ManFriday on Radio 5 live 6:45

[SwearyG]

It’s bloody early to be up, but the taxi is outside waiting to take me to New Broadcasting House. I’m due on at 6:45, do tune in. And pray I don’t fuck it up.

Hope you had a positive experience sweary! ~and didn’t swear~

Well done! You were great.

'I thought your parallel anorexia/gender dysphoria was very well made.'

Ditto

I missed it too.

But well done - you two are amazing!!!

How did it go?

Thank you

Missed it. Hope there's a recording somewhere in the ether.

Heard it. I thought you were great. A particularly positive is that you came across as perfectly normal, measured and reasonable. Probably because women who want to talk about this aren't monsters

Well done

The interviewer was also reasonable, pleasant and thoughtful, and not a wind up merchant like James O'Brien

The presenter who interviewed you has just summed up the concerns (with some input from Nicky Campbell. I'd say they were both very sympathetic. It was so refreshing to hear someone on a national broadcaster outline why the debate needs to take place.

Full disclosure - I wasn't entirely sure how the swimming protest would go and thought it might look petty. But you were right. It's raised the profile and I don't think we could have got 2 better advocates out there.

You were brilliant! I’ve sent a text too:
I'd like to add my support to the Dulwich swimmers and point out the risk of new rules over self ID is that they're open to abuse. It will be illegal to challenge a male bodied person changing slowly in the girls changing room or to query whether someone with a beard and penis should be in a Women's Aid shelter.

I bet they don’t use it because of the word penis, and I think that’s the rub of the problem. You have to get really down and dirty to educate people as to what self ID means.

You were great. The presenter was good - very neutral but giving you the opportunity to say your piece (think it was Claire McDonald?) and what Nicky Campbell said later about these people not having women’s experience of the patriarchy was good also. He said it as if quoting feminists - and he can be dodgy on feminism - but he obviously also thinks the trans agenda is crazy.

You’ve done this so well. I am so angry about the erasure and the Orwellian doublespeak that I become incoherent with rage so it’s great that you are both so calm and thoughtful

Missed it but it should be available later

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09vznjf

I’m thrilled this campaign has been so successful in raising awareness! Texted the programme and Nicky Campbell read it out: “V pleased you are covering self ID. Organisations like Swim England and the Girl Guides are already acting as though self ID has become law. There are safe guarding issues here. Sex segregation is essential for protecting women from male violence and for giving men and women privacy and dignity when they are undressing/vulnerable.” I think the phone in at 9 is now about self ID. Thank you, Amy and Hannah.

I hadn't realised this was going to be the phone-in at 9.

They are askng people to ring in and text on 'Should people be able to self-id?' now.

Phone:08085 909693 (free)

SMS: 85058

They asked me back for the phone in but I'm on the tube to do my next interview. Do us proud if you call in.

Where is your next interview? Good luck

BBC world service, so bringing this to an audience who might have never heard of it at all. Exciting.

I like to take a bit of time to prep so didn't want to impact the next, agreed, interview by doing a mad phone in. It's better for my mental health to avoid on air arguments with TRAs too.

Good luck sweary

'It's better for my mental health to avoid on air arguments with TRAs too.'

Very sensible. You're doing plenty as it is

Bloody hell! It's snowballing!

I love you, Sweary, I really do.

Well done Sweary!

Well done and thank you so much

Well done sweary I missed it sadly but so pleased to have seen the first seeds (ova?) of Man Friday on here and watch you follow it through. You do, indeed, rock!

I found it very interesting that Stella Creasy addressed this issue on Twitter on Sunday too without blocking or simply calling people transphobes. I think that's got quite a lot to do with you sweary.