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Sasha and Stella do phenomenal work. Their interviews are thoughtful and informative. We need them x

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Trans/Male Rights Activists always accuse gender critical people and organisations of what they do themselves, so that when we accuse them of it they can say to "both sides" and those who aren't very engaged believe it, while their true believers can feel justified in their hatred.

So the Jennifer Pritzker accusation is of course because he funds the trans movement, and accusations of paedophilia is because the trans movement is linked to those who want to legitimise just that.

Really, they will be more vociferous the better and more successful you are. By this account you should be overjoyed that you are taking up so much of their time, energy and resources: a true measure of success.

Good luck with the conference at the weekend!

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I am sorry to say that the smear campaign against the professionals and parents involved with Genspect is not being waged by trans activists but by two prominent GC women and their GC fan clubs.

Stella O'Malley was interviewed by Benjamin Boyce recently and she was remarkably composed considering the lies and insults that she has had to put up with from people who are supposedly on the same side.

If any one them could be arsed to actually read what is on the Genspect website, listen to The Wider Lens podcasts or read what parents have written on the PITT substack they would know that they were being fed a pile of tosh:

"How to DESTROY BULLIES with Smarts, Compassion | with Stella O’Malley"

https://youtu.be/XNaA5e14L4I

"Stella O'Malley is a psychotherapist, founding member of Genspect, co-host of Gender A Wider Lens podcast, and all around great woman. We speak about her forthcoming book "Bully-Proof Kids" and how it applies to online adult interactions."

Twitter: https://twitter.com/stellaomalley3

A Wider Lens: https://gender-a-wider-lens.captivate.fm

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It doesn't seem that that's happened; I watched a YouTube video of a response to the rebuttal, and it seemed to indicate they thought Genspect was lying or hiding something.

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Proper scientific evidence is needed, it leads to knowledge and truth - hugely emotive for lay people.

I worry about research with less than perfect intent - guess there’s lots out there.

That proper scientific work surrounding gender identity is treated like it is not based in actual evidence - or we have to pretend that it isn’t because it makes some feel uncomfortable - that is plain wrong.

Why the likes of Nicola Sturgeon are running rough shod over women and causing major confusion and harm.

Feel for you Stella. Like treading on egg shells

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Never could quite figure out what was going on. All I knew is that Stella O’Malley is ADORABLE, so I took everything thrown at her with a cellar of salt.

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Glad to see this statement but a pity you had to do it because some commentators would rather tear lumps off people trying to find a way to help dysphoric children and their families because you will not join in their purity spiral.”Concern trolling” indeed.Hope Saturday 12th,Detrans Awareness Day really makes some impact - these young women tell their stories so bravely and so eloquently.

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Some people have a pathological need to be right every time on every issue. This is an impossibility for most of us on earth.

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This can of worms is open for Genspect … for or against!

All I can say is men can NEVER become women!

Lies, half lies or truths who knows.

Name me any cause or organisation with a 100% agreement?

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I don’t think the problem is a lack of 100% agreement, but the inability of some to respectfully disagree on certain points rather than to insist on their version of purity.

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What I don’t understand is why is this coming from the GC side at all! These accusations seem ridiculous. They can’t be genuine concerns can they?! Why are people attacking Genspect in this way? Don’t we have more important stuff to worry about?

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As others have said, there are some in the GC world who are more concerned with purity than with just being mostly on the same side. I don't get it, personally, but it's there. It seems to come from some measure of paranoia, possibly as a bulwark against the tactics TRAs have been using. I dunno, it's weird to me.

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I have the utmost respect for Stella and Sasha, and contempt for the uniformed, narcissistic fools who have tried to smear their work.

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Genspect do fantastic work; staying civil and recounting the facts in the face of all the lies and aggression. You have to hope that civility and truth will ultimately prevail but it must be tough keeping sight of that.

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The Genspect Team are doing fantastic much needed work and it's infuriating they are having to spend time on those pedalling scandal to create "content" They are best blocked.

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"Paedophile apologists"

Projection at 12 o'clock!

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Sounds like a classic example of well coordinated DARVO campaign

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I am listening to an interview with Diana Johnstone about transhumanism/transgenderism and the two women are talking about how we have returned to a MEDIEVAL notion of childhood, that is, that children are fully formed miniature adults when they are born rather than all the research into development that has taken place within the past century-plus. Here's the link if anyone is interested:

https://www.payattentioninterviews.com/pay-attention-news/diana-johnstone-trans-humanism-in-our-lives-and-our-childrens-lives

She makes it clear at the beginning that this is a project of the world's powerful, as in the World Economic Forum calling trans the "fourth industrial revolution."

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So glad they've cleared this up. I've found it very alarming and dispiriting to see accusations like this being levelled against them , especially from our own side. British feminists.are also under attack from the same.source and that's not good Very disheartening ,and it will only help the other side !👎😭💔

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It really is exhausting fighting it all.

Hi everybody I was Lavinia Mulholland on Twitter but I got some unpleasant predictable hassle on there from cretins so I shut my Twitter down for a break.I have a new one with about three followers so far in my Galway family name of CL Macken if you'd follow me I like to use Twitter to keep up with developments. I used followed some of you on my old page. It would be nice to see you all again.

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