A Week in the War on Women: Monday 19th July - Sunday 25th July GOOD NEWS SUPPLEMENT

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Women Won’t Wheesht

The most joyful thing to report from last week is surely the amazing show of feminist strength at #WomenWontWheeshTInThePark in Glasgow on Tuesday.

Standing For Women @StandingforXX

A wonderful coming together of women, not only from all over Scotland but from far and wide, to support the courageous Marion Millar and to stand up for women’s rights.

Helen Steel @helensteel12

Fabulous rally in solidarity with @millar_marion on Glasgow Green. Inspirational speeches in support of women's rights. #WomenWontWheesht #SexNotGender #SexMatters

There was a range of fantastic speakers…

Julie Scott 🍒 🇮🇹impenitente bastarda femmina @judgejules75

Now it’s the brilliant @Darcy29127813 of the Scottish Witches, supporting our very own @millar_marion 💚🤍💜 with a special mention for our lovely Discerning Critic who was the brains behind our hashtag, #WomenWontWheesht. Legend ❤️ #IStandWithMarionMillar #WomenWontWheesht

And some brilliant male allies.

Rob Jessel @robjessel

Glinner spotted, gets a huge cheer

If you weren’t able to be there, you can enjoy it on YouTube!

BornFabnotafab 💜🤍💚 @msmerrythought

So lovely to see so many women having a great day out! #WomenWontWheest Rally Glasgow youtu.be/7bypXCHUegI via @YouTube

youtu.be#WomenWontWheest Rally Glasgow

And if you’re inspired by this wonderful protest on Glasgow Green, you might want to help @ForwomenScot with the crowdfunder for their appeal in November. Every penny counts.

forwomen.scot @ForwomenScot

Having spoken to our lawyers, we are going to appeal the ruling on the Gender Representation on Public Boards Act. Please see the update for more info. #WomenAreWatching #WomenWontWheesht #sexmatters #sexnotgender

crowdjustice.comStop the Scottish Government redefining “woman” to include menFor Women Scotland (FWS) is a group of ordinary women from across Scotland who campaign to protect and strengthen women’s and children’s rights.

Sunlight Continues To Pour In

Helen Joyce’s book, Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality, is at No 7 on The Times Bestseller list.

Helen Joyce @HJoyceGender

Ahem, #7 Times bestseller here. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!!

What a Good Idea!

And speaking of this must-read book, Sex Matters have set up a brilliant scheme whereby we can ensure those in positions of power and influence receive a copy.

Sex Matters @SexMattersOrg

We think every policy maker in the UK should read @HJoyceGender 's book. Lets make this happen!

sex-matters.orgSponsor a gift copy of Helen’s book - let’s get this read! — Sex MattersLet’s get a copy of Helen Joyce’s book into the hands of the UK’s decision makers.

The Floodgates Are Opening

Baroness Jenkin, a trustee of the Fawcett Society and one-time Stonewall prize nominee, explains why she has changed her mind on the gender debate and self-identification.

"I find myself increasingly at odds with the doctrines from organisations such as Stonewall… I have realised that changes were slipping through without proper scrutiny, because people like me had been unquestioning about progress on equalities."

Anne Jenkin @Baronessjenkin

Thank you ⁦@BaronessDeech⁩ for this helpful contribution to the discussion. And thanks to all those who tweeted support in response to the article I had in yesterday’s ⁦@dailytelegraph⁩. Very encouraged.

She was supported by Baroness Deech who commented, “We need… to consider the consequences of transwomen sharing spaces formerly reserved for women. We must also consider competition in women’s classes in sport and single-sex female spaces in hospitals, prisons and refuges”.

And The Nominations Are…

Hannah Barnes @hannahsbee

Absolutely delighted to be nominated along with @deb_cohen for this year’s Medical Journalists’ Association Awards for our coverage of the safeguarding concerns raised at the Tavistock’s Gender Identity Development Service. Honoured to be in the company of so much talent.

MJA @mjauk

Finalists for the 2021 #MJAAwards News Story of the Year, Broadcast: @hannahsbee and @deb_cohen (@BBCNewsnight); @vsmacdonald @MillyTeasdale @jobrabkin @guybasnett @EdHowker (@Channel4); and @CliveMyrieBBC @sampiranty @DeeMcIlveen, et al (@bbchealth) https://t.co/yKmCJY6hQh

Hannah Barnes and Deborah Cohen have been nominated for this year’s Medical Journalists’ Association Awards for their fearless reporting on the unfolding scandal of the Tavistock & Portman’s Gender Identity Development Service.

Women Won’t Wheesht Across The Pond

Our sisters in the USA have been protesting the inclusion of males in women’s sports in New York City this week.

Keep Prisons Single Sex USA @NoXY_USA

We attended the #OlympicsRoadshowProtest in NYC today to try to #SaveWomensSports @NoXYinXXprisons

And Finally…

The State Media @The_StateMedia

Our new video premieres at 6pm today! Are you sitting comfortably? Then we'll begin...

youtu.beJK ROWLING AND THE VERY NICE WOMEN!Season Two - Episode Three - A short story about JK Rowling and a bunch of Very Nice Women.

(NOTE FROM GRAHAM: Thanks to everyone who complained to the Times about my disappearing comments problem. They reinstated it and all is well.)