ReSisters standing up for adult human females **Thread title edited by MNHQ**

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ReSisters groups in Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham, Cambridge, Cardiff and across the country were out making a point for women last night and did an amazing job. Please share your photos here!

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Fair Maid of Perth would have been a good one to do

Ha ha, the Pink News story is coming up in my MSN news feed. Only MSN have added the inverted commas to the PN title:

Activists 'deface' Cilla Black statue.

Well done, you adult human females everywhere

Idon't know if the angel is a woman or a man. It seems to gain loads of attention when people dress it though. I am a few mins down the road, but have no idea how you would actually go around dressing her/him/zir/it..

Bloody brilliant - how do I join the London group?

Yes I’d like London details. I’m sick of MN and would rather chat with women in real-life where I’m not tone-policed by people who expect us to put up with shit endlessly

I’m after London details too. But from what I understand I don’t think the London group is ready or fully set up yet.

Great action!! Love it.

They’d have struggled to find many statues in Edinburgh to put a T-shirt on as there are more statues of DOGS than women in Edinburgh

*not that dogs aren’t awesome but come on!

claiming people with male bodies, including those who have had no surgery or any medical treatment are women, and should be able to access women’s single sex services such as changing rooms, women’s refuges, dormitories, single sex hospital wards and women’s prisons, as well as being able to compete against women in sports, and join associations such as the Girl Guides.
That's quite an article

Well done the ReSisters!

Antony Gormley based the body on his own body as he does in most of his work. He invited members of the public to have their bodies cast for a piece at the Baltic when it first opened. Wiki: "The angel, like much of Gormley's other work, is based on a cast of his own body"

Such an inspiring day. And great coverage in the local press.

Well done women - fabulous!!

I was coming here to link the Dunstable article, because I was quite shocked at how comprehensive and good it was. No tiptoeing around in case of offence, but clearly stating the reality of male bodied people in women's spaces. Well done!

Brilliant work ReSisters.

I am spending hours at work arguing to keep using the term 'women' to refer to women, rather than the allegedly more inclusive term 'people'. It is tiring and demoralising when there is so much genuinely useful work that we could be doing. This fabulous protest has really raised my spirits.

There are 3 in Edinburgh now in the Resisters Gallery

I'm impressed they found 3 statues of women in Edinburgh.

Well done ReSisters, and thanks for making me smile today!

Liverpool ReSisters, is your fabulous t-shirt on sale yet?

Well done ReSisters, and thanks for making me smile today!

yes, this ^^

Someone suggested on another thread how great it would be to have postcards of these photographs.

(I'm sorry I can't credit them for the great idea)

Times Scotland:

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/statues-dressed-in-transphobic-t-shirts-l8lppl2zj?shareToken=c650b04253a97087cd6298c26f13dca4

Thanks Igneococcus. The share token doesn't seem to be working. Can you try again ? I really want to read past the first paragraph

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/statues-dressed-in-transphobic-t-shirts-l8lppl2zj?shareToken=a5f4467f2a42a219f60e4ff9ade15748

Hope that works.

Anyone else think that specifically using the word "deface" reveals certain connotations about what PN feel about the word (or even concept of) "woman"?

Overwhelmingly positive comments on The Times piece.

I noticed one of the comments is from George Monbiot - who is evidently on the side of women, and criticises the Times for 'siding with an unpleasant, aggressive minority rather than 50% of the population' - presumably for including 'transphobic' (in quotes) in the title - but also, responding to a reply praising the good work of Turner, Bannerman, Gilligan, he says that the Times frequently uses 'woman' for men 'identifying' as women, rendering language meaningless.

Good to see a firm line but I do hope he takes the Guardian to task!

I've had a phone call from a friend driving through Swansea to say that this morning the t-shirt and banner were still there on the Swansea statue. Delighted that the citizens of Swansea and their council see no offence in the dictionary definition of 'woman'.

Brilliant campaign! Would have loved to put up some round London so yes looking forward to a London group!

How do you join a ReSisters group - not on Facebook/Twitter ?