Monday 28th March - Twitter Hates Women Milli Hill is a pregnancy and birth specialist, journalist, author, psychotherapist, founder of The Positive Birth Movement and a tireless campaigner for women’s reproductive rights. Last week she tweeted about a
I think it is now fair to say that sport will be the key to peaking a hell of a lot of people in general.
But sadly, how many women will miss out on a spot on a team, or a podium, and how many will be told to 'shut up and accept it'. And how many will feel unwelcome or even unsafe in their own sports clubs and teams and changing rooms. And how many will feel that they must take a stand and not compete or even leave the sport - before things change for their benefit and not the males'?
Absolutely right, Mole. Sport really is bringing home the lunacy of gender ideology. Perhaps its' so visual - hulking great blokes towering over much smaller and slighter women - the reality is inescapable. it's a pity the incredible threat to women's safety and hard-won rights wasn't enough to make people think twice. But it was ever thus.
I hope I do not sound crude or base here, but I am sure you will see what I am driving at when I say that in athletics - swimming, rugby, sprinting for example, the bodies are laid bare - to varying degrees. We see the differences in heights and builds for sure, but also the muscle size and sheer 'visible power' of the male athlete in comparison. (With respect, of course - you know what I mean) And it is clear visual information like this that most will take in and start shouting at their TVs... 'IT'S NOT RIGHT'!
Which is of course, a simplistic and perhaps shallow 'methodology', but one which will be effective in the populace, I think.
Apr 4, 2022·edited Apr 4, 2022Liked by JL, mole at the counter
Yes, there was a tweet not so long ago from some trans idiot saying women should organise their own sport categories if they don't want trans. I think this one's back to front. I am however hopeful that the Bridges too far into women cycling might actually be a start.
I cannot believe Jamie 'now im trans stop looking into my dodgy past' Wallis is allowed to remain an MP!! where are the checks and balances?? JFC whoever is in charge should be giving him his marching orders right now!
If he was anything but a Tory his party would've made him their spokesman for women and girls by now, or put him on charge of their committee on prostitution reform, he's got loads of relevant experience after all...
It used to seem that Republican men in the U.S. were especially venal, lots of child molestation, etc, but the Democrats appear to have been busy catching up. Our one-party system is so delightful!
To be fair, Labour MP Fiona Oluyinka Onasanya for Peterborough ended up with a criminal conviction for perverting the course of justice. She spent 3 months in prison.
Labour expelled her from the party, but the rules are that she could STILL remain as MP, though now would be viewed as an independent.
Only the constituents can remove a sitting MP.
As it happened, Peterborough did do just that. A Recall was permitted which only required 10% of the electorate of Peterborough to sign it (over 26% signed it). This then rendered the the Peterborough seat vacant and that triggered a by-election. However, Fiona was still able to stand in the by-election if she wished. Initially it looked like she would but then last minute decided not to stand. Previous labour candidate Lisa Forbes stood and won the by-election.
It would be nice for the Conservatives to expel Wallis from he party but he would still be MP unless Bridgend did a recall. That takes time and effort to organise.
What would be better is that if any sitting MP has a criminal conviction or is involved in behaviour, or anything that brings Parliament into disrepute, it is an automatic expulsion from party AND the seat is rendered vacant triggering a by-election, which that MP is NOT permitted to stand.
We all know that MPs won't put that kind of legislation/rules in place though.
Hi Felicity. Many thanks for this considered comment. You are right to mention that instance actually, I do remember it. I also agree, of course, with what you say.
My comment was simply a generalised, uninformed rant - I fully admit!
In terms of politics, I am afraid I tend towards a marxian view.
(That isn't true Marxism by the way)
To quote the great Groucho, 'Whatever it is - I'm against it!'
It seems, according to Cashman, his 'bravery', 'courage' and 'honesty' is going to make things better for everyone when his 'searing leadership' qualities are seen and enjoyed by everyone, will obscure his manifest dishonesty and deeply dodgy past. It never existed, it didn't happen.
