We just keep racking up the wins, and every case follows an incredibly similar path. Normal person says normal, sane, legally protected things. Gender ideologues go insane and abandon all procedures, policies and basic common sense. Normal person then wins discrimination case.
Congratulations to Rachel Meade - Social Worker who has won her discrimination claim against her employer, Westminster City Council and professional regulatory body Social Work England.👏
And to her legal team Naomi Cunningham &
@_ShaziaKhan
Until December last year, I was a civil servant in a
@scotgov
agency. I was harassed, discriminated against, and eventually fired as a result of my gender critical beliefs. I need your help to fight back.
@stephenwhittle
Stephen, do you understand that Jo Phoenix, Maya Forstater, Rachel Meade, Denise Fahmy and others DID NOT harass anyone at work? Do you grasp that THEY WERE HARASSED by gender ideologues? Do you understand that that harassment was unlawful? Do you see the difference?
@Femi_Sorry
So if a man does the dishes and cleans the toilet, he's a woman? A woman who studies engineering and enjoys football is really a man? Seems like some hyper-sexist nonsense to me.
This is just factually untrue from the witness. Mridul Wadhwa does not hold a GRC, and therefore under the FWS Haldane ruling, he is a man. Obviously he is literally a man, but he is also legally a man. He has no prima facie right to be regarded as female in any circumstances.
NC: But we heard yesterday that ERCC would never disclose sex of counsellor.
MS: If they ask for a woman they will see a woman. No men at ERCC
NC: But that's not true - there is MW
MS: ERCC does not employ any men.
@natashaloder
And when it comes to women and girls being safe, the overwhelming danger they face is from members of their own family in their own homes. Not from trans women. Men have been raping women for centuries. They didn’t have to put a skirt on to do it.
In my opinion the gender debate is a really complex conundrum but on social media people mistake winning an argument for finding a solution. In reality the 1st step to finding a solution to a complex problem is to see both sides of the argument & that takes kindness & civility.
Just had a chat with some civil servants in Scotland about
@seen_network
. What stood out most is how scared everyone is. We all know we have legal protections, but we're not sure about institutional support. Several people have already been through disciplinary hell. 1/
@AlanKelloggs
@Glinner
Weird that you're less concerned about the butchers who mutilate children than one of the few people raising the alarm about it.
Is anyone in the reality-based community upset about this in any way whatsoever? Isn't it actually a positive, since it might keep some of the men away from women's services?
@AaronBastani
@Waterstones
I look forward to similar statements about my case, Forstater, Fahmy, Meade, Phoenix, and Adams. You'll provide them, won't you? You wouldn't want to seem brutally one-sided, would you?
I am instructing the excellent
@LizMcG_emplaw
of
@didlawUK
to help me with this case. My goal is to force the Scottish Government to end its hostility to gender critical workers, and to win compensation for the loss of my job.
4% in a first election with no national campaign, very little formal organisation, and a party that literally didn't exist six months ago is actually really impressive. It's potentially enough to win a seat or two at Holyrood, if the other numbers work out.
#PartyOfWomen
When did
@theSNP
NEC members first learn that their Chief Executive was being investigated by the police? Did it affect their decisions about the leadership contest? Was our new
@ScotGovFM
rushed in before the scandal broke? Every NEC member needs to answer these questions.
My first taste of 'gender neutral' toilets at the Donmar on Friday, and I can't say I enjoyed it. I was the only male amongst the women queuing for the five cubicles, and I have to say it was a deeply uncomfortable experience, really feeling like you shouldn't be there.
I believe this case really matters. Most people know about the politics in Scotland,but many don't realise just how captured the Scottish Civil Service is. A Civil Service unable to be impartial is not a Civil Service we can tolerate.
How dare she say this? How very dare she?! She and her Ministers and her Civil Service made life impossible for anyone who questioned gender ideology. She called them "not valid." Slater called them racists and climate deniers. Her Government sacked me. HOW DARE SHE SAY THIS?
she says "things become so polarised, everyone runs to the extremes, my regret is not getting people to the centre ground on it - I dont think it's irreconcilable"
I never wanted to have to fight this case, but my mum always taught me that "all that is required for evil to flourish is that good men do nothing." I cannot in good conscience just put this ordeal behind me.
