the "journalist" (and I use that word loosely) is deliberately misrepresenting the content of this forum (and seems not to know much about it) whilst totally ignoring the actions and behaviour of TRAs. Rape and murder threats, physical attacks, urine splashed on office doors, highly regarded University academics living in fear because they dare to doubt the trans cult ideology,
The screenshot of FWR topics which Eve chose to 'prove' some TRAs claim that this forum was preoccupied with discussing people who are transgender includes the thread discussing the bullying and intimidation of Prof Rosa Freedman by TRAs which has escalated this week.
It has since been covered by many mainstream newspapers.
Eve had the opportunity to cover an important story. One which will have increasing coverage.
James Kirkup The Spectator: 'Women are abused in the name of ‘trans rights’. But do MPs care?'
concludes:
"How did this come about? How did the abuse and intimidation of women for simply talking about the law come to seem almost routine and mundane? That’s a question that should be asked more, and answered by anyone who mouths those words about respectful debate and a conversation free from abuse. That includes the people who run universities, who should ask academics who preach that “trans women are women” whether they are encouraging students to take an intolerant approach to women who happen to have differing views.
And most of all, it should be addressed by any politician who says they believe in free speech and civilised politics free from fear and abuse. If those words really mean anything, Rosa Freedman’s case will outrage and appal MPs of all parties, who will want to debate its implications – and demand action to prevent such things ever recurring – at their earliest opportunity.
MPs and ministers have – quite rightly – taken time and trouble to debate and address the wholly unacceptable abuse and discrimination that transgender people sadly face all too often. In that, they were doing their jobs, representing the interests of people who need someone to speak for them.
Will that happen in the case of Rosa Freedman? Will MPs do their job and ensure that she can do hers without urine on her door and calls in the night telling her she should be raped and killed? Don’t bet on it. After all, she’s only a woman, and who cares about them? Who speaks for them? "
blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/12/women-are-abused-in-the-name-of-trans-rights-but-do-mps-care/
worth reading JK's articles Eve for balanced, in-depth and well researched journalism
James Kirkup has also spent time on Mumsnet FWR (reading & reflecting before investigating further)
March 2018 he wrote, 'Fear and loathing grips the gender debate'
(extract)
"Some of these women are political activists and professionals, but some are, to use a clumsy term, ordinary people, women who never gave much thought to politics until they stumbled across this issue through questions about swimming pool changing rooms, Girl Guides safeguarding policies, or Mumsnet. Now aware of – and worried about – politics, they believe they should speak about their worries, but fear what will happen if they do.
Why? Well, as I’ve written before, the debate around gender is poisonous, nasty and even violent. Online conversation can turn extremely hostile when someone questions the orthodoxy on transgender issues – or is simply perceived to have done so: some people have written some venomous things about JK Rowling because she “liked” a tweet some saw as transphobic. Neither celebrity nor the facts (she hit the like button by accident) are any defence from the mob.
Real-world encounters can be nastier still: Judith Green wrote here about organising Woman’s Place UK meetings for “gender critical” women. The video here, meanwhile, shows what happened to a female trade unionist who had attended one of those meetings; it seems she was identified as attending and then targeted for mob abuse when she stood on a picket line some days later. That aggression wasn’t unique; one accusation of assault is before the courts, arising from an incident following protests against a meeting where feminists gathered to debate gender laws.
Other stories in this area involve women who speak out using their own names getting abusive messages at home and at work. In both the public and private sectors, being accused of transphobic bigotry is no small matter, and even many people who know they are doing nothing more than asking questions about an issue of public interest feel reluctant to risk being tarnished with such accusations, no matter how baseless they may be. (For real-world examples of this, see Mumsnet) this thread is just the latest to pop up while I was writing this. There are too many others.) continues
blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/03/fear-and-loathing-grips-the-gender-debate/
current thread from Eve's screenshot with important background and developments:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3443107-Shocking-bullying-of-gender-critical-law-professor-Rosa-Freedman
Screenshots with Joss Prior's response