Thanks to the Feminist Legal Clinic for posting this moving and important video.
Following a screening of the film, Affirmation Generation ( which I recommend if you have not seen it) there is a very moving and, in a way, rather marvellous discussion panel with 7 de-transitioners. They all say that, if they had seen a film like this when they had gender dysphoria, it might have made a difference to them. I am no expert on this subject, but I wonder if this film and this kind of panel discussion might be of assistance to teenagers who are experiencing these kind of problems. I am especially thinking of one of my readers who has commented on the issue of ‘transitioning’ recently. I would be really interested to see what people think about this?
Great respect to these de-transitioners for speaking up because not only is that incredibly difficult because of what you have been through but also ( and this is completely disgusting) they face an enormous pushback from the anti-women activists!!
The Handmaids’ Tale
Thanks to one of my readers for drawing this to my attention.
A channel called Reasoned did interviews with three young women protesting against the Standing for Women event yesterday ( often referred to as ‘handmaids’ since they align with the anti-women activists (AWAs) - this refers to Margaret Attwood’s famous novel, The Handmaid’s Tale). It is interesting to do a bit of an analysis of these interviews. I shall refer to them as interviewees nos 1, 2 and 3 since they do not give their names ( behind their masks).
Interviewee 1.
Terfs are fascists, homophobes and racists.
These young women arrive at the conclusions without presenting any arguments to start with which is a kind of strange way to argue your case. For the purposes of this piece I will call that the Conclusion Without Any Backing (CWAB) - I am sure there is a proper name for this somewhere in academia!
The actions of the AWAs are, in fact, classic fascist actions.
I would like to see her tell Mr Menno or Dennis Kavanagh or Aja the Empress or DJ Lippy that they are homophobes!
Racists!!?? Words fail me.
She then says that the police are protecting ‘the fascists’. OK, leaving aside calling us ‘fascists’ ( see above), the important word is ‘protect’. Why do the police need to protect us? Because you want to beat us up - see Tacoma and Auckland where the police were not present.
Before Interviewee 2 there is threatening shouting involving especially a male thug. Reasoned do not comment on this.
Interviewee 2.
The Terfs have hatred, are unjust and are stupid. CWAB.
We are never going to win. Well, if the side that can explain their side of the argument is going to win, we are going to win.
Interviewee 1.
Can you give me any examples of Terfs being violent?
“I’m not sure”. CWAB.
Well, I’m sure. I’ve looked at far too many hours of videos and have yet to see a Terf being violent.
Interviewee 2.
Trans people have been fighting since the beginning of time and will fight until the end of time.
There were Stone Age trans people? OK, there are now but then? CWAB.
There is growing scientific evidence of transness.
Can you provide us with evidence of that, please? CWAB.
Interviewee 1.
Terfs should be arrested.
For doing what?
Interviewee 3.
KJK ‘tries to be oppressed’.
I can’t even provide an answer to such a stupid comment! CWAB.
Interviewee 1.
Terfs “deserve a punch.”
Dear young woman, are you aware that incitement to violence is, in itself, a criminal offence!!??
Interviewee 2.
We are hear to be noisy and to be loud ( and try and destroy freedom of speech and freedom of assembly) and ‘be ten times harder and will defend to the death’ ( more incitement to violence).
Interviewee 3.
What have you got to say to the Terfs?
“Fuck off”.
That about sums up the level of their reasoned arguments.
It is a shame that Reasoned didn’t wander over and talk to some of us on the peaceful side of the divide. I talked to loads of Terven women and men yesterday and I am confident that any of them could have presented our side of the argument in a calm, reasoned and evidenced way. They would have been told that we have nothing against transgender people but we want to defend women’s single sex spaces and women’s sports and stop the medical transitioning of children.
In summary, I think that “fuck off” is probably the high point of the argument from the anti-women activists!!
