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Anything got a share token for time article on Miranda Yardley?

54 replies

ReappearingWoman · 07/04/2018 12:02

I really want to read it!

Or even if someone can comment/summarise? Thanks

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dianebrewster · 10/04/2018 16:52

Your response to the labour inquisition is great Miranda - well done 👍 There is such a lack of logical and coherent thinking from Labour over this, it's shocking. Not that any of the other parties are any better - they are all like deer caught in the headlights not knowing which way to run....

loveyouradvice · 10/04/2018 17:05

When looking at the comments afterwards you can "recommend" the ones you like - I did quite a few - very quick, just clicking (no registering needed) - I've no idea what influence this has - DOES ANYONE?

But imagine it means that

  • Times editorial can look and see what their readers are thinking
  • possibly some posts move up the list?
Ereshkigal · 10/04/2018 17:11

Thanks

The interview was Venice Allan's (DrRadfem)

https://m.facebook.com/DRradfem/posts/2108975092654757

Thanksforthatamazingpost · 10/04/2018 17:45

oops, thank you.

I re-read this bit of it. Love the bit about it being "an honour".... this is what it ought to be like..."this person said that being included as a woman is an honour and a privilege that you earn rather than force on other people, especially women"

"funnily enough, an older transwoman caught my eye. I’m not very good at recognising people so originally I thought, “Oh my goodness, maybe this is Heather Peto or someone.” So the transwoman came up to me, introduced himself and asked me what I was doing at the party, at which point I said, “Well…”…then I realised it was just a normal Labour Party member rather than anybody who had any position in the Labour Party and I said, “Well, I hate to say it but I’m being called in the press a famous transphobe.” And they were like, “Oh.” “But of course I’m not transphobic. I’m campaigning against the proposed changes to the Gender Recognition Act” at which case we both got a drink and we sat down at a quiet table. We spent about 20 minutes discussing the proposed changes of which this person wasn’t very aware of. Some things we agreed on and some things we didn’t. One of the points that we did agree on was that this person thought that forcing people to use preferred pronouns was a terrible thing because this person said that being included as a woman is an honour and a privilege that you earn rather than force on other people, especially women. Then we went around the party together. I can’t remember this person’s name unfortunately, but I know that they live in Cambridge and we had quite intimate conversations. This person was telling me all about their romance, love life and stuff so we had a very nice conversation and an intimate conversation.

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