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'Nicola Sturgeon and the vindication of the Terfs' by James Kirkup

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Rightsraptor · 30/01/2023 16:41

Another excellent article by James K in The Spectator & MN moderators - please note I am citing JK's exact title here so I haven't used *

James has always written very clearly about this and has been bang on the money. He wrote nearly five years ago that accepting self-identified gender at face value could lead to policies and practices apt to be exploited by predatory men. And what did I read in the paper only today? That the Scottish Justice Minister Keith Brown (is that the name?) is still saying that they accept people's gender at face value.

But the real reason I wanted to start this thread was this, again James's words:
'... but the names of those women [who have been shouting long & loud about this] should be recorded as they are - sadly - vindicated . Nicola Williams of Fair Play for Women. Ruth Serwotka, Judith Green and many others from Woman's Place UK. Kate Coleman from Keep Prisons Single Sex. Journalists Janice Turner, Sarah Ditum, Helen Joyce, Helen Lewis and - all hail - Julie Bindel. MurrayBlackburnMackenzie. For Women Scotland. Some writer from south Edinburgh called Jo. Mumsnet.'

And amen to all of that. The best of women. 👏❤

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AlisonDonut · 31/01/2023 08:26

PacificState · 30/01/2023 21:10

I am not Helen Lewis. Bloody wish I was, but I'm not. I just think she's excellent.

You just reminded me I never finished her Gurus podcast series. It snowed and I usually listen to it in the garden so I'll get back on it now it is above zero here.

Boiledbeetle · 31/01/2023 12:12

mrshoho · 31/01/2023 08:17

Love it @Boiledbeetle . Do you think in a few hundred years we even have 'Merkin Night' to commemorate this remarkable heroine? I hope so.

Fuck a few hundred years. The first anniversary will be here before we know it!. We've got less than 11 months to get our merkins ready for the Miller Merkin Minge Festival.

And than in a couple of 100 years they are celebrating the 200th Miller Merkin Minge Festival..

It will be a pilgrimage for young girls, where over a week they'll learn all the mysteries of womanhood, what the parts of your body are called and what they do and as a nod to the Miller Merkin herself they'll all get lessons in pelvic floor exercises.

mrshoho · 31/01/2023 12:25

😁 oh yes please!

DerekFaker · 31/01/2023 12:40

NecessaryScene · 30/01/2023 16:50

Mumnset

😡

Why are you fewmin, hun?

Boiledbeetle · 31/01/2023 12:45

DerekFaker · 31/01/2023 12:40

Why are you fewmin, hun?

It's spelt wrong

peachescariad · 31/01/2023 12:49

Great article - have had huge admiration for James Kirkup over the last 5 years....today I'm just a little bit less angry...

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