writer has given permission for it to be shared I have posted it on here.

The motivations for male and female trans people using women’s spaces are so opposite aren’t they?

Males motivated by AGP, euphoria, seeking validation.

Females motivated by trauma and their undeniable female biology.

She helps to facilitate group walks that they run. She was the one subjected to the reddit post linked to earlier, her response is here.

I complained to the BBC about the article, particularly about speaking to a shadowy group like Terf Watch and giving them a platform. They responded to me today to say that it's fine because Ms Hayes directed them to the group and suggested they ask for a comment.

I find this extraordinary. They are not taking responsibility for their own editorial choices but rather blaming someone else. They didn’t for example acknowledge that this group could be seen as problematic, while giving it the right to comment.

I have responded - will see what they say.

I'm not sure what she'd make of the involvement of the trans-identified woman though as she is quite against that ideology in all its forms.

What was the involvement of the trans-identified woman?

Should say the trans-identified women.

the Black women, the Jewish women, the Muslim women, the trans women

So offensive.

I came across the article by chanceby the Council leader praising women in Brighton.

Was going to add a comment about this event and the disgusting behaviour by terf watch and has somehow got myself in a loop so am not registered to comment.

I'm going to try and sort it out later, but if any one else thought they might like to tell the Council leader about how women in Brighton are being harrassed and banned from venues because of men, this is the link https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/25918665.council-leader-bella-sankey-power-brighton-women/

I'd be interested to see. I saw footage of her being removed. I'm not sure what she'd make of the involvement of the trans-identified woman though as she is quite against that ideology in all its forms.

Well not surprised and Labour would be just as useless.

I wonder if Sister Salon (I think that is what they are called) could do something as they are a Brighton based group.

Sian Berry didn’t even condemn the TRA attacks on Filia. She implied it was their fault for holding the event in Brighton, so good luck with that.

I'm not in Brighton so may have missed developments, but are they no women's groups or even proper adults in Brighton to complain about there being anti social, intimidating, anti woman groups harrassing vulnerable women.

Is this 2026 or 1826!

Is it worth writing to their MP. Although I wouldn't know which one of the three it would be!

Brighton Pavilion: Siân Berry (Green Party)
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven: Chris Ward (Labour Party)
Hove and Portslade: Peter Kyle (Labour Party)

They are, but there is nothing remotely funny about this level of harassment. It's designed to intimidate and silence women.

Sisters Heal were at the same event as KJK in Nottingham yesterday. I wonder if they came to her attention? I got the impression all the orgs there were completely captured and TWAW.

I do not understand why they haven't been reported to the police.

Not asking Sister Health to do this as they have enough to cope with, but surely there must be women of some sort of feminism in Brighton, the Brighton area who can report them.

This is stalking.

This is intrusion of privacy.

This is encouraging violence against women.

This is intimidation of provision of women only (sex based) support service which is legally allowed in the UK.

Presumably there are no local politicians in Brighton who could be asked to investigate.

Is there a Women of Sussex group?

I think a significant proportion of all trans people are just as nuts. The reasonable ones are few and far between, though the woman attending sisters heal seems like a decent person.

The most shocking thing were the OP’s responses to her though one of them has been deleted by the moderators as it was too egregious even for them. The OP is also a trans-identified woman but very much sucking up to trans-identified men with talk of solidarity and ‘transmisogyny’. Just like the real world, the men are centred above all else.

They are completely nuts but I think most people want to be kind and be a good LGBTQ ally and these activists do a really great job of convincing people that women’s groups like Sisters Heal are transphobic.

I don’t think most people realise there is a world of difference between these activists (who are completely nuts) and regular trans people just living their lives.

Bluntly, personality disorder. I really hope she has good support. Its unconscionable that they talk about her in the way that they have, the heartless fuckers.

TERF watch are beyond a joke aren’t they? Posting more Instagram pictures of Sisters Heal staff and writing a Substack about how Sisters Heal are definitely not being harassed.

Exactly!

Make it make sense!

It's almost as though we aren't excluding people on the basis of being trans at all... but on their sex...? Who would have guessed?!

Also, logically, if say a Transman is a man, then if that ‘man’ becomes a woman she is really a wonderful, brave, transwoman.

Yes, sad she felt the need to justify herself but I can see why from the way she was being spoken about. Imagine being a survivor of that kind of abuse and coming across a post where your so called community spoke about you like that. I hope she’s ok.