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Dusty Masterson's avatar

Dear readers

IMPORTANT UPDATE.

I have now added another stop press to this update. It appears that the Police have dropped their strip search guidance and will be reviewing.

Terf Power eh!!?? Well done all those who complained, Harry et al.😎

Dusty

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Tenaciously Terfin's avatar

Thank goodness. Now we need to keep checking to make sure they stop, otherwise it could be like the ‘non crime hate incident’ situation where they’ve just carried on with recording them.

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Dusty Masterson's avatar

Good point, TT

Dusty

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WomanOnTheEdge's avatar

Thanks as always Dusty.

Re the Information Commissioner, you might be interested in this tweet from Cath Leng:

Cath Leng (@leng_cath) posted at 8:56 am on Sat, Jan 13, 2024:

‘Trans women are women’

This is the UK Information Commissioner John Edwards. Please read this - written by him when he was New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner.

It’s a passionate defence of Self-ID as a ‘human right’ https://t.co/xi4eA3ZCyH

(https://x.com/leng_cath/status/1746093958281789532?t=r7yEQQw4wVyIXJvY5l6TGQ&s=03)

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Dusty Masterson's avatar

Whoaaa!! That's great, WOTE, I am going to add that now as stop press!!

Thanks v much

Dusty

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WomanOnTheEdge's avatar

Total coincidence that I'd seen it a couple of hours ago and thought it was a useful bit of info I'd save to my notes for future reference!

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Dusty Masterson's avatar

A very fortuitous coincidence 😊

This has been a bit of a perfect storm update which I know you, as a writer yourself, will appreciate. I get the gobsmacking ICO thought police guidance. Then I see the piece about the Xi Jingping visit to ( of course) San Francisco. Then the John Hopkins diversity woman!! Add in the conversion therapy bill and the police saying men can strip search women. Gosh, I rest my case, your honour!

Dusty

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WomanOnTheEdge's avatar

2024 is certainly starting with some fireworks!!

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Jeremy Wickins's avatar

Hi, Dusty. Excellent as ever! Maybe adding to your homework pile: have you seen that Cherri Currie (member of The Runaways - as in Joan Jett and the Runaways) is an out and proud TERF! Check her profile at https://twitter.com/CherieCurrie3. Also, an excellent thread on the long-term effects of puberty blockers starting at https://x.com/Psychgirl211/status/1746253004217454968?s=20. Have fun!

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Dusty Masterson's avatar

Thanks, Jeremy.

This update is already proving very popular which I am extremely pleased with. It did turn into a bit of a tour de force!! 😎

Cherri Currie! Will definitely check that out!

Will get my wife onto that thread ( I am not on X) - I think EDI has referred to Psychgirl before?

Thanks for the leads - always appreciated

Dusty

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Liz Parker's avatar

I will find it difficult to forgive Ianucci/Diestl; he was a friend, I believe.

Good on Michael Macdowell; it looks like he could make a difference in Ireland’s referendum.

Loved the Peterson parody & Lili Marlene. Thanks for a great update, Dusty; will be sure to X it.

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Dusty Masterson's avatar

Hi Liz

Yes, I think he was a friend. Iannucci gave Glinner and Arthur Matthews ( the Father Ted duo) some early work. I refer to him as a coward because, instead of coming out and saying exactly what he thinks, he takes a side swipe - calling us lot censorious!! I recently did a piece moaning about Jane Eyre being censored, Mr Iannucci!! He must be reading the Guardian and listening to the BBC!

The JP parody and wonderful Dietrich were great weren't they!

Thanks for spreading around as ever 😊

Dusty

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Susan Doherty's avatar

Brilliant post ,Dusty ,with some good news at least , especially the fact that the police have dropped their strip search guidance. What kind of person would support MEN strip searching women or WOMEN being forced to strip search men ?? That's a predator's wet dream ,so thank God they've dropped it ,at least for now. I've already responded to the Scottish Government's public consultation on the so called conversion therapy ban ,although I really don't trust them to abide by the wishes of the public ,or even be honest about the results. I live in hope ,but if MPs don't see the huge gulf between same sex attraction and gender identity ideology ,then I despair of their intelligence and I wonder why on earth they are even in Government at all. Thanks ,Dusty x

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Dusty Masterson's avatar

Thanks, Susan.

Well done responding to the consultation.

I agree totally re those in Government! Beggars belief!

Dusty

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Liz Parker's avatar

You’re welcome, Dusty. It’s the least I can do. You put in so much work to inform us. I’ve bookmarked the parody, too.

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Tenaciously Terfin's avatar

The Jordan Peterson sketch and cis is heterophobic…. brilliant 😁

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Dusty Masterson's avatar

Hi TT

I am waiting for the 'Heterophobic Bigot' posters at Let Women Speak 😊 Thanks, Elon 😎

Thanks v much for the excellent article. This is the very research that the (infamous) Amsterdam Clinic are avoiding. They haven't got the funding!? Well you've got the funding to damage children's lives apparently! Get them in the dock! Go, Pennsylvania Mum 😎

Thanks again for the ICO piece which was really major for this update 😊

Dusty

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Tenaciously Terfin's avatar

You’re welcome Dusty.

Heterophobic bigot posters! Great idea. It’s time we used some of their tactics against them.

There’s a wealth of evidence against puberty blockers, partly coming from their use for precocious puberty. It’s a disgrace that they’re being used so widely. And which TW thinks all children should be on them just in case….! 🤬

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Dusty Masterson's avatar

You're absolutely right, TT.

Ah yes the guy on the WHO committee!!!???

Dusty

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