@AmnestyTech
@elonmusk
@CCDHate
@X
Amnesty has been a part of campaigns to silence gender critical voices. It has joined violent and abusive men to intimidate and threaten women for their political activism. Amnesty is now an unsupportable, indefensible organisation. You actively oppose political dissent.
Why do gender cultists think telling me I'm bald is such a stupendously powerful insult? Firstly, I'm not. I wash my face a wee bit far up these days, but my pic is from moments after shaving my head. But even if I was, why is it such a big deal for them? It's so weird.
Quite surprised that people like
@MaggieChapman
and
@NicolaSturgeon
haven't commented yet on how the toxicity of the gender debate led to the disgraceful harassment and abuse of a rape crisis worker. Knowing their interest in both topics, they must have plenty to say.
It would take more tweets than most people want to read to spell out all the details of the case, but if you have questions before you donate, feel free to ask here. You can read a bit more of the detail here:
You know why the Hate Crime Act worries me? Because I made the post below on the ScotGov intranet and was accused of promoting and propagating hate. When I objected to those accusations, I was fired. Anything ScotGov says about the Act should be read in that context.
So if you're a civil servant in Scotland (or anywhere else) who thinks that reality matters, that women have rights, that the Equality Act, the PSED, and the CS Code are all on our side, and above all that we have to be able to tell the truth to do our jobs, join SEEN today. 5/5
@SamFowles
Not true. There are vanishingly few "anti-trans" "hate crimes" in Scotland. Gender critical activism only exists because of the rise of the violent, hateful, intolerant, anti-woman, anti-gay, anti-science anti-democracy gender cult. Deal with your own hate first, cultist.
@DerrenBrown
@eddieizzard
#Maaate
. I thought you made a career out of exposing pseudoscientific woowoo. You're just another pathetic spineless luvvie who'd rather verbally fellate Eddie Izzard than show any respect to women. You're a disgrace, Derren. Men aren't women.
Special thanks go to all the people who have helped me get to this point. You know who you are. Without your kindness, I might never have made it this far. Thanks also to
@MForstater
for making this case possible, and to everyone else who has fought this ideology in her own way.
@simonjedge
@stephenwhittle
I'm genuinely curious if some of the cult are even able to recognise these facts. I really don't know how they move through the world, so utterly resistant to reality and to the rights of others. It's a level of narcissism most people leave behind in infancy.
Hi everyone. I really hate doing this, but the coffers are all but empty to fight my case. I'm hopeful that I won't need a lot more, but right now I literally can't ask my lawyer to do any more work. If you can spare a few quid, please help.
Until December last year, I was a civil servant in a
@scotgov
agency. I was harassed, discriminated against, and eventually fired as a result of my gender critical beliefs. I need your help to fight back.
Did Scotland's journalist class really never think this was a story worth digging into? How does one guy with a blog get so much right, and yet get mauled for it by those whose whole job is to "speak truth to power"? Is it ignorance, apathy, or collusion?
@zoesqwilliams
@sandymatheson10
@JoPhoenix1
Come on now, Zoe. Let's not be silly. This is the same Woman's Hour that has had Grace Lavery and various other men on to discuss their "womanhood," while giving extremely short shrift to the women fighting for things like rapist-free women's prisons and male-free women's sport.
What's worse is that we know for a fact that there are lots more like us out there, but they're too scared even to show up anonymously to a meeting like this. This is not what working in the Civil Service is meant to be like. 3/
Everyone is very sane, very rational, very calm, very thoughtful. Nobody is a raging transphobe. Everyone spoke respectfully. Still, some have personal issues they can't discuss with their managers. Some have been bullied. Some have felt silenced. This is not normal. 2/
@BBCTheOneShow
@eddieizzard
Eddie Izzard is a man. You are beclowning yourselves. Listen to him here, as he explains that "girl mode" is literally just a pair of high heels. STOP PLAYING HIS STUPID GAME.
