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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

James Kirkup on the sexism and double standards of the transactivists

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PimmsnLemonade · 27/01/2019 11:22

blogs.spectator.co.uk/2019/01/women-get-treated-far-worse-than-men-in-labours-transgender-debate/

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LordProfFekkoThePenguinPhD · 27/01/2019 11:23

It really News!

OvaHere · 27/01/2019 11:33

Great article again from James but jeez... don't read below the line.

Needmoresleep · 27/01/2019 11:55

His article is about constraints on free speech within political parties.

I hope he goes on to make the link and write about the very real dangers of uber rich teckie guys in the US controlling free speech world wide. Twitter being one of the worst offenders, though the DMs recent travails with a Microsoft app is another example.

NeedChoos · 27/01/2019 11:55

Can’t read it as I don’t subscribe!

Needmoresleep · 27/01/2019 11:56

You can register for a limited number of free articles.

Emerencealwayshopeful · 27/01/2019 11:57

Is there a share token type thingy?

OvaHere · 27/01/2019 11:59

It's against T&Cs to paste a whole paywall article but this quote gives an idea of the whole article.

Third, this is yet another example of a woman in this debate being treated very differently to a man. Henderson is under fire from trans-rights activists, for nothing more than retweeting a tweet noting that WPUK were holding a meeting with MPs.

So what would those ‘appalled’ activists say about an MP who actually sat down to talk to a group that has been, in their accusatory words, ‘described as transphobic’?

Well, that depends on who the MP is, it seems. In September, according to the group, a Labour MP did indeed meet a Woman’s Place UK and listened to their concerns about gender law reform and Labour’s policies. The MP’s name is John McDonnell and he is the Shadow Chancellor.

And if LGBT Labour or any of the other activists seeking to burn Ann Henderson for nothing more than a retweet have condemned him for outrageous transphobia, I can find no evidence of their outrage.

BoreOfWhabylon · 27/01/2019 12:00

James started writing about trans issues in a spirit of enquiry, trying to find out what all the fuss was about.

I think it's fair to say he's now reached peak trans, his latest pieces sound really angry.

Thanks again, James Flowers

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