Have Cashman and co. lost their minds? Are they really so deluded? Or do they simply detest women so much that anything, from any source which undermines and damages them and diminishes their rights and freedoms, is a good thing? These vile men and any women who conspire with them and parrot their bullshit are utterly contemptible.
Christ - when Cashman backs such a vile individual you know that hes a wrong-un. Cashman /Blunt are top narcs and they can recognise another narc when they see and hear one. Its like they are mirrors and they reflect back themselves.
Graham! I just wanted to say thank you. I'm a young athlete in a sport where sex makes the largest possible difference. I have always been aware that a novice male can do in one month, what took me years of training for hours a day. I am competitive in my sport, but as there is little funding or wider public interest, I am myself spending tens of thousands a year from my 9-5 to train, travel to competitions, cover the cost of federation fees and anti-doping tests etc. (Yes, we have to cover those costs themselves). Via my use of social media, where I have shared my love of my sport, I have attracted other women in and helped them get involved; whether by lending them competition kit, running free group training sessions, inviting them to come train with me, volunteering at competitions in various capacities...
The point I am making is this: Women's sport is very important for me. It is the way in which I built trust in my body and reclaimed my sense of self after sexual abuse, and also the way in which I have connected with many other women.
This past year, I have been deeply depressed and frustrated over the possibility that a trans athlete could have taken one of the spots available for international competition. To see an athlete who has not put in any of the time or work that others have immediately fly up the rankings; it has been quite shocking. Although I still would probably have beaten them in competition, I could not in good conscience stand on a podium where I was 1st and they 2nd, taking the last international qualification spot, and give credibility to the idea that that was a fair match for whichever woman placed 3rd.
I have struggled with this, with friends arguing that my desire for fair sport is not as important as inclusivity, and that I am 'obsessed' with this. (You will note that one commonality with ALL elite athletes is that they are obsessed with their sport) I realised that nobody else should be expected to care as much about my sport as I do, but I was disheartened by the voices of men and women implying that women's sports is not serious or valuable at all and we should stop taking it so seriously.
It has really been a godsend finding voices like your own, which don't apologise or make me feel I am some sort of villain for continuing to send out research papers and demand decisions from sports federations. And it has been a tough 6 months, but it looks like thanks to my persistence, the rulings will be on the side of biological women for 2022 at least.
So. Thank you. Your words make a difference. I hope I will not have to tell my own daughters in 10 years that they have to 'make space' in sports and that they do not have a right to their own changing rooms.
I am thankful that my boyfriend is as angry as I am that my accomplishments in sport are being threatened and eroded. I am thankful that I have been able to keep most of my close friends whilst staying true to my values. I am thankful that I am living in a country and line of work where speaking out is unlikely to lose me my job and the nice salary that supports my sporting activities. I know you have not been so fortunate. So thank you.
I admire your determination, dedication and passion. Everything you say is right, the overwhelming majority of people agree with you. Eventually things will have to change, the people currently allowing male athletes to win by cheating, will be forced to yield. Best wishes to you for the future x
Wonderful story and you have the support of all of us. We wish you all the very best and we will all keep fighting this until the world wakes up and sees how unfair and crazy all this is ♥️
To give Jamie Wallis his due (or as he wants to be known from now on - Jamie Wallis), at least those mothers who brag about having "no boring cis kids" will have to find a new angle. When a suited-and-booted member of Parliament is "trans" (or wants to be, or whatever), your kids are no longer as "interesting" as you need them to be.
Of course they could always stop treating their kids as social media props and find themselves a hobby. Just a thought.
It seems that Jamie Wallis has discovered the magic trans "get out of jail (literally) free card! Become trans! Have all your sins wiped clean! Be stunning and brave! Become the darling of misogynistic assholes! And he doesn;t even have to wear a bad wig, lipstick or leopard print dress. Apparently you can be trans by just saying you are. Does anyone else smell anything pungent here?