The sexualisation of women's CANCERS may be the weirdest marketing ploy in the world. Which women do they think are suddenly going to go for a smear test because it's been sexed up?
When a cancer charity ditches the word 'woman', and thinks instead that using a sexualised pose of body parts in its publicity and a suggestive phrase will make women feel included. Click through for the photo.
@OwenJHurcum
We suggested just accepting gender non-conformity in children. You and your cult decided that wasn't good enough and demanded they be lied to, sterilised and hurt instead. It's your side with the hate problem, son.
It's not right that access to justice should cost this much, especially since most people in this position are suddenly out of work, but without the best lawyers I can't hope to fight the resources of the Scottish Government. That's why I need you.
All of this is part of why I'm fighting my case. Win or lose though, things have to change. As with everything in this fight, it will take time and effort. There will need to be lobbying at the top and grassroots work everywhere else. SEEN can be a part of that IF people join. 4/
@nectarinedreamx
That is in no sense "Holocaust denial." There is no rational reading of Rowling's words in that tweet that would lead anyone to believe she was even talking about the Holocaust. Why do you gender people lie so much?
@waitmanb
You are a man, sir. You do not have the right to be near a naked woman if she does not want you there. Not you, not any man. Never. Learn that before you get yourself arrested, you twisted creep.
@2genders1truth
@WingsScotland
This "loving mother" beat a TWO YEAR OLD BOY for "acting gay." She only accepted her son when someone told her he could be converted into a straight girl, which she then pursued aggressively. Even if transition was right for him (it's not), she's still a homophobic child abuser.
@Riley_Gaines_
The worst part is that this normalises suicidal impulses as a response to cruel reality. That's incredibly dangerous. They are increasing the likelihood of suicide.
@RajanBarot24
@helenstaniland
Men aren't women though. Hating Helen for saying it won't change reality. Most people grasp this truism as toddlers. Grow up, son.
I appreciate every penny you can spare more than you will ever know. If you can't afford to contribute, you can still help by sharing this crowdfunding appeal with your friends and family. Publicity may be almost as powerful as money for a case like this.
Nobody is terrorising Gender Borg meetings or high profile figures. Nobody is trying to get gender cult believers sacked. This is not "two cheeks of the same arse." There really are clear goodies and baddies here.
I have the same question. All I do is stand up for women's rights and child safeguarding. In return I get followed down the street by a baying mob shouting "fuck Helen Joyce". Students banged so loudly on the doors when I spoke at a Cambridge college that I was inaudible despite
@Femi_Sorry
My post didn't mention justification. You're saying that that's how it is and I'm saying that that's far too sexist to tolerate. It's much too harmful to women (and men tbh) for us to just shrug and say "that's how it is," much less to "celebrate" people who buy into it.
@DHShades
Why do you think women's toilets, changing rooms, sports, prisons and rape crisis centres exist? Men aren't women. They don't belong in those places. Saying otherwise is flat-out anti-woman. Look up the urinary leash and grow a conscience, son.
@ChemBioJonny
Pics or it didn't happen. Given that you also expect us to believe that men are women, you really can't make any claim of any kind any more without providing comprehensive, detailed evidence.
@Femi_Sorry
But the implication is that men can become women by performing femininity. Whom does that serve? The inevitable consequence of saying that some men are women is men in women's sports, men in women's changing rooms, and men in women's prisons. Why should we tolerate that?
@MForstater
Nothing peaked me. It was always esoteric nonsense. Germaine Greer's cancellation in 2015 was a big moment for me. Found it impossible to look away when women were being abused, and became very concerned during SG consultations on GRR. How do you NOT fight an evil cult?
Wow. The Green Party of England and Wales says here, in so many words, that saying you're a lesbian and that that means you're only attracted to females, is "queerphobic" and therefore unacceptable.
You're not allowed your own sexuality in the Greens. All must do dick.
@oliverbrown_tel
There won't be many elite female athletes if they've all been completely demoralised and scared off by the men in the changing rooms at their club events.
