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Another BBC mess: "Do you think it’s right to tell transgender people which toilet to use?" Let's ask some men...

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BridgetYourFortyDaysAreUp · 12/09/2026 19:14

https://genderblog.net/bbc-gender-apology-row/

From Nick Wallis' Genderblog:

On 6 August 2026, BBC Three Counties local radio station, which covers Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, ran a half hour current affairs chat on the Jonathan Vernon-Smith Show. The midday item was posed as a question: “Do you think it’s right to tell transgender people which toilet to use?”

The first contributor put on air to talk about that question were Robin Moira White, a male barrister who claims to be a woman. Robin advocates for men to be able to use women’s toilets and does so himself. The next guest was Nora Padilla, a full-time policy officer at the campaign group TransActual, which also advocates for men to be able to use women’s toilets. Then we heard from “Michelle” from Watford. Like Robin, Michelle is a man who claims to be a woman and – surprise surprise – advocates for male use of female facilities....
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And the story goes on. And gets more and more damning for the BBC. The useless, ridiculously activist, taxpayer-supported BBC... Still.

BBC Gender Apology Row

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https://genderblog.net/bbc-gender-apology-row/

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murasaki · 18/09/2026 22:01

Well quite. The penis isn't the only way to assault.

AimsAndObjectives · 18/09/2026 22:37

Speaking of Sex Matters, which we were at some point on this thread, I have just read this from Maya F:

The other big thing I have been doing this week, together with Sex Matters’ trustees – Emma Hilton, our chair, and Michael Biggs, Rebecca Bull, Simon Knapp and Anya Palmer – is shortlisting applications for new trustees to join our board.
We have been blown away by the breadth and quality of applications. 53 people applied, including senior charity chief executives and NHS clinicians, City lawyers and barristers, professors, a former government minister, senior bankers and technologists – people who have spent decades running organisations, sitting on boards and leading in their fields, putting themselves forward to help govern this small charity.
Charities are difficult to govern, and Sex Matters is more difficult than most. It says a lot that some of the most accomplished people in their professions want to give us their time and do so publicly because they believe the work matters, and because they believe we have built something worthy of their time, trust, reputation and hard work.

I find that very cheering.

Scenicgirl · 19/09/2026 04:05

FairAmberEagle · 12/09/2026 19:15

All toilets should just go unisex. Problem solved.

Get lost, I don't want to use the toilet with men around, end of!

borntobequiet · 19/09/2026 08:12

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GriseldaandMike · 19/09/2026 10:05

If you believe that woman = tits, long hair, lipstick and a skirt rather than biology then presumably once you have acquired some (artificial or artificial hormone induced) tits, grown your hair (or popped on a wig) and put on a skirt & some lippy it is job done.

If you can't see that female isn't a checklist of costume items then it must be difficult to grasp why you haven't 'achieved' woman by completing the list.

PrancingPanda · 20/09/2026 11:37

Unisex loos are not the answer; our loos expert can absolutely refute this.
They'd be more accurately termed 'mixed sex' anyway wouldn't they?

No thanks

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