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21 posts todayAn article was published by @TheBristolCable on puberty blockers stating GnRHa is safe & reversible. There is no evidence to support this claim. Here's a rebuttal by the Bristol Education Research Group -https://t.co/LJYzY...
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21 posts todayThe Deaf Women Suffragists Left Out of History Books
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21 posts today'I have unearthed historical information about deaf women suffragists and assembled it into an online collection chronicling what is known—so far—about these women and their lives.' BY JOAN MARIE NATURALE https://t.co/QNMebw...
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21 posts todayBrexit has left domestic abuse victims in limbo
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21 posts today'As a result, abuse victims who relocate to the EU or even go there on holiday will not be safeguarded by any court order issued in the UK.' Katie Welton-Dillon https://t.co/2R2NIb...
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21 posts todayGWR extends domestic abuse free rail travel
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21 posts today"The Rail to Refuge scheme will continue to be lifesaving for hundreds of women and children, and it is incredibly welcome news that it has been extended." Farah Nazeer https://t.co/hxFLX6...
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21 posts todayThe case for a domestic abuse register | The Spectator
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21 posts today'Some civil liberty groups have made noises about how such a register could be an invasion of privacy. But men who serially abuse women should forfeit their right to privacy. Women’s lives depend on it.' By Julie BIndel https://t.co/BbcSCt...
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21 posts todayChallenging “Sex Work” Assumptions: Beyond the Fetishization of Asian Women’s Bodies
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21 posts today"So we’re not going to put #colonial labels like ‘sex worker’ on the slain or use them as mascots to validate imperialist industries that dehumanize us as war booty.” by Riss Myung https://t.co/PgyLKq...
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21 posts todayThe Grunwick protests: remembering the 1970s strike for migrant workers' rights
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21 posts today'The striking women were left feeling disillusioned with the trade union movement. As Jayaben Desai put it, official support from the TUC was “like honey on the elbow – you can smell it, you can feel it but you cannot taste it”. Sundari Anitha ...
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21 posts todayBullying and Harassment Enabled by Bristol University
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21 posts todayA #Sister needs our support. 'This is not a healthy or humane learning environment for any student. The University’s actions are not only in contravention of their own institutional policies, but are also unlawful.' @8RosarioSanchez ...
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21 posts todayRT @lascapigliata8: My interview for @FiLiA_charity ! I wanted to thank the amazing team of women for challenging me with such interesting questions, and helping me put into words the absolute rollercoaster we've all been on for the past several ...
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21 posts today'As Asian women, we want our rights. We want bodily integrity, our autonomy, and our right to say no to unwanted sex. We want economic security, without the exploitation of our labour and sex.' Sarah M. Mah https://t.co/YfZP7d...
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21 posts today‘Exit strategy’ for managed zone and ‘review’ of licences for strip clubs needed, says councillor
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21 posts today'He added that the managed zone in Holbeck, which permits sex work [sic] to take place in certain areas, needed to ultimately be scrapped – and that the council was avoiding speaking about both issues.' #Leeds #EndDemand https://t.co/XMUnrS...
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21 posts todayGlasgow decides on future of strip clubs as council vote on licensing regime
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21 posts todayA position that FiLiA would endorse: 'Charities at a consultation in January last year argued that clubs "exploit women by allowing them to work for the 'sexual gratification' of men, and as such should not be permitted in any way in today’s ...