A Week in the War on Women: Monday 6th September - Sunday 12th September GOOD NEWS SUPPLEMENT

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Lady Godiva in #COVENTRY says #NoToSelfID #WomenWontWheesht #NoThankYou #SexMatters #IStandWithMarionMillar

Trans Atlantic

Helen Joyce’s book, Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality, is now available in the US and has been reviewed in the New York Times.

Helen Joyce @HJoyceGender

Happy U.S. publication day to me! And even though no American publisher was brave enough to pick the book up (the U.K. edition is being distributed in the U.S.), I got reviewed in the NYT. So frankly, American publishers’ loss

nytimes.comTrans Rights and Gender IdentityIn “Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality,” Helen Joyce argues that sex is not just a social construct.

“Trans is a compelling, overdue argument for viewing self-ID more critically. Even those outraged by Joyce’s positions would benefit from understanding them… Open conversation about such fraught issues is the only realistic path forward, and Joyce’s book offers a good, impassioned start.”

Did My Ears Deceive Me?

There was a real-life actual feminist on Woman’s Hour this week; Julie Bindel was on the programme discussing her new book, Feminism for Women.

Julie Bindel @bindelj

If you missed my interview on @BBCWomansHour this morning here it is - 32 minutes in:

bbc.co.ukWoman’s Hour - Jennifer Hudson on Aretha Franklin; Julie Bindel; Social Care; and Soviet Women in WWII. - BBC SoundsJulie Bindel, Social Care, Jennifer Hudson on Aretha Franklin and Soviet Women in WWII.

Need Some Aloe Vera For That Burn, Judith?

There have been a number of blistering responses to Judith Butler’s (hastily edited) outpouring of bum-wash in The Guardian this week.

Pakistani writer and activist, Bina Shah, wrote this brilliant piece on Judith Butler and Afghan women.

Bina Shah @BinaShah

Judith Butler and Afghan women

thefeministani.wordpress.comJudith Butler and Afghan womenYesterday on Twitter, I wrote an angry tweet. It went like this: “I just really need to know how Judith Butler’s definition of women applies to Afghan women who are being beaten on the …

“I’m afraid the trans rights activists are acting like Western colonisers and imperialists all over again, imposing their ideas of gender and sexuality on us the same way their Empire was imposed on us for a good part of the 20th century. I don’t really want gender colonialism in the 21st century. Do you?”

Suzanne Moore wrote about Bodies in Trouble.

suzanne moore @suzanne_moore

Bodies in Trouble. Judith Butler's many denials. Please subscribe if you can

suzannemoore.substack.comBodies in Trouble. Judith Butler’s many denialsA while before the latest hoo-ha about Judith Butler, I had just been reading her again. Though she claims her critics have not read her, this simply isn’t the case. I read Gender Trouble when it first came out and it was important at the time . That time was long,long ago. She was just one of the m…

“Babies  come from bodies. Not any bodies but bodies that have a uterus. They grew inside a woman’s body until they  get pushed out or dragged out into the world. The facts of life that we are now to be liberated from in the form of denial… The language of patriarchal supremacy and that of some of the trans ideologues is remarkably close, as is their biological ignorance.”

Julie Bindel wrote in Unherd about Butler aligning gender critical feminism with fascism.

Julie Bindel @bindelj

unherd.comNo Judith Butler, gender-critical feminists aren’t ‘fascists’In 1999, The Guardian ran a piece on an annual prize for bad writing, which celebrates “the most stylistically lamentable passages found in scholarly books and articles”. The only condition for entry was that no parody was allowed. The winner was Judith Butler, for this: This week, The Guardian ran …

“The protest by women at a registered sex offender allegedly flashing several women and a girl was painted not only by Butler but also by the Guardian in previous articles as a Right-wing transphobic attack. The fact that it was subsequently removed suggests the paper has tied itself up in knots and can’t find a way out.”

Another Domino Falls

On Thursday The Daily Mail ran a story about the Police & Crime Commissioner for Swindon & Wiltshire, Philip Wilkinson, and his scathing comments about Stonewall.

Daily Mail U.K. @DailyMailUK

Police commissioner says 'biological men' should not be allowed into women's prisons and female toilets

trib.alPCC says trans women should be banned from female spaces for securityPhilip Wilkinson claimed transgender women are ‘biological men’ who should be banned from women’s prisons or toilets over security fears weeks after he was made PCC for Swindon and Wiltshire.

He called Stonewall, "A well-funded lobby group for a dangerous ideology that threatens the safety of our women and girls".

Wiltshire Police is not renewing its membership to Stonewall’s diversity programme.

Sex Matters @SexMattersOrg

Wiltshire Police not renewing Stonewall membership "I do not believe the majority of women in UK wish to allow biological men into private enclosed spaces such as women's prisons, female toilets. That is a matter of public security not inclusiveness."

bbc.co.ukWiltshire PCC criticises Stonewall trans policy on women-only areasWiltshire chief Philip Wilkinson says it “is a matter of public security and not inclusiveness”.

Furthermore, a number of other PCCs, Tim Passmore, the PCC for Suffolk, David Sidwick, the PCC for Dorset, Mark Shelford, the PCC for Avon and Somerset, and David Lloyd, the PCC for Hertfordshire, have all expressed concern over Stonewall’s influence and said they will review membership of its scheme.

New Kid On The Block

An essential new follow for Scottish witches.

Scottish_Feminists @Scot_Feminists

Hi world! We're just setting up a new account as a contact point for Scottish women. We can put you in touch with other women who wish to campaign for women’s rights and against the GRA reforms.

Scottish People Not Convinced By SNP’s GRA Reform

The Sunday Times reported that the SNP is out of step with the electorate over proposed GRA reform.

According to a recent poll, only about one in eight Scottish people believe self ID legislation should be a government priority.

Sole Sisters 💚🤍💜 @VoteWithOurFeet

New blog on why we chose to hit the streets to talk directly to the public about the proposals for GRA reform in Scotland - and why we were right to get the discussion off social media and into real life

womenvotingwithourfeet.wordpress.comPositive reaction to street talk on gender reformWe believe the key to building public support for opposition to GRA reform in its current form is by taking the arguments off social media and out into real life. Our stall in Ayr proved us right.

This would certainly seem to be borne out by the experience of the Sole Sisters who engaged in some very successful street activism at the weekend.

And Finally…

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