Open letter by UK writers in solidarity (not with us obviously)

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Prepare for some disappointing names.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18p-rvgNitRKYs9C2PoIBC86Fb2ZQnBd8PzEfgGfnsKo/edit?usp=drivesdk

Did you recognise many names? I only recognised a couple of comedians and the dr who writer. I was starting halfway through the list to think they'd just made up names on the spot.

Book sales, album sales, contracts, not wanting to fall out with your trans child...

Do we know who actually organised the letter?

See also 'Holly Webb', 'author' of the Rainbow Magic series, my 7 year old daughter's favourite books. But it's a conglomerate of writers who come and go, so who put the name in? The publisher? Or did all the current writers get together and agree to sign as one? Bloody cheat either way.

You are correct, she is a fully fledged TRA.

Sam woof's a they them of course https://www.samwoof.co.uk/

DH and I spend a lot of money annually on books, especially at Christmas (probably thousands between us), and are very regular theatregoers.

Thanks for sharing this list - I will make sure we don’t contribute a penny to these misogynists.

Some people in the arts industry do well because they are breathtakingly creative and hard-working with their immense talent. Other people do well because they work hard at making connections with social media figures with big follower numbers, then build a career off pleasing those followers.

Let’s not forget that some people in these industries are actors and storytellers. They’re good at playing the part and spinning a tale. They’re immersed in a world of fantasy.

a) Good Law Project have never actually won a case

b) Both Amnesty and the Scottish Government barristers spoke up for trans rights - but badly

c) Stonewall actively chose not to intervene

Apologies, my perimenopausal brain got Holly Webb muddled with Daisy Meadows. Holly Webb is indeed a person, so can take full responsibility for adding her name to the stupid letter 😄

Didn't Holly Webb do those books about a girl who goes to live with her uncle in a magic pet shop with talking animals? If so we never got to the end of the series because DD found them boring.

I still seem to be time looping 😆

Mostly no-marks. Quel surprise.

James Oswald is a Scottish author and farmer, ffs. I've read some of his books. Iirc there is a tw (wise, saintly, living quietly, of course, gets on great with the grizzled, damaged detective lead) who's a minor character.

I suspect some of these folx might have been put on the spot and felt unable to say no.

My guess is someone in the first few names and perhaps has links to JM

yes I suspect so in some circumstances. Perhaps went round blue sky?

You’re thinking of Daisy Meadows. Holly Webb writes quite sweet books about animals - Chocolate Dog and the like. My DD loved them.

Add the population of men in to that as well, and those TRA numbers will be so small as to not register.

People are perfectly free to lobby Parliament for changes to the law. Trying to pressure judges to interpret the law the way you'd like it to be makes you look rather anti-democratic. Sadly this is how Americans do things nowadays and this lot absolutely worships any rubbish that comes out of the American left.

Unfortunately there are some notable names that have been prevented from publishing and blacklisted as having GC leanings.

I wonder how many of these people truly believe what they have signed, or are signing to protect themselves?

"We’re completely erased from the conversation and when we are invited to talk, it’s always framed as a ‘debate’. But when you frame trans rights as a debate, you’re starting from an anti-trans point of view,” said Gabriel."

I don't understand this statement. I think it's begging the question.

Anyway, I read the letter, and there were a few links incorporated, with one being about 186% increase in violent crimes against trans people in the last five years. Being interested to discover what this meant, I followed the link and it took me a Stonewall page where there was no information at all about what this meant. It didn't define what it meant by violent crime, and it didn't give examples.

I don't like the thought that there is a huge increase in violent crime against anybody. I dislike the idea that people are suffering violent crimes because of the way they look or the way they think. But if a statement such as that is going to be released then there needs to be information and analysis to enable proper understanding. Rhetoric just doesn't cut it.

Actually, I’ve just about never heard of any of them!

Sorry to be a pedant but the "author" of Rainbow Magic is Daisy Meadows which is a conglomerate. Holly Webb is the author of many many many animal books such as The Lost Kitten etc and I think she might be a real person