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SingleSexSpacesInSchools · 2026-03-23T14:26:49+00:00

Hello friends. I'll let the press do the talking... [[https://www.gbnews.com/news/trans-school-court-changing-rooms https://www.gbnews.com/news/trans-school-court-changing-rooms]]

alliumursinum · Yesterday 12:58

Pondering whether I went to the same school as @murasaki had a PE teacher with that name, was a girls school which shared a site with a boys school...

BezMills · Yesterday 13:27

LewisFerrux · Yesterday 11:52

I was in a gym class yesterday and the PT accidentally touched a woman's bum as he was reaching for something and he leapt back and said something about we should look at his wedding ring, he's very happily married and we shouldn't worry, we were safe with him. As if the only reason men rape and abuse women was because they aren't happily married? Genuinely hadn't occurred to him to think otherwise.

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Possibly just horrified and panic babbling anything to try make it better (and failing hard, as is often the way)

murasaki · Yesterday 14:18

alliumursinum · Yesterday 12:58

Pondering whether I went to the same school as @murasaki had a PE teacher with that name, was a girls school which shared a site with a boys school...

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KE foundation?

InconvenientlyMaterial · Yesterday 14:19

womendeserveequalhumanrights · Yesterday 09:36

I find the fact that adult men have 160% the punch power of women quite a useful statistic in this kind of chat (also had with my DH). How he'd feel walking home late at night after pub closing with a load of men with 160% his punch power some of whom might be drunk / looking for confrontation.

They just need to stop and think about it for a bit. Yes, they get attacked by other men (statistically speaking) but it's (statistically speaking) a much fairer fight with a greater chance of getting away and / or fighting the attacker off. Men are also faster runners (statistically speaking).

Being a women is a bit like being a man walking home with a load of other blokes all of whom except the one man have knives, who are all much stronger and faster. It's that kind of power differential.

I like the male prison thought experiment too.

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Re the stats on men v women as victims of male violence, I'd like to see these further broken down.

I don't want to diminish the tragedy of losing a son to gang violence, but being attacked because you have joined a gang and are participating in gang behaviour is very different to being attacked because you are simply existing and the attacker sees you, knows you are weaker and/or knows you are rapeable.

alliumursinum · Yesterday 14:28

murasaki · Yesterday 14:18

KE foundation?

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Yes, in Edgbaston?!

murasaki · Yesterday 14:31

alliumursinum · Yesterday 14:28

Yes, in Edgbaston?!

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Yes! My mum went there, as did I and my two sisters, and one niece is there now!

murasaki · Yesterday 14:33

There are a lot more clubs joint with KES now with one over arching head, and enrichment stuff etc, but the lessons themselves are still separate and all the better for it. Niece is doing cadets, for example which wasn't available to us.

Keeptoiletssafe · Yesterday 14:52

Shout out to the strong women of Edgbaston!

murasaki · Yesterday 15:06

My mum went to the 60th anniversary of her year leaving last year, apparently a great day and about 40 went, which was lovely! A load of nearly 80 year olds having a grand day, and about 20 went out for dinner afterwards. My dad had to pour her into the car afterwards.

alliumursinum · Yesterday 15:21

murasaki · Yesterday 15:06

My mum went to the 60th anniversary of her year leaving last year, apparently a great day and about 40 went, which was lovely! A load of nearly 80 year olds having a grand day, and about 20 went out for dinner afterwards. My dad had to pour her into the car afterwards.

Haha! I left in 1991 I think...

murasaki · Yesterday 15:24

alliumursinum · Yesterday 15:21

Haha! I left in 1991 I think...

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95 for me so we crossed over.

moto748e · Yesterday 15:44

Heh! Funnily enough, I am going to a school reunion tomorrow. I will have to get up at the crack of dawn (for me) to drive to Peterborough, some 160 miles away. i have been talked into it by a mate, but I'm not very keen. But then another voice on my shoulder said, put your best foot forward, show your face to the world...

I've already decided I will be wearing my Terf Nation tee-shirt.

murasaki · Yesterday 15:47

moto748e · Yesterday 15:44

Heh! Funnily enough, I am going to a school reunion tomorrow. I will have to get up at the crack of dawn (for me) to drive to Peterborough, some 160 miles away. i have been talked into it by a mate, but I'm not very keen. But then another voice on my shoulder said, put your best foot forward, show your face to the world...

I've already decided I will be wearing my Terf Nation tee-shirt.

Enjoy! Always better to turn up with a mate.