dropping self-censorship relief

[cheerychat]

Name changed so I don't accidentally out myself.

My workplace is pretty woke. I was in a meeting today with some very sensible, smart and worldly-wise women. It became clear at one point that they would wholeheartedly agree with the proposal to ask about sex on a survey, and gender if you wish - but with a free text answer box, as a non-mandatory question, and definitely not in place of sex. We went on to discuss a couple of related issues without fear of being accused of bigotry. It was a ridiculously lovely relief. Freeing!

But how bonkers is that? It's these instances that bring home the weirdness of the self-censorship a lot of us feel we have to practice.

That's all I wanted to say really. It made my day.

That is such a relief.

We had the start of a refreshing discussion at my wokeplace today, where for the first time there was a recognition that GC people existed. In our annual staff survey which only asked about ‘gender identity’, a number of respondents commented about feeling silenced. And management noted that some of the trans demands were extreme and feminists lesbians were feeling alienated.

It was such a relief to see that the media stories about Stonewall are starting to cut through. Maybe even the copy of Trans that I sent our CEO.

It’s made my day now, too.

I thank God every day that my time in the workplace is over. I used to work in the media, so it would have only been a matter of time before I was sacked/let go/whatever. Still, it didn’t stop me having one of SfW’s delightful black mugs on my desk before I left

RL is v different to social media with this topic. IME

@RoastChicory Maybe even the copy of Trans that I sent our CEO. Nice

Your meeting sounds REALLY promising.