For Women Scotland
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We are a group of women from across Scotland working to protect and strengthen women and children's rights. Donations welcome: https://t.co/cFP07PHhJT
Joined June 2018
@stonewalluk Age TWO? Trans Identity?! You’ve lost your mind. Any organisation that pays you money for training or association needs to leave NOW .
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Thank you all for the lovely messages, we are struggling to keep up, but are very grateful. Naturally, we are also getting some "fan" mail Luke this from Brad.
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@The_Globe Are you really saying that because Joan defied conventions and led an army she couldn't be a "real" woman? How regressive and sexist of you!. Which historic men will you trans? Bet it's not Henry V - probably the weak, so-called effeminate Kings like Richard II. Sexism on stilts.
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Ms Cunningham said: “What Sandie Peggie has done by withdrawing from the changing room when you were there is opted out of immersive role play. That’s why you were angry with her.”
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Sandie Peggie was piped into Endeavour House for the final day (for now!) of the tribunal. With thanks to @davidspiersiii
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@RestIsPolitics Actually, Rory, we DID try to talk compromise 7/8 years ago. Stonewall etc called us bigots and screamed #nodebate. They wanted everything: the most dangerous rapists in women's prison, men in women's sport, cross dressing volunteers "looking after" 11 year old girls on Guide.
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Dr Searle wrote: “I’ve had a long chat with Beth and assured her that she has our full support and we condemn Sandie’s actions.”.This email was sent before Ms Peggie. was asked her version of events.
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The Scottish Daily Express understands that at least a dozen complaints about his behaviour has been made to the General Medical Council, which has the power to revoke medical licenses.
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Eddie Izzard mocks women by saying that if a tiger attacks we don't ask “Is it a boy tiger, is it a girl tiger?”. No, Eddie, but women in the UK are far more likely to be attacked by a man than a tiger and yeah, sex makes a massive difference!.
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Fantastic news! Edinburgh Women’s Aid has explicitly stated it will prohibit trans women or males who identify as NB from attending its group support services or refuges even if they hold a gender recognition certificate & will not hire them as staff.
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Sandie Peggie's solicitor says 20 colleagues shared her concerns over Dr Upton using the women’s changing room.
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"A preliminary hearing ruled Dr Upton could be called a man, which is how the Scottish Daily Express will be referring to him.". Bless you @ScotExpress
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"Judge Sandy Kemp. has ruled in favour of Ms Peggie. "He acknowledges this may be “painful and distressing” for Dr Upton, but does not accept that being described as a man in the employment tribunal setting amounts to harassment.".
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@jk_rowling Brilliant thread - we hope that this is being dealt with and we hope that your family are all OK. Thank you for standing firm in the face of so much abuse. People who think that intimidation and threats are the way forward can never claim to be on the right side of history.
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@TheLancet @WHO "Bodies with vaginas" is the language of serial killers. Do you also talk about "bodies with penises" or do you grant men the dignity of not being reduced to body parts?.
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What? Are the seriously going to mass urinate? Also, don't click the hashtag unless you have a strong stomach.
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Some of the usual bad faith actors are trying to whip up hysteria about toilets. This is deliberate as they are trying to test the ruling and spread the lie it's draconian and unworkable. Funnily enough, we never needed policing before this nonsense started. So, some facts:.
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Sandy, there isn't a "visceral hatred of [you] for doing [your] job.”. There is anger and hurt that you DIDN'T do your job. You put men first and let survivors down.
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@michaelsayman Maybe not a feature, but it would be lovely if you would consider why death threats directed at women do not break your rules but women talking about biology do!. Tackle the misogyny on your platform!.
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“I told him I was embarrassed and intimidated, and I didn’t think he should have been in there. “Beth informed me he had as much right to be there as I did. “I was hoping he would realise my discomfort.”.
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I don't think I have ever seen so many cards! Thank you all so much. It's taken 2 days to open them all because I kept having to stop for a cry at all the lovely messages. We could never have done it without all of you 💚🤍💜.#WeKnowWhatAWomanIs.#WomenWontWheesht
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Nicola Sturgeon arrives to booing and chants of "shame on you" for #InternationalWomensDay
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@MaggieChapman @JanetMcwee Ah, so the girl on the back of the truck "asked for it" did she?. YOU are from Zimbabwe, Not sure you have moral authority to talk about the theft of land. YOU were COO of ERRC but you think some women deserve it because of their religion. You are appalling.
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@JamesEsses @CostaCoffee Hi @CostaCoffee do you understand how the glorification & promotion of medically unnecessary mastectomies could be distressing and offensive to women who have suffered breast cancer?.
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“This is a gross insult to all women". @PoliceScotland have decided that a rapist's ‘strong sense of belonging’ ranks above the law and above the wellbeing of rape victims. We thought we were beyond being shocked.
