To ask if you're anonymous on here but yourself on other platforms

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And is there a big difference in what you say?

I'm more vulnerable, needy, belligerent, forthcoming and forthright on here as it's anonymous. I'm also openly supportive of women's rights as I'm silenced elsewhere.

On Twitter I'm me and very professional and bland. No controversy.

Facebook is pictures of the dog and not much else

Insta just happy photos now and then

Instagram-myself but never post a thing. I think 4 photos in as many years.

Not on FB or Twitter

On here I'm myself but there's loads of topics I don't comment on because it's just not worth it.

I'm more opinionated & honest about any vulnerability here, yes. I'm much more diffident everywhere else.

My facebook page is 99.9% personal news. I try very hard to avoid saying opinions on Facebook: the world has too many opinions. I snooze people with too many opinions.

I'm member of a couple FBk groups that do feature discussions; I'm much better at shrugging at other people's opinions there (different from my own) than on MN.

Twitter is a place I like to think & encourage people to think, so only retweet things that I know are carefully thoughtful (or maybe very cute animals) or news that deserves wider distribution. Parts of my job have turned political (ugh) which I hate. I unfollow ppl with certain opinions. Just unfollowed a very old friend for retweeting something awful, ugh.

Not active anywhere else.

Yes, absolutely. Anything posted on FB, Twitter etc can follow you around forever so I stick to nice family photos, liking friends' new businesses etc on those platforms. Never anything political or wading in on contraversial topics. On MN I have different user names on different boards and find I can have much more open discussions and give my actual opinions!

I'm anonymous on here and it is the only site I would consider being out as GC.

I support everyone being themselves but women's rights to have access to some locations where access is limited based on sex not gender.

Anywhere they are in a state of undress and vulnerable, hospitals, prisons, refuges. Also the right to fair competition in sport.

With regards to women's only lists, women's officers etc. There must be clarity in the objective and if it is to support increased women in positions to correct sex based disparity then they should be sex based.

I believe very strongly that data must be recorded accurately and must include sex (as the protected characteristic) plus gender reassignment (as another protected characteristic). They must never be conflated with gender.

I’m anonymous on MN in the sense that my username obvs isn’t my name; but I post true and accurate facts and information about myself and imagine I’m identifiable if anyone cares enough to notice. It doesn’t bother me, I don’t slag off my employer or post rude things about my in laws so have nothing to mind anyone reading.

I would definitely give more personal info when anonymous.

FB - haven't posted in years, only still have it because there's a few local groups that are handy.

Instagram - stopped posting completely two years ago and it was a great decision. I find myself living in the moment more and realised it's nicer when people don't know what in up to.

Twitter - I don't post my own opinions but I do retweet or like tweets a lot. I guess you'd get a good insight into my political opinions if you looked at my Twitter but I don't mind that.

I am myself here, and I don't have any other social media. I wouldn't care if I was outed here because I don't say anything I wouldn't say irl.

Where my real name is known I don't discuss personal opinions as I don't want any professional link.
On here, I prefer not to get into slanging matches so try to refrain from saying what I really think as there is always someone ready to have a go.

I'm anonymous on Twitter as I'm gender critical and post predominantly about women's rights, GRA, etc. My employer is in the top 5 of Stonewall's index so it would cause me huge issues at work if I wasn't anonymous.

there's loads of topics I don't comment on because it's just not worth it.

Me too.

I'm myself here; Twitter is essentially for work purposes, the odd personal thing (it's very relevant for my line of work so I use it often & it's important that it's mostly professional. To the extent I'm careful even about liking posts that veer into the political); I never really got FB but I'm an infrequent user now, as I can link it to my IG. Only personal really. IG nice photos of me kids & nature but I'm so aware of the curated nature of IG and #livingmybestlife so sometimes feel uncomfortable if I post a happy pic of me / kids / running etc as I hate that navel gazing thing. (I stood with my (lovely) SIL once as she got DB to take photo after photo of her with her youngest caught in a light in the woods, just so & then posted a nonchalant message of 'oh just out in the woods with this bundle of joy' type of thing.

