I am a woman.
I was a girl.
I am an adult human female.
Something a man can never be.
I am a woman.
People refer to me has her and she.
Sometimes said with deep contempt and misogyny.
I am a woman.
Something a male will never be.
I have a vagina and uterus.
I menstruate and have given birth.
I am a mother.
Something a male will never be.
I have been insulted, assaulted, belittled, dismissed, held back, intimidated, stereotyped, terrorised, mocked, shamed, humiliated because I am a woman.
Something a male can never be.
I feel insulted, appropriated, offended, anxious, tense, depressed, hurt and under siege, when a male claims to be a woman or anyone says a male can be female.
It is not civil or respectful to treat me this way.
I am a woman.
I am Spartacus.
Feminism: Sex and gender discussions
I am S p a r t a c u s
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