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This is the mob who invaded the women's toilets in Holyrood and are now complaining that they'll be "outed" if they have to use a gender neutral one.
@ForWomenScot In case anyone needs a reminder: here's some prominent Scottish "transwomen" applauding the passing of the (later overturned by Westminster) Gender Recognition Reform act. If you need any help figuring out what sex they are. you're overdue to have your eyes tested.
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Breaking News. Our remedy hearing this morning confirmed that the faulty definition of "women" would be struck from Gender Representation on Public Boards Act and that we are awarded full costs. Thank you all for your support!.#SexNotGender #WomenWontWheesht #SexMatters
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.@theRCN has behaved disgracefully. 90% of the staff are female. What on earth do they think these women pay them for? And what is the point of a union which refuses to help workers? via @MailOnline.
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Yes, really inclusive @TheLastLeg, but only if you're an unfit 51 year old bloke. Not so inclusive of blind women athletes who lost a dream. Such revolting misogyny @adamhillscomedy. You boast of being a husband, father, son and brother. To women? Do you value them as little as.
The men presenting @TheLastLeg doubling down on not wanting to #SaveWomensSports by congratulating the man competing against women in the @Paralympics , whilst taking the place of a professional female athlete. All in the name of inclusivity…for men.
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@bandwildyouth He said a rapist was a man. How "kind" do you think you are being to the victims?.
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NHS Fife admits no policies were in place over changing rooms. @murdo_fraser said: “The more information becomes available, the more indefensible the position of NHS Fife becomes.”.
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A nurse suspended after she complained about a trans woman in a female changing room has beaten an attempt to gag reporting of her employment tribunal. Link in next post
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Welcome home, what a journey it has been!.
The return of 2/3rds of the conquering heros 💜🤍💚 🏴
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.@MaggieChapman, you put a man in charge of a rape crisis centre. A man who bullied the staff, accused victims of bigotry, & traumatised women who came for help. Never, ever pretend you care about women. You subjected some of the most vulnerable to a twisted experiment.
@scottishgreens Women, migrants, disabled people, & queer people, are over & over again the targets of marginalisation and scapegoating under Trump's politics. He won't represent the people of America. He won't do any good for Scotland with his golf courses. He cares only for himself. (2/4).
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Apparently the men's rights activists in London defaced Millicent Fawcett's statue. No doubt the organisation which bears her name will condemn this, @fawcettsociety?.
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@campbellclaret Honestly? When men stop abusing and filming women in unisex spaces, you may have a point. Until then, we don't want you boys in our spaces. OK?. Learn to deal with a NO.
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@campbellclaret @KemiBadenoch She's also minister for women and equalities. But we don't expect you to think that terribly important. You might have missed it, but there is a confusion at the heart of law. There is a supreme court challenge on what the EA means later this year. It needs clarity.
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Our CrowdJustice fundraiser is now live! Please donate and share widely.
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@jk_rowling Something tells me that a man notorious for wanting to get rid of age of consent and who thinks women should be submissive, isn't that bothered about trans people, but does enjoy an excuse to bully a woman.
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Margaret Gribbon said that an allegation of jeopardising patient safety made against Peggie by Upton had been directly contradicted by an eyewitness.
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A massive thank you to all our fantastic supporters. We couldn't have done it without you!. Whatever happens now, the discussion is shifting and the problems caused by this legal fiction are being aired on a bigger stage!.#WeKnowWhatAWomanIs .
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@OvarianCancerUK No, men can't get ovarian cancer. What with not having ovaries. This is stupid and insulting. Stick to clear language about SEX please and stop pretending cancer has anything to do with "identity". Oh, and you will damage trust. What cancer survivor will trust you now to speak.
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@Heccles94 Yes, Harry, you are a racist. You have made an assumption about which cultures are referenced. Some cultures promote FGM or menstrual huts. Did you know that the Taliban, challenged by female muslim scholars, said banning women from singing was cultural rather than religious? Is.
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Neil Gray was informed by Margaret Gribbon that NHS Fife was failing “to comply with its legal obligations to provide suitable workplace single-sex toilets and changing facilities for its staff.”. He failed to intervene. How much has this cost the NHS?.
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This is nasty, petty, & vicious. It's been rightly said that if this were a right wing white man attacking Diane Abbott, they would find it unacceptable. This is no less repulsive. Women are fighting for safety, dignity & privacy & this man can only tell us to "be kind" even as.
Women should just shut up. especially women who know what a woman is.
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Wow, an email on 30th from Kate Searle said that she had spoken to Upton and told him they condemned Sandie and fully supported Beth. Before anyone had asked for Sandie's account. This is shocking.
ED - I think she's responding to my email when I said it was totally unacceptable, I didn't know it was SP. NC - did you get back to KS and question the 'condemn SPs actions'.ED - no I didn't read that email until 31 December and I had already spoken to Louise, and knew it was.
