But When Is International WOMEN'S Day?

It’s International Women’s Day. 8th March 2021. The day that’s all about women.

Supposedly.

The trans community have International Transgender Day of Visibility (31st March), Trans Awareness Week (13th-19th November), Transgender Day of Remembrance (20th November), they’re included in LGBT History Month (February) and LGBT Pride Month (June) and, of course, they get Non-binary Awareness Week (11th - 19th July) and International Non-Binary People's Day (14th July).

So you’d think that women might be permitted just one day that is all about them, 24 hours in which to celebrate and empower those born adult human females?

WRONG.

Women aren’t allowed one tiny thing to themselves. Males have to be included in absolutely bloody everything. Even the one damn day of the year that is supposed to be specifically for women.

Just a few highlights from the myriad of examples…

1) UN Women, the one group who ought to be celebrating actual human females features a trans activist alongside the #IWD2021 hashtag.

UN Women Europe & CIS @unwomeneca

Meet the #GenerationEquality activists who are fighting for an equal future! Anastasiia Yeva Domani is a trans woman and a transgender rights activist in Ukraine. This is how she stands up for the right to live in peace and security: unwo.men/7kEO50DLuYi #IWD2021

2) The Women’s Podcast is hosting trans-identified male, Aoife Martin, the company secretary of trans lobby group, TENI.

TheWomensPodcast @ITWomensPodcast

And now @aoifemrtn is telling us about the simple pleasure of sea swimming and her story of #ITOvercoming her nervousness at swimming in public as a trans person to enjoy that simple pleasure once again ❤️ #IWD2021 facebook.com/watch/live/?v=…

(But then Aoife loves getting in on the IWD action)

3) Boots the Chemist are celebrating ‘fierce females’ in their Health & Beauty magazine.

Boots @BootsUK

We celebrate all the fierce females in our latest issue of Health & Beauty magazine! 💁💪👏 Pick up a copy in store or read online ow.ly/fads50DRdmX

Except one of the five ‘empowering women’ featured is a trans-identified male.

4) Brighton’s TV Channel is hosting a festival that’s all about… everybody.

Latest TV @LatestTVBtn

FemFest, Brighton's female, trans and non-binary led arts festival celebrating International Women's Day, is back this year from the 8th-14th of March 2021 youtu.be/LywInuHTkJ0

5) Des Moines Public Library aren’t even bothering with female authors; they’re just showcasing books written by trans identified males.

Des Moines Public Library @dmpl

For Women's History Month our Book Chat team created a list of books by Trans Women that you can check out from DMPL. Find the full list on our Recommended Reads page: dmpl.org/recommended-re… #TransWomenAreWomen

6) National Museums Liverpool are hosting a male trans activist.

National Museums Liverpool @NML_Muse

Women in activism - join us 🙌🏾! On International Women’s Day join our brilliant online in-conversation event with Charlie Craggs, award-winning trans activist and Chantelle Lunt, founder of Merseyside BLM Alliance ✨ 8 March, 5pm, register here: liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/women-activism… #IWD2021

7) In Uganda, where FGM and child marriage remain common problems, where girls miss school because menstruation is deemed ‘unclean’…

Kuchu Times Media Group | KTMG @KuchuTimes

TRANS EQUALITY UGANDA CALLS FOR INCLUSIVENESS AHEAD OF #IWD2021

kuchutimes.comTRANS EQUALITY UGANDA CALLS FOR INCLUSIVENESS AHEAD OF #IWD2021TEU also released a press statement highlighting the need for trans women, LBQ women and female sex workers’ right to decision-making in all areas of life, equal pay, equal sharing of unpaid care and domestic work, and end all forms of violence against women in all their diversities and health-care

…OF COURSE trans-identified males are demanding a “Right to decision-making in all areas of life” that affect adult human females.

8) The MAC Belfast cultural centre are in conversation with Munroe Bergdorf.

The MAC @TheMACBelfast

#IWD2021  Munroe Bergdorf: In Conversation starts at 7pm Conversation will include cancel culture, representation of Black & trans women, and how to embed activism in your everyday. Not to be missed! Free/pay what you can afford:

9) Feminist Frequency are pretending there's a correlation between black women and males who want to be women.

10) Abortion Rights IE say “Terf right off” to women who don’t think males need to be involved in female reproductive rights.

Abortion Rights IE @freesafelegal

When we say we're an inclusive organisation, we mean it, unless you're trying to exclude our trans members and friends, in which case you can terf right off. On Monday, #IWD, we #ChooseToChallenge bigotry. The fight for bodily autonomy for all continues.

Even pies get a whole week to themselves.