Jenni Russell article in The Times: Politicians are betraying women in the rush to support trans rights

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Thank you, Jenni.

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/politicians-are-betraying-women-in-the-rush-to-support-trans-rights-xzvhcf7m8?shareToken=64642eb10844a4086ebeb30b012fb564

Excellent article. She nails it. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks from me too Jenni. This needs to be said.

The Lib Dems’ Jo Swinson claims anyone questioning trans rights is challenging human rights; this week her party told a voter who doesn’t believe that humans can change biological sex that they should vote elsewhere.

I didn't know she had said this, but thanks because I will do just that.

That is an excellent article in terms of women's rights.

I would like to see similar about the dereliction of duty towards children by the political class.

Great article. I note from her bio that she used to write for the Guardian.

Excellent thanks for sharing

I didn't know she had said this

The LibDem quote originated in Mumsnet
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3737757-Lib-Dems-actively-deterring-GC-women

and was subsequently quoted in another Times article quoted here
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3739570-Times-article-Aimee-Challenor-suspended

Spot on!

Wow, that article pulls no punches.

Thanks for link . Good article, wonder how long before Jenni is vilified for her bravery.

Wow. It's quite powerful seeing it all laid out so clearly and calmly, isn't it?

Wow. Telling it exactly as it is with no hedging of bets. Love it. Thanks OP.

what a brilliant article, spot on

and yes, let's hear about how politicians are too scared to act on the issue of experimental drugs being used on children

who the actual fuckity fuck am I going to vote for?

There's two threads about this, I just wrote this on the other one so I'll share it here too:

Brilliant brilliant article!! I'm so happy to read this! Well done to Jenni Russel and well done to the Times. She covered so much of what has been happening and the public needs to know.

scrimshaw it is very powerfully written. Her colleague Alice Thompson, who wrote an execrable article today defending no-platforming at universities, could learn a few things from Jenni.

Bloody brilliant article which summarises how many of us “Terfs” and “transphobics “ feel. Add in trans women taking part in, and winning, womens’s sporting events and you have the whole, twisted picture.

I wish it mentioned Stonewall's part in the regulatory and institutional capture.

But perhaps that's a whole other article...

Wow. What a brilliant article.

Amazing article. Thank you Jenni.

AT's article, since it gets mentioned:

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/students-have-every-right-to-ban-speakers-c9whqd92v?shareToken=cb65f209967ada5bb3ff1157e759629a

Good article.

Am so pleased to see this. Have always admired Jenni Russell and it's great to see her putting the case so clearly and forcefully.

There was a time when this was the kind of article that the Guardian would have carried. Once again, the Times running a piece of this quality highlights their absolutely shameful silence.

Finally. The gloves are off.

Very clear piece. Good job.

Nice one. I'm actually considering voting tory because as she points out they're the only ones willing to admit they got self-id wrong. However, defacto self-id through regulation capture has gone through the roof on their watch, so maybe not. It would be like cutting off my nose to spite my face anyway.

Good piece. I particularly appreciate the way she differentiates between "genuine" transsexuals and TRAs:

"There is an equal tension within the trans rights movement between those people who have genuine gender dysphoria and wish to live as the opposite sex and those activists who are using the cover of trans rights and self-ID to intimidate, taunt, assault and get access to women in their most private and vulnerable spaces. "