Jamie Wallis was 'diagnosed'? Yet here in Scotland we're told disphoria is not a medical condition, nor is it mental condition. So how on earth can it be diagnosed & by whom? I realise my quest for reason, logic, consistency is in vain, but these instances still jar. As for Women's Equality party, I wrote about a year ago seeking clarity on their position. After long, long delay they stated their position was under review. Since then: silence. But their fawning tweet speaks volumes...
Hello to all the gender identity extremists reading The Glinner Update incognito. Top tip for you: instead of complaining about not being able to afford a student loan, buy a home, etc, simply self-identify as a debt-free graduate home owner. BINGO!
So glad that people complaining about the BBC's woke, woman-erasing language in an article on endometriosos, no less, caused the BEEB to redact said piece so that it reflected reality and respected adult human females. Furious, however, that Twitter banned Milli Hill for, very reasonably, discussing the fact that swimmer Lia Thomas is male. As a woman who was banned from Twitter for saying that Rachel Levine is a man, Hill's ban, even less deserved than my own, makes my blood boil. Is anyone anywhere keeping a list on people banned from Twitter for stating common sense GC facts? There should be such a list...would like to support such a list, if it exists.
And I hope it might show a man taking a role meant and advertised for a woman to be the head of a rape crisis centre in a clearer light.
What legitimate aim were they hoping to achieve? Shutting all women up? Stopping us from accessing services and support when traumatised? Prioritising men over women? Telling us we are all bigots who need to be re-educated was a nice touch. It looks like the EHRC are on a collision course with the SNP and Greens.
The EHRC have prevailed against stonewall. The UN quite rightly rejected the trans bully boys' demands. It makes them stronger now I believe. Also, this: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60983982 Maya Fostater approves, stonewall hate - it's got to be right.
Thanks once again ,JL, for this brilliant update ,containing more horror stories. The BBC must think people " assigned female at birth " must also be " assigned " a uterus to go with their arbitrarily " assigned " sex !! Idiots !! Also ,that German politician.claimimg that the penis is not a male sex organ ,what does he think it is then , considering he must have used it to father two children!! How in God's name do these people get away with the outrageous lies they spout and how does twitter let trolls away with the horrible , obscene.,threats against women ,and at the same time cancel women for speaking the truth in a reasonable manner ?? Pure misogyny at the core of all this ,while the Scottish government turns a blind eye !!
It's to do with language. They don't want "male" and "female" to relate to biology/sex any more, but to gender. There was even a transwoman claiming he was actually a "cis" woman, on the grounds that he was a real woman!!! It's absurd. Soon they'll be saying there is no such thing as transitioning, because they reject the idea they were ever the opposite sex/gender to the one they claim.
Is there a Glimmer of Hope? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60979656? A Man who advocates no restriction on Free Speech? Of course Twitter turned down my appeal for a 7 day ban , I invited them to a meeting - Twitter are promulgating and promoting a Deviant ideology and forcing users to accept their terms. There are teams of TA's dedicated to taking down accounts.
I think it is now fair to say that sport will be the key to peaking a hell of a lot of people in general.
But sadly, how many women will miss out on a spot on a team, or a podium, and how many will be told to 'shut up and accept it'. And how many will feel unwelcome or even unsafe in their own sports clubs and teams and changing rooms. And how many will feel that they must take a stand and not compete or even leave the sport - before things change for their benefit and not the males'?
Absolutely right, Mole. Sport really is bringing home the lunacy of gender ideology. Perhaps its' so visual - hulking great blokes towering over much smaller and slighter women - the reality is inescapable. it's a pity the incredible threat to women's safety and hard-won rights wasn't enough to make people think twice. But it was ever thus.
I hope I do not sound crude or base here, but I am sure you will see what I am driving at when I say that in athletics - swimming, rugby, sprinting for example, the bodies are laid bare - to varying degrees. We see the differences in heights and builds for sure, but also the muscle size and sheer 'visible power' of the male athlete in comparison. (With respect, of course - you know what I mean) And it is clear visual information like this that most will take in and start shouting at their TVs... 'IT'S NOT RIGHT'!
