Horrific. Heartbreaking. Infuriating. And yet reading the comments, articulate, sensitive, reasoned, well argued, reminds me of the calibre of folk we have on our side. Compare that with the aggressive abusive approach of the other side and I feel more convinced than ever that we have all the arguments, and they have all the aggression. We will prevail.
On the one hand, I’ve met many like-minded women whom I’ve campaigned with on the streets of my home city (and beyond) about the ‘cause that can not speak its name’. We get on well but I’ve not been able to form any solid friendships with them. On the other, I stand to lose friends and possibly risk losing my relationship because of my views. He knew that my views differed from his before we starting seeing each other. As a result, it was never spoken about and I would conceal my GC activities. But he brought up the issue a few months ago because of the MS cartoon. To be honest, I think he thought that he could gently lecture me into submission but he got more than he bargained for as I went full Super-TERF (a term that he finds derogatory and has lectured me about using to describe myself. Oh the irony!) and we both became upset. We’ve not spoken about it since.
I have a couple of female friends who are on the cusp of being GC. They don’t feel comfortable using GN toilets etc and will tacitly agree with me but I know that I can only go so far with them.
I’m so sorry to hear of other people’s experiences and my heart goes out to all of you. It is hard and lonely but I firmly believe that we’re on the right side of the argument.
Incredibly sad. I recently read the Meghan Phelps book about her experience of Westboro Church and it's chillingly similar - agree 100% (even if you're brain is screaming that it doesn't make sense) or you're out in the cold.
Horrific. Heartbreaking. Infuriating. And yet reading the comments, articulate, sensitive, reasoned, well argued, reminds me of the calibre of folk we have on our side. Compare that with the aggressive abusive approach of the other side and I feel more convinced than ever that we have all the arguments, and they have all the aggression. We will prevail.
On the one hand, I’ve met many like-minded women whom I’ve campaigned with on the streets of my home city (and beyond) about the ‘cause that can not speak its name’. We get on well but I’ve not been able to form any solid friendships with them. On the other, I stand to lose friends and possibly risk losing my relationship because of my views. He knew that my views differed from his before we starting seeing each other. As a result, it was never spoken about and I would conceal my GC activities. But he brought up the issue a few months ago because of the MS cartoon. To be honest, I think he thought that he could gently lecture me into submission but he got more than he bargained for as I went full Super-TERF (a term that he finds derogatory and has lectured me about using to describe myself. Oh the irony!) and we both became upset. We’ve not spoken about it since.
I have a couple of female friends who are on the cusp of being GC. They don’t feel comfortable using GN toilets etc and will tacitly agree with me but I know that I can only go so far with them.
I’m so sorry to hear of other people’s experiences and my heart goes out to all of you. It is hard and lonely but I firmly believe that we’re on the right side of the argument.
So much loss, but even so these wonderful people are steadfast.
Wow. ‘Tis indeed a madness of mobs
Incredibly sad. I recently read the Meghan Phelps book about her experience of Westboro Church and it's chillingly similar - agree 100% (even if you're brain is screaming that it doesn't make sense) or you're out in the cold.
I'm really sorry to hear that. it's madness
Shit, that's dreadful