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Proud transgender woman and trans rights advocate. Balrog. She/her. Be kind, be strong, keep your faith. 🤍🩷🩵
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@jk_rowling Why should trans women be forced to used male spaces? Don't you understand just how humiliating for us that would be?. Or don't you care?.
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And this is how @jk_rowling reacts to a video of a woman, @IndiaWilloughby dancing. Simply because the woman in question happens to be trans. Judge for yourself.
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Cisgender is not a slur. It simply means the opposite of transgender.
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Looks like someone isn’t keen on debate after all. I’m disappointed in her, but it’s nice to know she is too timid to engage.
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@legaltweetz Ah yes. The “we sympathise with the struggles faced by trans people but we’re going to stamp on your rights anyway because women” brigade?.
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@TheLizardWriter Ah but you are forgetting the TERF card trick when it comes to trans lesbians. Trans Woman: Hi, I'm a lesbian. TERF: You want to force all lesbians to sleep with you!.TW: Er, no. I just said I was a lesbian. TERF: But lesbians sleep with other lesbians!.TW: Only if they.
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@jk_rowling I am a woman. This I know, this is my creed, and this is the hill on which I plant my flag. Nobody can take that away from me. Not even you.
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@HumzaYousaf @theSNP Free university education is a precious thing. We've lost it in England and Wales, probably forever and much to our cost. Please don't make the same mistake in Scotland. Much love from an Englishwoman.
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@DivanJap @TheLizardWriter I think we keep hitting on a basic disagreement. I think trans women are women, you think we are men. The question is, are there ways to work around this? Or are we condemned to do battle for eternity like two invincible knights, neither of whom will give ground?.
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Wow. This is scary. So my posts are getting censored while posts deliberately insulting or misgendering trans women are allowed. What's going on here?
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Feeling awful today. It just feels like everyone hates us because we are trans and even the government are out to get us. I’m really not sure I have the strength to cope with all this much longer. Above all, I’m sick of the abuse I keep getting because I’m fat, I don’t “pass”.
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Fine. I’ll use the women’s then. Because I’m a woman. ================.Gender-specific toilets to be required in non-residential buildings in England | UK news | The Guardian
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@jk_rowling So the humiliation of a member of a vulnerable minority matters nothing to you? Not to mention the physical danger I might be in if forced to use men's spaces. It sounds like you are coming from a very dark place here.
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@IndiaWilloughby I think we need some sort of debate here. The way trans people, particularly prominent ones, are being treated on X is unacceptable and I feel we should make that point loud and clear.
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@BevJacksonAuth I don't have a legal obligation to pretend that God is real when I'm at work. But if one of my team asks for a day off for Eid then I'm going to accommodate that. I don't have to share a belief in order to respect the person that holds that belief.
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Please do consider supporting Sophie. She’s a wonderful lady and would make an awesome MP!.
Queer? Trans? Want to protect the environment? Both the SNP and Tories have not pleadged to support any of these. Scottish Greens have. Check out what we will do for the LGBTQ Plus community of Gordon and Buchan. Pass it on! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️. #VoteScottishGreens 💚.#GordonandBuchan
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@MForstater That’s not the case. Forcing a trans girl to dress as a boy would be a clear case of indirect discrimination on the basis of gender reassignment. It’s not OK to treat her like “other boys” as this puts her at a clear disadvantage because of her protected characteristic.
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@helenstaniland So you’re advocating harassment of trans women using gender appropriate spaces when it is perfectly lawful for them to do so? You don’t get to “enforce” rules that don’t exist.
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@blazeringtrails Oh for goodness sake, it's just a cheesy AI cartoon to brighten up the morning. Do you think a real artist would bother producing something like this?.
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@BWallArthur If we rejoin the EU we will be forced to do Net Zero. Outside the EU we can get rid of it if we want to. Unfortunately the Tories are still wedded to it, but Reform UK want to ditch it.
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@Freda_Media When do we get the public enquiry into the influence of the far-right on the UK media and government via "gender critical" pressure groups?.
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@MForstater For the avoidance of doubt, trans women are women. We will not allow ourselves to be intimidated, excluded, discriminated against or misgendered. We are human beings, we are women, and we have rights. Love and hugs to all.
