The real start of the Stonewall uprising: “a brave woman of color, Stormé DeLarverie was hit on the head with a billy club and handcuffed. She was bleeding from the head when she brazenly turned to the crowd and hollered, ‘WHY DON’T YOU DO ...
“Now men are starting to speak up more and more, groups like LGB Alliance have formed, and women in positions of power, like J.K. Rowling, are braving the storm… all to elevate the voices of women. Because that is what it takes for women to be ...
Interesting thread. Apparently it can be incendiary to express a view on #SexNotGender. Who knew? https://t.co/KlIqG0...
We need to be able to gather statistics based on #SexNotGender https://t.co/AkR6X5...
A great thread by @Lachlan_Edi https://t.co/nYD7yO...
“Try imagining a society where each of us is obliged to treat others according to their own self-image.” A thought-provoking piece. #FactNotFiction #SexNotGender https://t.co/21afxl...
Over a year ago, Olly Lambert expressed his astonishment at the difficulty of obtaining any trans-affirming support groups or doctors to take part in his documentary. It was harder than reporting on Gaza. Happily, the debate is finally opening up ...
This a really important point. In our historical gay and lesbian rights movement, we never demanded that society change its laws, its activities and its language to accommodate us. We never cursed people who disagreed with us or tried to get them ...
From the outside, this may look like some obscure internal struggle within the LGBT rights movement. In fact it’s a much wider debate that affects the whole of society. It’s about how “women” - (and therefore “lesbians”) - are defined in law. And who ...
RT @BluskyeAllison: Thank you @ProfAliceS for your courage. @NatCen “No-platforming is a tactic that we used to associate only with hard-left sects...Trans activists have brought [it to the] mainstream...The academics affected come from a range of ...
RT @BluskyeAllison: I too lived the hell of s28 as a teenager; I faced a triple struggle as black, female & lesbian. Movements don’t get to invoke s.28 to avoid scrutiny & accountability. The attacks on lesbians & women by males & ...
Not in our name! https://t.co/EozYx3...
Many of our tweets refer to language, to women’s sex-based rights, and to trans issues. “How is that relevant to LGB rights?” some people ask. One of our missions is to make it clear that there is a diversity of views on these issues among LGBT ...
“Removing the words to describe sexist discrimination does not improve the conditions for women, it merely removes their ability to describe the problem.” #SexNotGender https://t.co/UKhz40...
RT @DebbieHayton: By @jonkay. On historical movements: "[...] Then, following early victories, the esprit de corps ebbs, and positions of power are taken up by overreaching zealots and profiteers who seek to purge other factions and entrench their ...
Here we go again. No, the call for a discussion of trans rights is not a repeat of section 28. Nor does it bear any similarity to racism: another offensive comparison that we often hear. Those who make these ill-judged comparisons are harming their ...
“In their drive to make society more ‘inclusive’, activists are actually forcing people apart and making divisions worse. A tolerance for different views and commonsense thinking is being pushed to the margins.” #FreedomOfExpressio...