@WingsScotland
It's amazing how they forget that you (and many others) were extremely positive about and supportive of Nicola Sturgeon in 2014. Nobody chose to stop liking her arbitrarily, or because of misogyny, or because of "world weary cynicism." It's because she lied to us.
Great question. Does anyone know of ANYONE who's been treated like me or
@Docstockk
or
@bindelj
or
@MForstater
or
@DeniseFahmy
or
@ShahrarAli
for their trans rights activism? In fact, does anyone even know of anyone disciplined for what they did to those people?
I'd like to know how many people have been fired, ostracised, investigated, had the police round, lost their twitter accounts, their medium accounts, doxxed, threatened with violence, rape and death for 'standing up for trans rights'.
I'm guessing very, very few.
@NoShirleyNo
The same reason puberty blocker prescriptions have doubled since the Cass Report said they should be stopped. The people doing it are on a quasi-religious mission. They have gendered souls to save, and they're willing to be martyrs to the cause.
@MForstater
@blablafishcakes
@nowak_paul
The reason I didn't join the union at my current workplace is because a branch based in my building was calling for the union to actively try to purge sex realists from the entire organisation. How am I supposed to sign up to that, with those bigoted bullies as my comrades?
What colour of triangle did transsexuals wear on their arms in the death camps? Should be a pretty easy question. We know the colours for Jews, socialists, disabled people, Roma and all the rest. There MUST have been one for the most marginalised and targeted minority of all!
@joshparry
You don't cover the WPATH Files, you don't cover CAN-SG's conference or the violent protestors led by a BBC presenter, but you write this story? We see you, Josh. We know you're not a journalist. We know you're an evangelist. Stop pretending to the former. It's insulting.
Vital thread about just how dangerous Jolyon Maugham is. His incessant lying and scaremongering are bad enough, but the rhetoric he and his cohort are now using is practically designed to cause more suicides. It's not just irresponsible. It's downright evil.
I read Jolyon Maugham’s tweet with horror. I volunteered with a crisis charity for 10 years; in that time I did have some involvement with policy so have some understanding of research in this area 1/
My case will be heard at the Glasgow Employment Tribunal on 17th June (a week on Monday), then online thereafter. I'm told that if you want to attend, it's good to get in touch with the ET to make sure they put out enough seats. There's already a small GC contingent coming.
I'm looking forward to joining that cohort in just a few weeks. Lawfare is brutal and expensive and hard work and can't ever really compensate us for the harm done, but it's the one place we can have real hope of being vindicated. When EVERYONE thinks you're evil, that's huge.
@eva_kurilova
They have always denied this when confronted with it, even when we can clearly see what they say when they think we're not listening. Lying, gaslighting and DARVO are their only defences.
A 🧵 of key takeaways from the final results of the
@stocktondemo
of
#BasicIncome
published yesterday:
✅No negative impact on work
✅Income volatility down
✅Mental health improved
✅Less fatigued
✅Improved physical functioning
✅More bargaining power
@WingsScotland
Also, she can fuck off with the "progressive/gender critical" pish. It's not progressive to abolish women's prisons, women's sports, and women-only spaces and services. It's not progressive to "decapitate TERFs." It's not progressive to sack people who don't follow your religion.
My case has now been postponed. I'll let you all know when I have a new date for the hearing. Also, my crowdfunder is now closed and I'm representing myself. Thanks to everyone who donated.
Until December last year, I was a civil servant in a
@scotgov
agency. I was harassed, discriminated against, and eventually fired as a result of my gender critical beliefs. I need your help to fight back.
This is heartbreaking. Three men took medals in this race. THREE MEN. Not "women with unusually high testosterone." Not "intersex women." Not "women in all their diversity."
THREE MEN TOOK MEDALS IN THE WOMEN'S RACE.
And they told the women to shut up and accept it.
All the stuff today about Caster Semenya…if you haven’t seen this before, please watch it.
It’s an intvw w Lynsey Sharp at Rio Olympics after 3 men stole medals from women.
She knew. Journalist knew. Public knew. Yet still we deal with this BS.
