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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Small acts to push back

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IDearlyLoveALaugh · 10/07/2018 23:25

Today it was my child's 2.5 year check with the health visitor.

I had two questionnaires to fill out. On both I quietly crossed out "gender" and wrote in "sex" before ticking the biological sex my child has.

It sounds silly but in a world of Twitter and school policy madness in a small way I felt like I was pushing back against TRA.

I also spoiled my ballot in the local elections.

Has anyone else got any small acts to push back with? I think a constant, dignified clarification of biological facts may go some way to help keep the debate in the general publics eye.

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FusionChefGeoff · 12/07/2018 23:02

Not about the trans debate but feminism in general - I recently contacted my accountant to complain about a letter I received addressed to Mr & Mrs A Fusion (A is my husbands initial not mine).

It was in reference to MY company of which I am a majority shareholder (he has a smaller shareholding) and which I am their client - yet the salutation pretty much erased me.

I pointed it out as above and added 'although this may seem trivial, I feel very strongly about this type of casual everyday sexism'

It was my first proper 'activism' rather than just debate!

Snappity · 12/07/2018 23:15

I had two questionnaires to fill out. On both I quietly crossed out "gender" and wrote in "sex" before ticking the biological sex my child has.

Follow it through with a request for a subject data access request and file a complaint if they record gender not sex.

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