Just outed myself as gender critical on Facebook

[TheSteveMilliband]

Here goes!

🙌 ⭐️

I have been openly GC but not overtly for a while now.
I usually get loads of likes/comments on my rare GC posts, but I've never directly challenged/commented on the GRA stuff so far.

Last week I changed my cover pic to the Adult Human Female poster, and this week I linked to FairPlay for Women & their pre-filled form & did a massive rant.
Only a few likes, and one comment saying:
"agree - are we transphobes now...??!!"

But, I have had 5 private messages & phone calls since from other friends who wanted to talk about it more (3 to vent & say they agreed, 2 who wanted to know more but were too afraid to ask publicly due to potential backlash).

Good going!!

I've been doing it more and more, in the beginning it was pretty subtle. Regularly referring to myself as a radical feminist but not posting a lot of articles about GRA per se. For the past few months, posting pretty regularly and directly; I think the ones who are offended have unfriended or unfollowed. I get very little interaction on my GC posts though, except from radfem friends. I don't know if it's algorithms or people just not wanting to out themselves, or thinking I'm loony and not wanting to bother. No one has ever PMed me to argue about it.

Me too. I am completely out in public on Twitter but Facebook I kept separate. Until Friday night where I shared PPs London pictures then the next the the FPFW new video.

I have an obligation to at least put that video out there if nothing else.

Thanks both of you. So far, so quiet. A few of people have responded who I've suspected would agree. Am hoping that some people who won't respond publicly might read a bit more about it and respond to the consultation.
I was shamed (or perhaps inspired) into it by a mum at school who was handing out leaflets, and of course all the brave people who openly speak out. Couldn't in all conscience carry on being silent, especially with only 5 more days to go.

Absolutely no one responded to my Karen White sentencing link with a message to fill in the consultation.

I’ve just done it under my real name too. Deep breaths!

Just to mention that getting no replies doesn't mean that everyone is ignoring it - someone might go away and read more about it.

Courage calls to courage everywhere.

Just trying to decide if I am actually brave enough to email everyone I know about this!

Me too OP. So far, two likes for my photo of 'adult human female' on the wall of the National Gallery. No comments. Ho hum

I've just put something on my FB page today too. I've had mostly positive responses, but an awful lot of 'silence' too....

You've inspired me to do the same. Thank you!

Me too OP, shared Posie Parker noun projections and shared the GRA link. Two likes but no backlash so far. Was cautious as I have a new job but I've not put anything on Twitter as I'm connected to work there. I figured I'm entitled to an opinion regardless and I'm live and let live kinda person with trans or whoever - just as long as we keep safeguarding for women and children.

I've been out on Facebook for a while now & mostly get tumbleweed for GC stuff. Just occasionally though someone will like or share, or say they've been reading it & agree, & it never seems the people I expect!

Am now half wondering what the fuss is, like most people see to have found is quiet. Brilliant more and more of us are making our views known, and feels quite liberating. A school mum was handing out leaflets last week and I felt inspired (well, partly shamed!) into speaking up. Really glad I have.

I've found it's quite liberating to not give a fuck!

I'm 'known' for the occasional soapbox rant generally, but I usually try to temper the trans stuff a wee bit.
I've quite a diverse range of friends, so often get pushback on some subjects (brexit & Politics for eg) - i don't have an echo chamber at all.

Now I've gone all out & spectacularly couldn't give a toss if people get shitty.
(They haven't though so far...)

Can someone tell me if you share a post on Facebook - do your friends just see the original post or do they see the comments others have done on the original? I'm itching to post the very short video FPFW have issued today but I'm put off by some of the negative "you're all transphobic" posts underneath. If it gets posted 'clean' so to speak I shall share forthwith.

I’ve been sharing Fair Play for Women, Standing for Women, A Woman’s Place and Posie Parker posts on Facebook
I also linked the Karen White case and the Jacinta Brooks case, with photos
I haven’t had any comments but plenty of 👍😡 and more shares.
Tbh I’m not at all bothered about whether any one disagrees with me. I’m retired now so I don’t have an employer to worry about.
I’ve also started tweeting and liking GC tweets.

Me Jon if you don't want the comments showing up I'd paste the link from YouTube (is it this one? ) so it comes as a fresh post.
If you share via a Facebook contact then I think the comments from the original post show up as well.

*mejon

I’ve been open about being gc with dh & friends for years, but I think my life/world is probably quite small compared to most, I take care of disabled children and don’t do any social media bar a rare post here or tweet and avoid facebook etc so no social media in my name (for reasons that have nothing to do with this). I don’t work or have extended family and I don’t deal with the wide range of people that I’m sure many women do. Signing my real name on petitions is easy for me, or at least it feels that way currently. I also don’t do anything bar singing petitions or filling in the consultation and being straight forward if it comes up in conversation in real life, which is rare. I imagine it must be very very different for women who are worrying about careers or differently minded friends and family.

Sorry very long winded point, but I’ve not had any back lash of any sort and most agree even if it’s not a deep discussion. But like I say I have a very small bubble currently.

Hope that makes sense,sorry waffling!

Thank you TheSteveMillerBand - that's the one. I think there's a little bit of introductory blurb with the original post that would have put the whole thing in context whereas the YouTube version doesn't unfortunately. I may just bite the bullet and do it anyway

Milliband - sorry!

Thanks for that link. Long time lurker here and have just shared it on fb. Although I imagine most of my fb friends will eye roll and scroll past

Just put it on my facebook....still trying to get the nerve to email people directly :-(