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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

I stand with Allison Bailey

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TinselAngel · 27/10/2019 08:57

It increasingly feels like we should treat witch hunts against individual women as attacks on women as a class.

I thought women here might appreciate a thread to show their support for Allison. I don't know her personally, but I believe in all women's right to free speech.

I stand with Alison.

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JamieLeeCurtains · 27/06/2020 19:12

What is the best way to help? As in, right now?

Datun · 27/06/2020 19:14

I stand with with Allison Bailey.

Ninkanink · 27/06/2020 19:14

@dementedma

I also stand with Allison Bailey. And JKR. And glinner. And all who want to protect the rights of women against Trans bullying and hate speech.
Absolutely!

They cannot eradicate us all. They cannot silence us all.

Imnobody4 · 27/06/2020 19:54

I stand with Allison Bailey, JKR and Glimmer and all those who stand up to be counted in these truly disturbing times.

sausagepastapot · 27/06/2020 20:13

I stand with Allison Bailey!

Skysblue · 27/06/2020 20:55

I stand with Allison Bailey. And I just sent her some money to help fund her case so that these issues get the hearing they deserve. Felt kinda funny donating to a lesbian/gay/bi group when I’m straight but I guess these are strange times.

I tried to find her on crowdjustice and gofundme but apparently trans lobbyists have had her links removed. It is scary what is happening to free speech, but more scary the level of hate directed at any woman who stands up for women’s rights.

Link I found is here if anyone wants it. donate.lgballiance.org.uk/

pombear · 27/06/2020 21:03

Stood with her earlier in the thread and still standing. Every time I've met her, her calmness, clarity of thought and presence reminds me why those who wish to silence her are so keen and energetic in their efforts to silence her.

Also pissed off that I included a donation to CrowdJustice in my donation to Allison's campaign this morning, given their later action.

Redshoeblueshoe · 27/06/2020 21:10

I stand with Alison.
If there's another way to dig can someone pm me. TIA

Voice0fReason · 27/06/2020 21:44

I stand with Alison Bailey
I think she's bloody awesome

2020Wumben · 27/06/2020 22:40

Bump. I stand with Allison Bailey-an amazing woman.

Stealhsquirrelnutkin · 27/06/2020 23:13

I too stand with Allison.

Don't waste energy worrying about crowdjustice taking down the page while they 'investigate' the allegations. Once the adults are back in the office after the weekend it shouldn't take long to complete the investigation and reinstate the crowdfunder. Just like they did that time when all those nutjobs complained that Maya's crowdfunder was being funded by far right fundamentalists in the USA.

This seems to be a pattern, gender critical people crowdfund, transgenderists see the money pouring in and start to panic. They get together online to share and amplify their demented theories, and then the crowdfunding site is inundated with a tsunami of complaints, all totally bogus and unsubstantiated.

Having been warned that the person bringing the case is a founder member of a well known hate group, guilty of unspeakable crimes against societies most vulnerable and fragile people, and that the money is being raised under false pretences, laundered from far right hate groups, etc etc, it makes sense that Crowdjustice hit the pause button and take time to cover their arses by checking out the claims.

Since all the claims are based on lies and misrepresentation it won't take long to sort and either the crowdfunder will be back online, or as happened when the LGB alliance fundraising was blocked, a different method of donating will be sorted out.

From the number of people I've seen on twitter saying they are going to double their donation once the page is reinstated I think we can look forward to this latest assault on truth and decency to backfire spectacularly.

They are slow learners, it works in our favour. "The Streisand effect is a social phenomenon that occurs when an attempt to hide, remove, or censor information has the unintended consequence of further publicizing that information, often via the Internet."

Lordamighty · 27/06/2020 23:28

Thanks for that explanation Stealhsquirrelnutkin I will make sure to donate when it is back up. The injustice of all this is enraging me at the moment.

Redshoeblueshoe · 27/06/2020 23:50

Thanks Stealh - absolutely right about the Streisand effect. I was only aware of this through the banning of Glinner.
And due to lockdown I happen to have some spare £££

Ereshkigalangcleg · 27/06/2020 23:57

I stand with Allison Bailey Thanks

OvaHere · 27/06/2020 23:58

ITS BACK UP with a message from CJ

Get digging

Redshoeblueshoe · 28/06/2020 00:05

Perfect Ova. I always find I am more generous after several 🍷

OvaHere · 28/06/2020 00:13

The holding page thing is just weird. Why put it back in such a half hearted way?

It's like they're saying okay you can donate but we are going to try and make it look like an unattractive prospect.

ScrimpshawTheSecond · 28/06/2020 00:18

Hm. They have redacted much of what was there before, haven't they?

Agree, Ova, it's a weird statement.

eggsandwaffles · 28/06/2020 00:25

I too stand with Allison. Thank goodness my eyes have finally been opened to this shitshow by JKR, Allison and others like them. I’ve been nodding along with the “progressive” left for too long without actually engaging brain.

That a supposedly neutral crowdfunding platform took down such a well-reasoned appeal from a woman with such experience and expertise, and such a history, which was clearly getting such strong support, is nothing short of sinister.

Before I’d even realised it, free speech has already been eroded. I’ve seen friends on SM over the past few weeks spouting vitriol at “TERFs” on the back of the JKR, GRA and Drag Queen Story Hour news, and I genuinely don’t feel able to reply.

Hopefully I will, soon, like many of you brave women have, feel strong enough to stand up for what I feel is right. But how scary and dystopian is it that I, a young woman, do not feel safe or able to show my support for women’s rights or the reality female biology to my own friends and acquaintances!

I feel like I’ve stepped into some nightmare Orwell novel and not even spotted it until I’m already 100 pages in...

TheoSawUs · 04/07/2020 07:43

I’m a lawyer and was browsing one of the insider legal websites yesterday and it featured Alison’s story. It was heartening to see nearly all of the lawyers posting comments were in support of her. (Sorry I couldn’t work out how to make the link clicks.)
www.rollonfriday.com/news-content/lesbian-barrister-raises-ps60k-sue-her-chambers-and-stonewall

SparklingLime · 04/07/2020 07:46

I stand with Alison Bailey.

NotAGirl · 04/07/2020 09:47

I stand with Allison, I'll add a donation to the LGB alliance today

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