Which is of course, a simplistic and perhaps shallow 'methodology', but one which will be effective in the populace, I think.
Oh I'm sure you're right. A picture paints a thousand words...
Yes, there was a tweet not so long ago from some trans idiot saying women should organise their own sport categories if they don't want trans. I think this one's back to front. I am however hopeful that the Bridges too far into women cycling might actually be a start.
Oh, and Ron de Santis (the Guardian don't like it at all) https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/mar/23/ron-desantis-lia-thomas-trans-swimmer-ncaa-title-florida
I cannot believe Jamie 'now im trans stop looking into my dodgy past' Wallis is allowed to remain an MP!! where are the checks and balances?? JFC whoever is in charge should be giving him his marching orders right now!
Quite so! One wonders if this were not a Tory - who seem at times to be almost like a protected species - how things would have unfolded?
If he was anything but a Tory his party would've made him their spokesman for women and girls by now, or put him on charge of their committee on prostitution reform, he's got loads of relevant experience after all...
it does seem that the Tory's attract the most venal men - something in the entitlement / privilege?
Yes, that too... I meant that some of them seem untouchable - no matter what they do!
It used to seem that Republican men in the U.S. were especially venal, lots of child molestation, etc, but the Democrats appear to have been busy catching up. Our one-party system is so delightful!
To be fair, Labour MP Fiona Oluyinka Onasanya for Peterborough ended up with a criminal conviction for perverting the course of justice. She spent 3 months in prison.
Labour expelled her from the party, but the rules are that she could STILL remain as MP, though now would be viewed as an independent.
Only the constituents can remove a sitting MP.
As it happened, Peterborough did do just that. A Recall was permitted which only required 10% of the electorate of Peterborough to sign it (over 26% signed it). This then rendered the the Peterborough seat vacant and that triggered a by-election. However, Fiona was still able to stand in the by-election if she wished. Initially it looked like she would but then last minute decided not to stand. Previous labour candidate Lisa Forbes stood and won the by-election.
It would be nice for the Conservatives to expel Wallis from he party but he would still be MP unless Bridgend did a recall. That takes time and effort to organise.
What would be better is that if any sitting MP has a criminal conviction or is involved in behaviour, or anything that brings Parliament into disrepute, it is an automatic expulsion from party AND the seat is rendered vacant triggering a by-election, which that MP is NOT permitted to stand.
We all know that MPs won't put that kind of legislation/rules in place though.
Hi Felicity. Many thanks for this considered comment. You are right to mention that instance actually, I do remember it. I also agree, of course, with what you say.
My comment was simply a generalised, uninformed rant - I fully admit!
In terms of politics, I am afraid I tend towards a marxian view.
(That isn't true Marxism by the way)
To quote the great Groucho, 'Whatever it is - I'm against it!'
It seems, according to Cashman, his 'bravery', 'courage' and 'honesty' is going to make things better for everyone when his 'searing leadership' qualities are seen and enjoyed by everyone, will obscure his manifest dishonesty and deeply dodgy past. It never existed, it didn't happen.
Have Cashman and co. lost their minds? Are they really so deluded? Or do they simply detest women so much that anything, from any source which undermines and damages them and diminishes their rights and freedoms, is a good thing? These vile men and any women who conspire with them and parrot their bullshit are utterly contemptible.
Christ - when Cashman backs such a vile individual you know that hes a wrong-un. Cashman /Blunt are top narcs and they can recognise another narc when they see and hear one. Its like they are mirrors and they reflect back themselves.
And hopefully his wife already has.
No Fault Divorce is about to come in as the new form of divorce and all online. 6th April.......