@LGBTIScotland
Gay (and straight) clinicians at the Tavistock warned repeatedly that homophobia was a motivating factor for a number of parents, and internalised homophobia was a factor for many of the children being treated. It is appalling that you either don't know this, or don't care.
Russell T Davies is clearly not half as clever as he thinks. This is just cretinous. To think he embarrassed himself like this in service of an attack on people who were trying to stop gay kids being chemically and surgically sterilised and mutilated just makes it even worse.
When Russell T Davies (who recently had a trans identified man playing a schoolgirl in Doctor Who) attacked LGB Alliance, who were sounding the alarm on the medical scandal now confirmed to be true by the
#CassReview
.
Don't let
@Eleanor_Frances
' crowdfunder fall off your radar. Tackling gender ideology in the Civil Service might be the most important battlefield yet. Please support her if you can, and RT this if you can't.
@MhairiBlack
What about the damage done to the women locked up with violent men? What about the damage done to those who have lost their jobs for resisting the threat from gender ideology? What about the damage done the women you called "Jeremy Hunts" for expressing their needs?
We really must stop imagining that we're at the beginning of the end, or that the tide has turned or whatever. There are well-placed gender cultists everywhere, and they are all in this to the death. That's how cults work. This ideology has to be removed like Japanese knotweed.
NEW: The governing body of the doctors’ union - the BMA - will vote tomorrow on a motion to ‘disavow’ the Cass Review into the care provided to gender-questioning children and young people. Exclusive by me for the
@NewStatesman
Has anyone considered the idea that gender ideology fails the Grainger criteria? It lacks cogency, seriousness and coherence, and its adherents constantly seek to undermine the rights of others.
@legalfeminist
@EdinUniAFAF
Tldr:
@EdinburghUni
Staff Pride Network only believe in free speech for themselves & instead of watching a documentary & engaging with the panel about points they disagree with, they'd rather women didn't get to meet & discuss their rights.
#WomenWontWheesht
@garylfrancione
@SamuelRGalloway
The beginning and end of every "debate" with a gender cultists is their statement of faith: "trans women are women." They have developed no apologetics. They can only back up their faith with violence, smear and threat. This isn't academic for them. It's a holy war.
@garylfrancione
@JournalistJill
@HJoyceGender
@MatthewStadlen
She's a mathematician by training. She's often talked about how frustrating she finds the terrible logic of the gender cult.
"Saying that sometimes 1=0 ruins all of mathematics. It's the same with sex."
@timeshighered
@HargreavesBC
@JoPhoenix1
All most of us on the realist side of this debate have wanted is for gender ideology to be treated the same as any other issue. The problem is that gender ideologues actively oppose the right not to believe in their cult, and ruthlessly punish heretics.
@WingsScotland
It took a long time for people to realise something was amiss because party officials and MSM journalists called
@WingsScotland
a psychotic conspiracist when he reported the facts, then destroyed anyone in the party who raised those questions, then anyone trying to fix them.
Some questions for journalists to ask Nicola Sturgeon:
Why did you say you had no concerns about the party's finances?
What conversations did you have with your party's management team about the missing funds?
When did the police first and last discuss the matter with you?
@LucyHunterB
He was made an Equalities Officer AFTER tweeting enthusiastically about beating up TERFs. He was praised and defended by Cabinet members. And this from the party that went INSANE over allegations against Alex Salmond.
@ChemBioJonny
No, Jonny. You've already defamed her. If you don't have evidence for it, you should withdraw the claim. Let's not pretend you care about her reputation. If you did, you wouldn't be defaming her in the first place. If you truly believe she is a threat, you should report it.
@BBCWomansHour
@MightyCaster
@Emmabarnett
Caster Semenya is a man. Why do you keep having men on your show to talk about being women, but you won't invite on people like
@HJoyceGender
who won't lie to you the way Semenya or Grace bloody Lavery will?
@scottishgreens
You don't think kids have a right to their own puberty. You don't think people who don't share your cult beliefs should not be allowed to speak. You are disgraceful hypocrites. Kate Forbes is a thousand times more "tolerant" than the Scottish Green Party.