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That's a very nicely written letter, thanks for sharing it.

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put so well - i bet they have a session of spinning heads after reading it

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I guess that's all the AGP LARPers now identifying as seriously looking for woke... oops, er... work

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Just seen this on FB:

SUBMISSIONS CALL-OUT FOR FEMALE IDENTIFYING PLAYWRIGHTS/WRITERS/PERFORMERS/DIRECTORS

Empower Her Voice are looking for submissions from female-identifying writers for our THIRD scratch night online. It will be a beautifully curated evening of different forms of theatre.

The night will be a 1 hour mixed cultural show, with music interludes, filled with informative, creative, and unheard voices. This will be a safe and empowering space for those who want to speak out, empower others and share their ideas and experiences.

Details:

- SUBMISSION Deadline: 9th December (midnight)

- THEME: I Stand With You

- No longer than 5 minutes in length

- Any form is welcome: spoken word, pre-recorded video, poetry etc.

- Female-identifying voices

- We particularly encourage submissions from underrepresented backgrounds

- No prior experience is needed

- This is not a paid opportunity

Nobody is challenging it in the comments (the group has 12,000 members), one person asked for clarification of what female-identifying means, and the poster said "anyone who feels female" and that she used the term to be "inclusive of transwomen" - again, no pushback, just 'likes' and thank yous.

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Argh, I wish they would explain what "feels" female like. How on earth do males know what that feels like? Drives me nuts

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Yep. No man can know, ever - all those "living as a woman", "feeling like a woman" explanations that litter even official documents are nonsense. Unless you grow up in a female body, you will never know - and, for that matter, no woman will ever know what it "feels like to be a man".

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I'm a man and I have no idea what it even means to "feel like a man", let alone like a woman. It's not a claim that makes any sense at all, as far as I can tell.

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Yep, you just exist. We all feel individual things. Pretty sure the rapist trans identified males in female prisons, for example, don't feel the same things as decent human males.

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"What the hell is a non-binary femme performer?"

A man - as far as I'm able to ascertain.

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Perfectly penned letter. Very moving and accurate. I would rather have Her invest in women only business or On Glinners substack.

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