I can't help but feel that his days are numbered still. He is married and has children. Some tories care about families still.
they should be - he is a charlatan and disgusting man
Graham! I just wanted to say thank you. I'm a young athlete in a sport where sex makes the largest possible difference. I have always been aware that a novice male can do in one month, what took me years of training for hours a day. I am competitive in my sport, but as there is little funding or wider public interest, I am myself spending tens of thousands a year from my 9-5 to train, travel to competitions, cover the cost of federation fees and anti-doping tests etc. (Yes, we have to cover those costs themselves). Via my use of social media, where I have shared my love of my sport, I have attracted other women in and helped them get involved; whether by lending them competition kit, running free group training sessions, inviting them to come train with me, volunteering at competitions in various capacities...
The point I am making is this: Women's sport is very important for me. It is the way in which I built trust in my body and reclaimed my sense of self after sexual abuse, and also the way in which I have connected with many other women.
This past year, I have been deeply depressed and frustrated over the possibility that a trans athlete could have taken one of the spots available for international competition. To see an athlete who has not put in any of the time or work that others have immediately fly up the rankings; it has been quite shocking. Although I still would probably have beaten them in competition, I could not in good conscience stand on a podium where I was 1st and they 2nd, taking the last international qualification spot, and give credibility to the idea that that was a fair match for whichever woman placed 3rd.
I have struggled with this, with friends arguing that my desire for fair sport is not as important as inclusivity, and that I am 'obsessed' with this. (You will note that one commonality with ALL elite athletes is that they are obsessed with their sport) I realised that nobody else should be expected to care as much about my sport as I do, but I was disheartened by the voices of men and women implying that women's sports is not serious or valuable at all and we should stop taking it so seriously.
It has really been a godsend finding voices like your own, which don't apologise or make me feel I am some sort of villain for continuing to send out research papers and demand decisions from sports federations. And it has been a tough 6 months, but it looks like thanks to my persistence, the rulings will be on the side of biological women for 2022 at least.
So. Thank you. Your words make a difference. I hope I will not have to tell my own daughters in 10 years that they have to 'make space' in sports and that they do not have a right to their own changing rooms.
I am thankful that my boyfriend is as angry as I am that my accomplishments in sport are being threatened and eroded. I am thankful that I have been able to keep most of my close friends whilst staying true to my values. I am thankful that I am living in a country and line of work where speaking out is unlikely to lose me my job and the nice salary that supports my sporting activities. I know you have not been so fortunate. So thank you.
I admire your determination, dedication and passion. Everything you say is right, the overwhelming majority of people agree with you. Eventually things will have to change, the people currently allowing male athletes to win by cheating, will be forced to yield. Best wishes to you for the future x
Keep it up. More and more people are coming to the realisation there is is something really rotten going on. Good luck!
Wonderful story and you have the support of all of us. We wish you all the very best and we will all keep fighting this until the world wakes up and sees how unfair and crazy all this is ♥️
To give Jamie Wallis his due (or as he wants to be known from now on - Jamie Wallis), at least those mothers who brag about having "no boring cis kids" will have to find a new angle. When a suited-and-booted member of Parliament is "trans" (or wants to be, or whatever), your kids are no longer as "interesting" as you need them to be.
Of course they could always stop treating their kids as social media props and find themselves a hobby. Just a thought.
It seems that Jamie Wallis has discovered the magic trans "get out of jail (literally) free card! Become trans! Have all your sins wiped clean! Be stunning and brave! Become the darling of misogynistic assholes! And he doesn;t even have to wear a bad wig, lipstick or leopard print dress. Apparently you can be trans by just saying you are. Does anyone else smell anything pungent here?
Same as that Paisley guy
Jamie Wallis was 'diagnosed'? Yet here in Scotland we're told disphoria is not a medical condition, nor is it mental condition. So how on earth can it be diagnosed & by whom? I realise my quest for reason, logic, consistency is in vain, but these instances still jar. As for Women's Equality party, I wrote about a year ago seeking clarity on their position. After long, long delay they stated their position was under review. Since then: silence. But their fawning tweet speaks volumes...