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On the day @JohnSwinney claimed women's spaces were protected by the EA2010, a female NHS worker in Fife has revealed she is going to tribunal after being suspended for being uncomfortable changing with a man. Her dignity & privacy counted for nothing.
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@10DowningStreet What is the bloke in womanface doing at a celebration of the man who wrote a poem called 'The Rights of Women'?.While Europe's eye is fix'd on mighty things, .The fate of Empires and the fall of Kings; .While quacks of State must each produce his plan, .And even children lisp the.
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Mridul Wadhwa has been put on "leave" pending the outcome of the current investigation (in which we have little faith) &, according to an "insider", is unlikely to return. If he had a shred of decency, he would have resigned by now.
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@jk_rowling @wizardingnews So angry about all this - sending much love to you and all the family. It is disgusting they are putting you and your daughter through this.
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.@Keir_Starmer is determined to throw women to the wolves. "Undignified" to get 2 doctors to sign off a diagnosis? So, changing sex will be easier than getting an abortion. And wives will be tied to transitioning partners. @UKLabour for the men-y.
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This year, we learnt that ERCC conducted a "heresy hunt" against a support worker who wanted to offer reassurance to vulnerable women. They called those women "bigots" & kept their anguished emails in a "hate" file. 1/4.
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We really hope that @bonaccordcentre are not disciplining low paid staff for upholding law in the face of threatening men. Rest assured, we will help fight any tribunal claims.
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Thanks to @iain_masterton for this picture. We have been told that MRA conspiracy nutters are saying the pic in Times of the "witch burning" placard was photoshopped. It wasn't. We wish it were, but, sadly, MRA nastiness is real. If you dislike it, condemn it. Don't lie.
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Guilt by association - much like the #HateCrimeActScotland - is a very one way street. If you point out that predatory men abuse self ID or that others take spaces reserved for women, you are likely to be told that you are smearing all trans people by association.
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.@TessWhite4NE speaks out for Sandie Peggie in @ScotParl as questions are refused & ministers refuse to make statements. Public interest is huge & MSPs have been contacted by constituents. "The public have had enough of the recent abdication, obfuscation, & moral cowardice."
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This event was oversubscribed. Ellie is legally and biologically male and, according to the ruling in our JR, should not be eligible to take advantage of a scheme designed for women. We wrote to @ElectHer_UK saying this was unlawful.
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Good to see Naomi of @SexMattersOrg getting it on record that some men cross-dress & want to be seen as women for erotic purposes & that women should not be co-opted into their fantasies. It seems some of the gallery behind her found this smirk-worthy. #No2SelfID.#SaveOurSpaces
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"First and foremost, we are calling him a man because biologically he is a man. He was born and grew up as a male, called Theodore Upton. it is, of course, impossible for a human being to change sex.". "In court stories, accuracy matter" 👏 @chorleycake2.
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An employment tribunal heard that Dr Beth Upton and consultant Dr Kate Searle discussed reporting Sandie Peggie to the police for potential criminality for “misgendering” on Christmas Eve 2023.
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@Smil3yAngel Oh well, if it hasn't happened to YOU, I daresay we can ignore those little girls who were assaulted by Lennon "Katie" Dolatowski, can't we? Who cares about abused children if YOU personally weren't there. Presumably, you've never been the victim of a serial killer, maybe you've.
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.@MForstater on the background to the Sandie Peggie tribunal:."Enough is enough. Women should not have to keep bringing these cases. The Government should make clear that no means no". Absolutely!
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Huge story!.@ScottishFA leads the way as it becomes the first football association in the UK to forbid men and boys from playing in the women and girls game. It's great news for fairness and for the dignity of the sporting endeavour, signalling a sea change as sporting bodies.
Scottish FA to introduce ban on transgender players in girls' & women's football. 🆕@mcgowan_stephen reports for @heraldscotland on a landmark decision after a lengthy Hampden review.
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The women of @MumsnetTowers boards have been digging. It seems the great period leader was appointed by the same person to his last 3 roles. It also seems that, for the 9 days the job was advertised, it was in the wrong section!.
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@simonrim Would it not make more sense to have a separate loo for the tiny number of trans and non binary people? Why inconvenience and make uncomfortable the majority of your customers and potentially discriminate against women and ethnic/ religious minority groups?.
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🧵 FWS at the SC. First of all a massive THANK YOU to all the brilliant women (& men!) who supported this case and to those who travelled from near & far to sit with us in court or popped by as we stood outside to say hello. It really buoyed our spirits!.#WeKnowWhatAWomanIs
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We would add that Sandie Peggie and her family are still grieving her father who was only buried the week before the tribunal began. @nhsfife is showing not a shred of decency or empathy (as well as flagrantly trying to pre-empt the tribunal). Shame on them!.
