Guess how I got suspended from the Labour Party?

[IAmDavidLewis]

Well, one of the weirdest days in my life concluded with me receiving a letter informing me of my immediate suspension from the Labour Party. They believe I may have breached the rules by subverting the intention of All Women Shortlists, Women’s Officers or minimum quotas for women. Unfortunately, this does mean that my political ambitions are on hold for a while. I shall of course be continuing to self-identify as a woman every Wednesday, as that is my gender identity...

I have to say a huge thanks to @namechangeah for all her help, guidance and, more importantly, proof-reading! I wouldn’t have gotten to this point without it. I’d also like to thank everyone for their support today. I hope this has helped a bit.

And the Telegraph called me an “activist”! Achievement unlocked

To be honest, I’m wondering if a suspension was the best move. The meeting on Wednesday night was going to be really awkward for me and I’d have been a bag of nerves - I really like and respect the people I’ve been out campaigning with and I do feel really bad that certain members might be embarrassed or angered by this - so shutting me down in the meeting would have been far more effective.

Now with a suspension, the Party will presumably need to define what a “self-identified woman” is, in order to show that I am not one. That, I believe, is progress.

Merlot, room-temperature
yes, this is a Star Trek: TNG reference

Love it! That is, I loathe Earl Grey tea, and would be reluctant to kiss Patrick Stewart when he's had a few.

But Merlot at room temperature? That's fine. Shiraz in winter, natch.

Well done. I hope you are right about the party.

Hi David Lewis , I have just cancelled my subscription to Labour.
Enough is enough, have tried to stick with them for so long but fuck that shit.

I hope you can sue for hurt feelz and misgendering and win.

Round of applause

The Labour party is eating itself at the moment. They're trying to be so open minded their brains have fallen out.

Well done, and all the best.

I've been a Labour supporter for 20 years and I'm currently at the point of never voting for them again.

Fact is they didn't demur when you pitched up saying 'I am a woman' with all your non-womanliness on show. They wouldn't know any better if JK hadn't written about it.

Exactly. Labour are fools and everyone can see. They just wanted to shut it down quick.

Thank you, David. I wish you were my MP instead of Maria Miller.

interesting. why are you not a woman on wednesday? how can they prove it?

I wonder if there is a blood test or something?

Well done, David lass

David can you rejoin the party as Davina at 6.51am and resist any attempt to point out your suspension as dead naming and literal violence until you go to bed?

Well if you're going to get suspended you might as well make it count :-)

😆😁😄. This is so funny, and yet it’s really not funny at the same time.

Good work OP

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Well played my good woman.

You've done a brilliant thing today, and it was perfectly timed with the 'big' NEC announcement. I thank you for your selfless sacrifice.

Yes, I forgot to say Thank You

Well aren’t the Labour Party a bunch of TERFS? How dare they say you’re not a woman. You’re as much a woman as other self identifying women in the Labour Party are. Has LM also been suspended?

Thank you David. I hope this does prompt the Labour Party to think about their intentions and how they ascertain self-ID.
I honestly don't see how they can suspend you whilst Bunce is showered with awards for being a pt woman.

David - it is it Davithere on Wednesday's? Appreciate your activism. Have you any more like-minded bros as the remainder of the week needs cover?

Looking at tweets from @lisasevern

Not sure what she's saying

That she feels this is just anti trans?

Anyone else noticing who isn't posting on this thread?

Am I really the first one to click on the tits?

No who isn't posting

I second aornishades suggestion.

Thanks for putting your neck on the line David. As you say, it might force them to define what a self identified woman actually is.