Yes, another paradox from gender woowoo land
Hello to all the gender identity extremists reading The Glinner Update incognito. Top tip for you: instead of complaining about not being able to afford a student loan, buy a home, etc, simply self-identify as a debt-free graduate home owner. BINGO!
Almost a Viz top tip. Thanks!
The secret of my success is knowing how to hide the sources.
How much would it cost to send a copy of the Wallis dossier to every one of his constituents?
Amnesty Int'l Ireland are looking for a new CEO for anyone interested in discriminating against women.
So glad that people complaining about the BBC's woke, woman-erasing language in an article on endometriosos, no less, caused the BEEB to redact said piece so that it reflected reality and respected adult human females. Furious, however, that Twitter banned Milli Hill for, very reasonably, discussing the fact that swimmer Lia Thomas is male. As a woman who was banned from Twitter for saying that Rachel Levine is a man, Hill's ban, even less deserved than my own, makes my blood boil. Is anyone anywhere keeping a list on people banned from Twitter for stating common sense GC facts? There should be such a list...would like to support such a list, if it exists.
They do it on FB too. Bastards!
You might need an extra Good News Supplement:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/04/04/trans-women-can-excluded-changing-rooms-toilets/
Hallelujah! The return of sanity? (and basic decency?) I don't want to get carried away but that is a great story. Cheers!
Coming from the EHRC, this is setting a very big, and very positive, precedent.
And I hope it might show a man taking a role meant and advertised for a woman to be the head of a rape crisis centre in a clearer light.
What legitimate aim were they hoping to achieve? Shutting all women up? Stopping us from accessing services and support when traumatised? Prioritising men over women? Telling us we are all bigots who need to be re-educated was a nice touch. It looks like the EHRC are on a collision course with the SNP and Greens.
The EHRC have prevailed against stonewall. The UN quite rightly rejected the trans bully boys' demands. It makes them stronger now I believe. Also, this: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60983982 Maya Fostater approves, stonewall hate - it's got to be right.
Did you read to the end though..EHRC may have it's power downgraded, esp after the review😳. Not good
We'll have to wait and see on that one. I've feeling trans activists have been crying 'wolf' too many times here.
We live in hope !!
Also in the Times. Things are looking up.
Thanks once again ,JL, for this brilliant update ,containing more horror stories. The BBC must think people " assigned female at birth " must also be " assigned " a uterus to go with their arbitrarily " assigned " sex !! Idiots !! Also ,that German politician.claimimg that the penis is not a male sex organ ,what does he think it is then , considering he must have used it to father two children!! How in God's name do these people get away with the outrageous lies they spout and how does twitter let trolls away with the horrible , obscene.,threats against women ,and at the same time cancel women for speaking the truth in a reasonable manner ?? Pure misogyny at the core of all this ,while the Scottish government turns a blind eye !!
Thank you so much, Susan. Yes, a grim edition today. But there's a bumper Good News Supplement on the way! x
It's to do with language. They don't want "male" and "female" to relate to biology/sex any more, but to gender. There was even a transwoman claiming he was actually a "cis" woman, on the grounds that he was a real woman!!! It's absurd. Soon they'll be saying there is no such thing as transitioning, because they reject the idea they were ever the opposite sex/gender to the one they claim.
What kind of a health authority pays its GPs to waive their professionalism?
Yeah we're through the looking glass now
We may be heading back. There have been some great changes these past 6 months.
Helen Joyce being as fantastic as ever on the news, being interviewed about men playing in female sports' teams
https://t.co/QNoMZF4fxF
Thanks!
Is there a Glimmer of Hope? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60979656? A Man who advocates no restriction on Free Speech? Of course Twitter turned down my appeal for a 7 day ban , I invited them to a meeting - Twitter are promulgating and promoting a Deviant ideology and forcing users to accept their terms. There are teams of TA's dedicated to taking down accounts.
I had a 3 day ban on facebook only for the review to confirm I did not breach their guidelines. What a shower of pricks.