Nurse who challenged trans NHS doctor threatened with sack after 'misgendering' . Health board management intend to call Dr Upton as one of four witnesses, with Ms Peggie entitled to call her own.
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The head of Rape Crisis Scotland has been accused by rape and sexual assault survivors of knowing FIVE years ago about concerns that the Edinburgh centre was failing to provide female-only spaces.
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"It does not matter how often Upton says “I am not a man”. It does not matter, because he is male. A man biologically and a man legally too. Saying something does not make it true, no matter how often it is said.".
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Massive respect to the girls who challenged this man, esp @_connieshaw. I wish it didn't require bravery to complain of men in female spaces. So many people who should know better (politicians, police, Women's orgs) are letting young women down.
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@BBCSport There is appalling and offensive sexist bias in the article on your website which I trust you will therefore investigate. You have been disingenuous about relative weight of scientific evidence & the expertise of witnesses. Statements which should have been fact checked were not.
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If the male boss of this charity felt bullied because Emma Barnett asked why he refused to use the word 'woman' when posting about a condition that ONLY affects women, maybe he should:.a) use 'woman'.b) toughen up or not take on the job when clearly he was going to face.
Transgender boss of endometriosis charity says she felt bullied, 'bruised and upset' when Woman's Hour presenter Emma Barnett asked why she did not use the word 'woman' in statement on the disease
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"If any woman or girl suffers voyeurism, sexual harassment, assault or rape in consequence of the Scottish government’s lax new rules, the blame will rest squarely with those at Holyrood who ignored safeguarding experts and women’s campaigners.".
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The following press release has been sent by Marion Millar's lawyers. We are pleased that sense has prevailed and we hope that future cases are considered more carefully. #WomenWontWheesht
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@jk_rowling Police Scotland must hold victims in utter contempt. Not only do they allow their assailants to lie, but they are enthusiastic participants in the deceit and gaslighting.
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We aren't saying that @campbellclaret @RoryStewartUK are biased, but illustrating "toxic" debate with an image of two women who are thrilled that their CEDAW rights are protected in UK law rather than one of chaps with signs saying they want to hang us, does tell a tale.
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"transgender self-identification law has been blocked at the last minute in Germany over fears it will be abused by criminals trying to escape punishment.".
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Susan Smith of FWS backed calls for Chapman to resign from the committee: ‘Moreover, if she cannot respect the rule of law or the independence of the judiciary, she should resign from Parliament too. via @MailOnline.
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Absolutely spot on from @CalumA_Steele. Public servants should do their job, if they want to be activists, they should get off the pay-roll!
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A Green MSP has been urged to resign after accusing the UK’s highest court of spreading “bigotry, prejudice and hatred”. Maggie, Maggie, Maggie, Out, Out, Out!
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Following the @UKSupremeCourt case on the legal definition of a woman we have written to:. @ScotGov: @oeogovuk: @ForWomenScot: @EHRC: Equality Network:
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.@michaelpforan told The Telegraph that it was “quite staggering” that Scotland’s public bodies were creating policies that presented trans access to female facilities as “a legal entitlement. when the legal obligation is the exact opposite”.
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'Regarding the incident on December 28, Cunningham said: “I suggest the reason you made this incident up was nothing had been done. This was an extraordinarily serious complaint against a colleague.”'.
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@jk_rowling India has been looking increasingly like a dangerously obsessed stalker for a while now. He is currently revelling in the attention, but I trust his unhinged behaviour will mean that no reputable orgs will ever risk going near him again!.
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@Indy4Scotss @olafdoesstuff You talk of "outdated stereotypes" yet say Ellie "dresses like a woman". So "woman" to you is just clothing?. You are the person upholding stereotypes!.
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Susan Smith of FWS said ‘Frankly, we are not surprised that the woman who caused such turmoil has gone into hiding. We very much doubt that Sturgeon has the integrity or intelligence to own up to her appalling mistakes./.via @MailOnline.
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@KemiBadenoch Well said! His comments were abhorrent. Even more ironic as delivered under the guise of "kindness" and letting people be. We wish these angry entitled men would let women and girls be!.
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This is a revolting take. Tickle chose to harass a woman; he dragged her through the courts for 3 years (while she was pregnant & a new mother). He wanted to destroy a female business because she said no. And Rivkah uses this disgusting emotional blackmail because women are.
God forbid it should happen, but it is not beyond possibility that Tickle could take her own life as a result of the media coverage of her case – you only have to look at Imane Khelif's public statements to know the toll this kind of public scrutiny takes on your mental health.
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.@Rosiemillard you are fantastic. We are proud to be Terfs alongside you. Thank you.
“I felt this charity was harming children…If that is being a Terf then I’m proud to be one.”. @RosieMillard defends her decision to step down as chair of the BBC charity Children in Need. #TimesRadio
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