I'm really angry about this. I've just tweeted him to say that's he's effectively denying women their legally enshrined right to single sex spaces and that wishing to allow biological males into women's refuges and changing rooms is, quite frankly, sinister
Inspired by the Staniland question - how about we tweet every Labour, LD, Green, SNP MP individually with the question “Do you agree that there should be sex-segregated facilities for women in hospitals, schools, refuges and prisons?” It would be good to make as many of them as possible squirm. I’m sick to death of these MPs getting away with cowardly silence.
This is a really interesting comment and I will try and keep these points in mind when I do decide to engage with TRAs and their supporters on Twitter. I can see the danger of our side mirroring their side in terms of how we frame the debate and there is a risk of falling into this trap. I also take your point about the clarity an answer like this provides.
However, in this particular case and bearing in mind that this person is an MP, I feel there was something off-hand and dismissive about this "No", a flat refusal to engage with the questions asked. To me this was compounded by his use of the word "bigot", as in this reply: "I don’t need the vote of bigots thanks. Gender Neutral Toilets have existed for years and there’s no evidence that they are any more or less safe than segregated Toilets. You’re just looking for an outlet for your bigotry. Please look elsewhere."
So I'm still angry about this "No" in this case but it's useful to consider when this anger and the directness of exchanges on this subject should be qualified.
I'm really angry about this. I've just tweeted him to say that's he's effectively denying women their legally enshrined right to single sex spaces and that wishing to allow biological males into women's refuges and changing rooms is, quite frankly, sinister
apparently involved in the Rosie Duffield pile-on too
Inspired by the Staniland question - how about we tweet every Labour, LD, Green, SNP MP individually with the question “Do you agree that there should be sex-segregated facilities for women in hospitals, schools, refuges and prisons?” It would be good to make as many of them as possible squirm. I’m sick to death of these MPs getting away with cowardly silence.
I just read an article dated Dec 2019 by Julian Vigo about some very well funded academic projects on "gender" in UK universities: https://thepostmillennial.com/how-to-stage-a-study-the-transgender-lobby-in-british-academia
She writes for Forbes and her own blog. All this money needs to be thoroughly investigated.....
Predictably grim reading - quite clear what philosophy the outcomes of this research will "confirm"
I am going to write to Jennifer Bilek (US) and Jo Bartosch (Critical Sisters - UK) asking them to write about this.
This is a really interesting comment and I will try and keep these points in mind when I do decide to engage with TRAs and their supporters on Twitter. I can see the danger of our side mirroring their side in terms of how we frame the debate and there is a risk of falling into this trap. I also take your point about the clarity an answer like this provides.
However, in this particular case and bearing in mind that this person is an MP, I feel there was something off-hand and dismissive about this "No", a flat refusal to engage with the questions asked. To me this was compounded by his use of the word "bigot", as in this reply: "I don’t need the vote of bigots thanks. Gender Neutral Toilets have existed for years and there’s no evidence that they are any more or less safe than segregated Toilets. You’re just looking for an outlet for your bigotry. Please look elsewhere."
So I'm still angry about this "No" in this case but it's useful to consider when this anger and the directness of exchanges on this subject should be qualified.
Good point about being reasonable and calm - can be good for claiming the moral high ground at times but not necessarily my strong suit!