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@BeeGayDooCrimes Trans women in women's prison = all dangerous. Male guards in women's prison = all safe. Because nobody abuses power, ever. Go figure.
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@Quibilah1 Children NOT allowed to socially transition face grave psychological risks. I know. Trust me, I know.
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@EstherMcVey1 Do you honestly believe that giving out a winter fuel allowance to multi-millionaires who happen to be over the State pension age is a good way to spend taxpayers' money?.
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Happy International Women's Day, to all my fellow women everywhere. Even TERFs. You're wrong about trans women, but we love you anyway.
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@BevJacksonAuth Social transition is “wrong”?. So would you force a trans girl to dress as a boy, cut her hair short and play football? Would you force a trans boy to wear a dress and play with dolls?. If not, what do you mean by”social transition”?.
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@jk_rowling @stephenwhittle @BuckAngel @bydarrenstyles Please, please stop using that offensive term “Trans identified men” when describing trans women. It’s inaccurate, insulting and beneath you. Let’s talk to each other like grown ups instead?.
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@NickySimpson98 @Freda_Media Has he wondered what the blue symbols on the side of his bus mean? 🤷🏻♀️.
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Hi Everyone,. Just a quick note to let you know that, with some regret, I have decided to take a break from social media for health reasons. I really enjoy interacting with people on X, but I can find the experience a little overwhelming sometimes, hence the need for a rest.
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@moira_robin So if it’s supposedly acceptable for schools to force kids to dress accordingly to their sex at birth, could employers do the same to adults?. The implications of all this are very scary.
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@jk_rowling Competing in accordance with the rules of the sport does not count as "cheating" just because @jk_rowling does not agree with the rules set by the governing body of the sport in question. Sorry about that.
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Public service announcement!. TERFs are going to be very busy over the coming days showing each other they are brave enough to be nasty and abusive to trans folk despite the new law in Scotland. So if it happens to you, stay strong, do NOT let them bait you into saying something.
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@IndiaWilloughby @PoliceScotland @HumzaYousaf That's quite abhorrent. Normalising the idea that trans women are sex offenders is a form of group libel. It could lead to actual violence against trans women, and foreseeably so. So my challenge to @PoliceScotland and @HumzaYousaf is this. If this isn't hate speech, then.
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@flyinglawyer73 @AlexandruC4 On the contrary. Pretending some sort of democracy is going on is a feature of many dictatorships.
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@ErinInTheMorn Poor girl. I hope she finds a way to be happy despite the hatred she has experienced.
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@IndiaWilloughby @marksandspencer To a transphobe, everything looks like an opportunity to attack trans people.
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@sophielouisecc I’m most grateful to you for your request to vote Conservative, but as a transgender woman I am concerned that your party’s policies towards people such as myself present something of an existential threat. I must therefore, with the deepest regret, respectfully reply to the.
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@sabriprovenzani The term "woman" refers to both cis women and trans women. If there's any particular need to distinguish between the two, the terms cis and trans can be used.
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@jk_rowling A lot of trans kids are going to suffer miserable lives thanks to this. Are you proud of your part in achieving it?.
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I never did get a response to my follow up question to @jk_rowling. I hope she is able to clarify her position. If not, we will have to draw our own conclusions about her level of concern for transgender people.
@jk_rowling So the humiliation of a member of a vulnerable minority matters nothing to you? Not to mention the physical danger I might be in if forced to use men's spaces. It sounds like you are coming from a very dark place here.
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@jk_rowling What about the kids who are actually trans? Happy that you’ve helped throw them under the bus?.
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@BevJacksonAuth Just respect people's pronouns and chosen names. It costs nothing and it means a lot.
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@DebbieHayton Hi Debbie. I never want to misgender anyone but I do get a bit confused by the mixed messages you give. Please could you confirm whether you have preferred pronouns and if so what they are. I’m really not trying to offend you, I just want to get it right.
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@legaltweetz The passport thing really scares me. Will it apply retrospectively to people who have already updated their gender?.
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@jk_rowling “Man” absolutely IS a slur when used to describe someone who has abjured that identity. Why nail a label onto someone if it is one they have rejected.
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@jk_rowling I know that I am a woman, so any definition of "woman" that excludes me is invalid.