The Laughing Auditor was there as well - albeit that he was, as usual, mainly concentrating on what the police were doing, his bit where he visits the AWAs before they march over to us is interesting - they kettle him with umbrellas and flags and refuse to enter into any dialogue with him, even though I doubt they know who he is - see from 17.08 onwards.
Parents of ‘Trans Pupils’
Good news from Feminist Legal Clinic that parents will be taking legal action. I think these kind of legal actions may be vital in an attempt to bring this gender ideology madness to an end:
Pride
Post from EDI Jester about Pride being cancelled in Florida since it may fall foul of new laws forbidding lewdness and sexual content where children may be present. Says it all really on what ( very sadly) Pride has become!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_UtI9TBFcU&t=332s
Elon Musk
I’m sure that my up to the moment readers will already be there but Elon Musk has spoken about gender re-assignment surgery.
Hanna Panreck of Fox News ( Elon Musk goes off on gender surgery that can sterilize minors: ‘Should go to prison for life’ 25 April) reported:
Elon Musk responded to multiple tweets on Tuesday and called for an "age limit for sterilization" and argued that any doctor or parent that allows sterilization at a young age should "go to prison for life."
"This is super messed up. Mature, consenting adults should do as they wish, so long as they do not harm anyone else, but this child was too young for any kind of consent," he said in response to a report in the Post Millennial, which details a 2016 Dutch case report about an 18-year-old transgender woman who experienced multiple organ failure after a "laparoscopic intestinal vaginoplasty."
The Tesla and Twitter CEO tweeted a link to a study from Sweden that showed "increased" suicide among "sex-reassigned persons."
Glinner Update
OMG the usual list of horrors from JL!! As an Irish citizen (albeit resident in England) especially shocked at what is being taught in Irish schools as if it is the accepted truth. I hope that the proposals to amend the Irish constitution in terms of the reference to women may give the opportunity for a fight back.
Looking forward already to JL’s Good News Supplement!
https://grahamlinehan.substack.com/p/a-week-in-the-war-on-women-monday-b89
Hope for the Democrats?
Kevin Harrish in The Comeback ( Aaron Rodgers favorite presidential candidate blasts transgender athletes 30 April) reports:
Throughout his NFL career, Aaron Rodgers has never shied away from controversy, and he’s engulfed in another one with his support of controversial Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Rodgers has made it clear multiple times that he supports Kennedy in his campaign to become the United States president. Kennedy has already made headlines for his controversial “medical freedom” stances against vaccines, and now he is causing a stir with his comments against transgender women competing in women’s sports.
During an appearance on CNN on Saturday morning, Kennedy – who is running for president as a Democrat against incumbent United States President Joe Biden – made it clear that he is against transgender women competing in women’s sports.
Go, Riley Gaines
DJ Byrnes in The Comeback ( Riley Gaines absolutely blasts Brittney Griner 30 April) reports:
Riley Gaines
WNBA [ Dusty- that’s women’s basketball ] superstar Brittney Griner recently defended transgender peoples’ rights to participate in sports at a widely viewed press conference.
“That ranks high on the list of things I’ll be fighting for and speaking up against,” Griner said when asked by an ESPN reporter. “Everyone deserves the right to play. Everyone deserves the right to come here, sit in these seats, and feel safe. And not feel like there’s the threat, or they can’t be who they are, or like it’s just all eyes on them.
“I think it’s a crime honestly to separate someone for any reason. So, I definitely will be speaking up against that legislation and those laws that are trying to be passed, for sure.”
The comments drew the ire of Riley Gaines…
“Which NBA team would have @brittneygriner since apparently the overwhelming, obvious differences between men and women should simply be overlooked? Heart breaking to see athletically successful women take this demeaning stance,” Gaines tweeted Sunday.
Brave Riley is carrying out a superb one woman campaign to defend women’s sport.
Let Women Speak
Jay Fantom reports on yesterday’s event.
I should add that I can confirm that, apart from the one incident mentioned, the event was very successful.
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