Monday 6th June - Within These Walls REDUXX: Another female inmate at the Edna Mahan Correctional Centre has talked about the trauma of sharing prison accommodation with trans-identified males. The Edna Mahan Correction Centre for Women (EMCCFW) currently houses 27 trans-identified male prisoners. One of those is
The absolutely infuriating thing is that trans people, if they are being honest KNOW that they have do not have a cervix. They know the reality of the parts they were born with. There are women who might not know what a cervix is ( those with learning difficulties, those who use English as a second language). The NHS is putting the feelings of men above disadvantaged women.
Even the easy read formats of of the latest cervical cancer info will not contain the word woman.
Mark Drakeford makes it clear how uninterested he is in dialogue in his first statement, that "trans women are women". If that's the case, then as far as he's concerned they can be excluded from nothing, whether it's women's sports or women's spaces. It doesn't matter how many assurances are offered that wanting fairness for women does not imply a desire to deny the rights of trans people. Even so, I am thoroughly sick of hearing this one sided reassurance.
Drakeford, like so many of his political colleagues, is either a gutless fuck or a misogynist. Either way, he is not fit to influence decisions or represent anyone.
Thank you. Gosh. So utterly depressing. Re Scotland, I have just returned from Iona, home to the Iona Community, a non-denominational evangelical Christian group. They have a small book section in their shop, it has maybe eight shelves. One whole shelf is taken up with "Gender" with books called things like 'The transgender Christian'. Only one and a half shelves on "Justice and Peace" which is one of their founding concerns. Other shelves dedicated to climate justice and social issues. No shelves at all on disability or sexuality. It seemed ludicrous :(
Omitting the word “woman” from health notices having to do with preventing cervical CANCER is medical malpractice. Pap tests have prevented countless deaths of women.
Women who don’t understand notices will ignore them, which prevents them from getting free tests that can detect easily preventable cancer.
Health information is supposed to be CLEAR, not OPAQUE. If MPs don’t know what a cervix is, how the eff are low-educated women or young women or non English speakers supposed to know?
“They are making communications less clear and when it comes to critical health issues that has great potential to place the health and wellbeing of individuals at risk”.
"They" couldn't give a shit. It's the same cult that allows women to be locked up with dangerous men, so women's medical health and wellbeing are irrelevant to them. They also don't care that they're breaking the law in Michigan - it's illegal in any UN Charter Member country for schools to "keep secrets" from parents - for blindingly-obvious safeguarding reasons.
They actually use the words "inclusive" and "feminist" while in the process of excluding women and they're so fucking addled on their own kool-aid, that they probably believe those words apply to them.
"“Increasingly, it seems that the views of the Scottish people are immaterial. All that matters are the beliefs of a tiny activist elite who are on first name terms with government ministers and backbench MSPs. It is irrelevant if their activism damages society or harms individuals…"
Thanks for all your hard work Graham, your updates are invaluable to the cause. May I point out a wee typo, on the item on the NCWI - "which is funded in so small part" I think you meant to say 'in no small part'. xx
I can't help it. I loathe and despise Mark Drakeford, he should be removed as First Minister. He is a moron and a menace to women, with no understanding of science or what would be beneficial to the health of people in Wales, especially for women. It's become evident that he doesn't even know what a woman is, even though I think he's married to one!
The absolutely infuriating thing is that trans people, if they are being honest KNOW that they have do not have a cervix. They know the reality of the parts they were born with. There are women who might not know what a cervix is ( those with learning difficulties, those who use English as a second language). The NHS is putting the feelings of men above disadvantaged women.
Even the easy read formats of of the latest cervical cancer info will not contain the word woman.
Mark Drakeford makes it clear how uninterested he is in dialogue in his first statement, that "trans women are women". If that's the case, then as far as he's concerned they can be excluded from nothing, whether it's women's sports or women's spaces. It doesn't matter how many assurances are offered that wanting fairness for women does not imply a desire to deny the rights of trans people. Even so, I am thoroughly sick of hearing this one sided reassurance.
Drakeford, like so many of his political colleagues, is either a gutless fuck or a misogynist. Either way, he is not fit to influence decisions or represent anyone.
Thank you. Gosh. So utterly depressing. Re Scotland, I have just returned from Iona, home to the Iona Community, a non-denominational evangelical Christian group. They have a small book section in their shop, it has maybe eight shelves. One whole shelf is taken up with "Gender" with books called things like 'The transgender Christian'. Only one and a half shelves on "Justice and Peace" which is one of their founding concerns. Other shelves dedicated to climate justice and social issues. No shelves at all on disability or sexuality. It seemed ludicrous :(
Omitting the word “woman” from health notices having to do with preventing cervical CANCER is medical malpractice. Pap tests have prevented countless deaths of women.
Women who don’t understand notices will ignore them, which prevents them from getting free tests that can detect easily preventable cancer.
Health information is supposed to be CLEAR, not OPAQUE. If MPs don’t know what a cervix is, how the eff are low-educated women or young women or non English speakers supposed to know?
“They are making communications less clear and when it comes to critical health issues that has great potential to place the health and wellbeing of individuals at risk”.
"They" couldn't give a shit. It's the same cult that allows women to be locked up with dangerous men, so women's medical health and wellbeing are irrelevant to them. They also don't care that they're breaking the law in Michigan - it's illegal in any UN Charter Member country for schools to "keep secrets" from parents - for blindingly-obvious safeguarding reasons.
They actually use the words "inclusive" and "feminist" while in the process of excluding women and they're so fucking addled on their own kool-aid, that they probably believe those words apply to them.
"“Increasingly, it seems that the views of the Scottish people are immaterial. All that matters are the beliefs of a tiny activist elite who are on first name terms with government ministers and backbench MSPs. It is irrelevant if their activism damages society or harms individuals…"
You heard it from me first. #calledit
Thanks for all your hard work Graham, your updates are invaluable to the cause. May I point out a wee typo, on the item on the NCWI - "which is funded in so small part" I think you meant to say 'in no small part'. xx
"women who protest need ‘training’." Training. FOR FUCK'S SAKE. Just put us in crates and buy leashes why don't they?
I can't help it. I loathe and despise Mark Drakeford, he should be removed as First Minister. He is a moron and a menace to women, with no understanding of science or what would be beneficial to the health of people in Wales, especially for women. It's become evident that he doesn't even know what a woman is, even though I think he's married to one!