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Yay look forward to it although I think the posters up in my front windows might have already given the game away 👍

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Was at a work party on Friday. One of my colleagues, whom I presumed to be very pro-trans activism, very cautiously and carefully asked if I'd seen Dave Chapelle's The Closer. 'Have I!' I cheered, and it all came out. Turned out we'd both been Team TERF all along, full-on agreement on everything gender critical, and yet careful not to mention it in case the other wasn't!

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Bravo, Graham. I'm onboard.

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I find it easier to ask questions of HR policy e.g. what do you mean that everyone has a gender identity? Rather than saying 'i disagree for the following reasons'

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I'm scared to wear even the gorgeous little ribbon and xx badges. Even though I agree 100% . 😔 On the plus side, I recently had a conversation with my son who lives in Brighton, and apparently has lots of trans friends. Despite him starting out saying 'but you don't understand, it's not like that', he did listen to my top concerns, ie self ID and irreversible damage to people's bodies. He wasn't aware of these, and conceded that they could lead to grave consequences. Of course, he already knows that I am no bigot.

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Good idea Graham. I guess I am out all over the place but I’ll be honest I feel a little reticent to post personally on Facebook as much as I was as a couple of friends do love to jump on with the rhetoric and it gets so exhausting doesn’t it. And I know I’ve not been in it as long as some!

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I might iron on the gorgeous Heretic badge I bought from the uber talented Jess de Wahls to celebrate!

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As a lecturer at a certain notorious university, this likely would not end well for me! Tell you what though, I'm buying lots of copies of Material Girls/Trans for relatives this Christmas.

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Date noted. It was my best friend's birthday. I will do it for her.

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Any time I've seen gender related stories posted on neutral, non LGBTQ places, the overwhelming response is that gender critical is the norm. It is rational and sane. It doesn't require you to lie. And those who do defend trans stuff are usually laughed at or asked what the hell they're talking about.

The widespread institutional capture has a lot of people convinced that society at large is full-on TWAW etc, and while many who aren't immersed might initially think it's about just being kind, it doesn't take much scratching at the surface to uncover the hatred, homophobia, and misogyny.

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"The many different groups lining up on this side of the debate will have different and expanding areas of focus, but the aspect common to us all is the fact sex is real, immutable, and mustn’t be conflated with, or replaced by, gender identity."

I am like billions worldwide a person who knows no human thinking can transcend biology.

To be honest all this trans business would be so hilarious if it didn't have so many serious repercussions

So from what ever angle you come from it "each one of you speak truth" Eph. 4:25

Men cannot become women...and gender is open to many interpretations.

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I’m on board … I realise it’s far fine the road now but I’m really with Jennifer Bilek who thinks “gender-critical” Id less effective than “pro-reality”. People are scared of gender critical. They don’t know what it means. Nobody wants to be accused of being “anti-realty”.

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I'm up for it although I am not knowingly connected to anyone I know on Twitter, and so it is no biggie. Can you provide us with a day's worth of pithy tweets?

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#SexNotGender is my fave way of describing this, or "Sex Matters Day" - would certainly get some headlines

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As im self employed i cant do this with an employer but i would happily help out where I can - think we also need a Day of Reality unlike 'pro noun' day crap

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Would love some tips for mental health workers in the US. Many of us live in extremely woke states (California will not fund travel for state workers to states that have "transphobic" laws) and might lose our jobs if we say the "wrong" thing.

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