On here, I prefer not to get into slanging matches

The thing I most dislike here is the absence of middle ground re GC / trans issues.

The incredibly thoughtful intelligent commentary from women on the Feminism board has been enlightening. I really have learnt a huge amount, and explored my own thoughts on the matter.

But I think that 99% of the time it is to the furthest extent on every aspect of trans rights & the associated issues (eg a thread from a poster managing someone who identified as non-binary & wanted to be known by another name, and that was it, was IMO trumped up to a massive extent to lead to other issues that did not appear to be present & no dramatic action was needed).

When I've tried to express that view I get (expertly, it has to be said!) shot down & it's more or less get off this Board.

I wish there were more opportunities for nuance on this.

I’ve got a fairly common real name which does make life easier. On most social media platforms I have one personal account where I talk openly about my gender-critical feminist views & one for work, both using my real name.
I also talk openly about them on LinkedIn, albeit a bit more cautiously.

Me on here most days

@EarringsandLipstick

On here, I prefer not to get into slanging matches

The thing I most dislike here is the absence of middle ground re GC / trans issues.

The incredibly thoughtful intelligent commentary from women on the Feminism board has been enlightening. I really have learnt a huge amount, and explored my own thoughts on the matter.

But I think that 99% of the time it is to the furthest extent on every aspect of trans rights & the associated issues (eg a thread from a poster managing someone who identified as non-binary & wanted to be known by another name, and that was it, was IMO trumped up to a massive extent to lead to other issues that did not appear to be present & no dramatic action was needed).

When I've tried to express that view I get (expertly, it has to be said!) shot down & it's more or less get off this Board.

I wish there were more opportunities for nuance on this.

I agree people should allow to be what they, and call themselves what they want. I think that should be done by expanding their own sex norms rather than feeling the need to assume a different sex.

I feel that the current gender ideology reinforces sex stereotypes that we have fought against for a long time.

If trans and non binary just described being nonconformist to sex stereotypes, with no encroachment into each other's sex there wouldn't be any issue.

That approach may reduce the desire for physical surgeries and dangerous hormone therapies because people will be allowed to learn to be comfortable in their own skin.

But ultimately do you think penises belong in women's prisons? There is no grey with that option it has to be a binary decision with no nuances I'm afraid.

But ultimately do you think penises belong in women's prisons?

I don't want to derail this thread but to reply to this: no, I don't.

That's a perfectly clear cut case.

I'm referring (in my opinion, I appreciate others don't agree) to the 0

• 100 approach on anything approaching trans or gender identity issues. I see an absence of calm, middle ground discussion.

I'll use the deified Glinner as an example. I'm Irish, massively proud of his professional accomplishments & agree with much of what he says. However I absolutely feel he is wrong, and extremely inappropriate on some of his positions and actions. It appears here he's sainted and nothing else.

@Sparklingbrook

Me on here most days

That's such a shame though.

I wish more people would say what they think (in a nice way) as it's good to hear what people are really thinking.

I never share my true thoughts on men being able to self identify into any female space, including being naked in those spaces. To me it feels like legitimising indecent exposure but women have to shut up and endure it. It makes me so angry but in the current climate I can't voice my feelings.

I do donate to those brave enough to take a stand for womens' rights and I do sign petitions, etc. Because we are silenced, many people believe self id has lots of support. It doesn't. It's just that no-one is allowed to say anything against it.

It makes me sad and scared for the the future safety of women and girls. It feels like we are going backwards. The fact that we can't talk openly about this is frighteningly terrible.

If we had open discussion I wouldn't mind. We could talk through all aspects, all needs and make adjustments and provision where needed for everyone. There is something else driving this ban on discussion and that's what I find so sinister.