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@DivanJap Nothing special. Just a transgender woman who happens to be attracted to other women. Some people think that’s weird, but that’s their problem.
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@DinoseaStar It's not supposed to be a great work of art. Just a silly picture to wish people well on TDOV. That's all.
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@BriannaWu TRAs are not the ones 'destroying' the trans movement. Surely the amount of hostility you get from conservatives and TERFs, despite your attempts to appease them, is teaching you something?. It's impossible to reach an accommodation with people who don't want you to exist.
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Happy TDOV everyone! Have a great day. Annoy TERFs by being happy. 😍😍😍.
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@SophieMolly_OFF If he exaggerates his salary or the grades he got at school, should he go to jail?.
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Well, now. First of all, I appreciate that a lot of trans folks and allies are feeling somewhat hurt, bruised even, in the light of recent events, not least the way certain prominent individuals have been attacking trans people on X, apparently with impunity. But, bear with me.
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@IndiaWilloughby Terribly sad. I suspect we are going to get a torrent of abuse from GCs proving again and again and again that they can still be horrible to trans people without being prosecuted under the new law.
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@ZJemptv Of course it is. And it does a lot of damage. I can’t quite articulate how furious I am that future trans kids are going to go through the same hell we went through.
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@IndiaWilloughby 🎼 .We are Women!.We are Women!.TERFs don’t like us,.We don’t care!. We’re your sisters,.Were your daughters,.You will find us,.Everywhere! 🎶.
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@Freda_Media For goodness sake anyone thinking of going;. 1. Stay Safe. 2. Do NOT let them provoke you. If in doubt, stay home. The cause is important but your safety and wellbeing is paramount.
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@Freda_Media @thelincolnite The irony is that the Suffragettes were against the idea of “sex based rights”.
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@IndiaWilloughby I’m visibly transgender, and I’m getting yelled at by random morons a lot more often than I used to be. And I’m scared it might go further one day. Cause and effect. Not difficult to link.
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@IndiaWilloughby @UKLabour @Keir_Starmer @AngelaRayner We need to make a lot of noise here, and remind Labour that we matter, and that trans people and allies vote.
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@ProfLAppleby Aren't you just trying to blackmail your opponents into silence by telling us that pointing out the suicide risk of denying gender affirming treatment to young people is itself "irresponsible" in some way?.
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@CharlotteCGill You mean ensure that the civil service, academia, local government, broadcasters and universities are entirely staffed by supporters of the ruling party?. I think it's been tried before.
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@speakoutsister @moira_robin Of course. I'm an atheist and that's a protected belief. But I don't get to tell my Christian colleagues that the Easter holiday is a daft idea because dead people don't come back to life.
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@MForstater Believe whatever you want to believe. Just treat others, including trans people, with the courtesy and respect you would have them treat you. Don’t misgender. It’s beneath you.
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@MForstater It's very straightforward. We don't want people bullying or manipulating trans kids into suppressing their gender identities, because we know how harmful this can be. Please leave trans children alone. They deserve to be happy and not treated as pawns in the culture war.
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@EstherMcVey1 I think a compromise would have been better. We should be big enough to allow people to observe their faith in ways that are discreet and reasonable.
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Apologies to international friends, as this is UK specific, but it could also apply to the politics in your own countries. You're more than welcome to take part. If you could ask each significant political party taking part in the forthcoming UK General Election a question.
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@IndiaWilloughby Sorry this happened to you. It does beg the question though. Is misgendering allowed on X or not?. This is, after all, a blatantly clear and deliberate example of it.
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@SexMattersOrg Fair enough. As a trans women I would have been happy to use unisex facilities. Now I’ll gladly use the women’s.
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@jk_rowling I'm all for single sex spaces. I just believe that trans women are female and belong in female spaces.
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@JamesEsses @TheSims I think that's amazing. Great progress, @TheSims, and something you can be really proud of.
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@jk_rowling Why do you believe that trans women are “men”?. Had it not occurred to you that things might be a little more complicated?.
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@legaltweetz "Trans people exist" is a hypothesis testable by observation. "Trans people cannot exist" is an ideological position which cannot be experimentally verified but serves as an axiom of "truth" through which people interpret their observations.
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