We exist to promote the understanding, equality, equity & rights relating to all gender identities, & to stand against transphobia & gender-based discrimination
Hello
@NetworkGender
members. We will be sending out details of our online event ‘Equality Law and the Weaponisation of Free Speech’ after the Easter break with info on how to register. This will likely be on May 13th at lunchtime though we will confirm shortly
We are very disappointed to hear of UCL’s decision to withdraw from the Stonewall Diversity Champions Scheme, and in particular, we send our thoughts to the UCL Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team, who voted to stay in the scheme, but were overruled by the Academic Board…
Calling all academics!
Unsound methodology, unacceptable bias, problematic and unsupported conclusions. As academics we regard The Cass Review as dangerous and potentially harmful to trans children
Sign our open letter today.
Well, this is absolutely damning. How dare the
@EHRC
with one hand block reasonable access to GRCs, whilst with the other, insist on a blanket requirement for them? Even IF this were in any way fair, balanced or legal, it is simply not practical.
“They just want to exclude trans people"
Exclusive: Leaked guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) shows it plans to exclude trans people in Britain from single-sex spaces unless they have a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC).
Today is
#LoveYourGender
day. Love your gender. We love your gender. You are who you know you are, and we respect and love you. You’re amazing, and there’s a huge community here ready to support you, whenever you’re ready to let the world know who you truly are.
Calling all academics, join over 100 of your peers.
Unsound methodology, unacceptable bias, problematic and unsupported conclusions. As academics we regard The Cass Review as dangerous and potentially harmful to trans children
Sign our open letter today.
This Equality and Human Rights Commission has demonstrably been working against the rights of LGBTQIA+ people. They cannot continue in their current form. They are unfit for purpose and their name is a joke at our expense.
“I can’t keep working against LGBT people”
Exclusive: Employees are quitting the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) because they say it has become “transphobic” and “the enemy of human rights”, VICE World News has learned.
We stand firmly with the
@LGBTfdn
,
@stonewalluk
and all the other
#trans
and
#lgbtq
+ organisations today calling out the appalling responses from the
@EHRC
yesterday. Our statement is here: and we encourage everyone to sign the Stonewall open letter
…in an anonymous vote. It should be noted that not only did the EDI Committee vote to stay in both parts of the Stonewall scheme, but they were joined by the LGBTQ+ Equality Steering Group, Out
@UCL
, Friends of Out
@UCL
, UCU and Unison.
We firmly believe that there is nothing within the advice or guidance provided by Stonewall that inhibits discussion, debate or learning. The only things that cease to thrive in the atmosphere it encourages are discrimination, harassment and hate speech. Greater support…
We were disappointed with the content of the non-binary debate in parliament yesterday. Some MPs appeared to be bad-faith actors. Ignoring the majority of the trans community is grossly unfair.
We unreservedly condemn signs like this which not only portray a false narrative about trans women but are also horrendously transphobic. We trust
@UCL
has launched a full investigation. We stand with trans community at UCL and will be releasing a full statement in due course.
In the 1996 eight cis women failed chromosomal tests at the Atlanta Olympics. These tests have recently been re-introduced by
@fina_president
because of the fear that a trans university swimmer, based in US, may one day, have become a national level athlete.
Zambia 🇿🇲 captain Barbara Banda has been ruled out of Women’s Afcon after failing gender eligibility tests.
🎙”All the players had to undergo gender verification, a CAF requirement…& unfortunately did not meet criteria set by CAF~Zambia FA President ⬇️
Our thoughts are with everyone at UCL right now, especially those members of the LGBTQ+ community. We will release a fuller statement in response to this in the new year.
…and consideration for all genders and sexualities of students, staff and alumni should not be a burden, and the Academic Board should be taking seriously the expertise of the groups it has in place when making vital decisions of this nature.
There’s a growing trend for reports of universities leaving
@stonewalluk
. This happened with
@sheffielduni
too. It’s disinformation and propaganda. How many people see and believe the lie, and never see the correction? Tactics like this are beneath contempt.
@shapirostephen
Hi Stephen, thank you for flagging. We can confirm that the University of Edinburgh is still a member of Stonewall's Diversity Champions Scheme.
The purpose of the Stonewall scheme is not just to improve the environment for the whole of an organisation involved, and to allow them to demonstrate their commitment to fulfilling its objectives, but also to protect them from instances such as Taylor vs Jaguar Land Rover…
@AlexSharpe64
I think you’ll actually find it’s
#LoveYourGender
day, where we’ll be showcasing art from trans and GNC creatives, here and on Instagram. Which will be just lovely. ☺️
And we’re off with
#FGENcon
- Unfortunately FGEN founder, Sally Hines (
@sally_hines
) is unwell, so can’t be here today. We’d like to thank her for all of the fantastic work she has put in to get the Feminist Gender Equality Network up and running. We wish her a speedy recovery ❤️🩹
… () last year. This demonstrated that the application of the Equality Act to those covered under its classification of ‘Protected Characteristics’ is much wider than a first reading might suggest, exactly as Stonewall has been advising.
How about something positive to warm up your winter days, and take your mind of omicron and Christmas shopping? We’re going to make Sunday a day of gender inclusive joy!
#LoveYourGender
Day is coming!
As trans people and anyone with any contact with their community know, only around 1% of trans people apply for or have GRC right now. This is not only due to the system being needlessly bureaucratic, lengthy, dehumanising and medicalised. There are long waiting lists, too.
The
@EHRC
are unfit for purpose. They have betrayed the very communities they were supposed to be protecting. Action needs to be taken, and swiftly, to deal with this horrendous, blatant underhandedness.
“They should be defending us, not laying siege to our defences.”
How on Earth is the system going to cope with 100x the current workload? Will the fabled three new gender clinics solve everting? This is laughably impractical. And it smacks of registration cards, too. You can’t be trans unless you’re on the government sanctioned list? Good god.
Over 550 now! That’s amazing! Thank you so much for all your lovely messages too. It’s great knowing that there is so much support out there. Stay strong, and stay in touch!
#FGEN
#TransRights
#GenderEquality
The Feminist Gender Equality Network (FGEN) are delighted to confirm that our application to become a Community Interest Company (CIC) has finally been accepted by Companies House.
This has been a long, hard road & we would thank our members for their patience over this time.
We are both saddened and angered by FINA’s recently published policy update. Regardless of intent, this sends the message that trans and non-binary people, already marginalised across all sports, are not welcome in swimming or other aquatic sports.
Proud to be part of the call for urgently needed intervention from the
@UN
&
@Ganhri1
regarding the recent activity of the
@EHRC
. it is clearly no longer concerned with equality or human rights, but instead, a completely inappropriate agenda of its own
We are very concerned that the UK has slipped further down in the
@ILGAEurope
ratings this year - from 10th to 14th place is shocking.
We call on the
@Conservatives
gov to action
@ILGAEurope
recommendations immediately. This includes banning CT & legal gender self-determination.
We’d like to welcome all our new followers - yes, all of you - and wish you a happy new 2022 if your new year has started already! Let’s make this the year when you get to
#LoveYourGender
, and know that there are people here who will stand up for you, support you and your rights.
Artist: Unknown, 1678, Städtisches Museum, Braunschweig, Germany
St Wilgefortis is one of the less known martyred saints. Forced to marry against her will, Wilgefortis prayed to god for release & in return god gave her masculine features so that no man would want to marry her.
IT’S HERE!!! 🎉
Welcome to the first ever Feminist Gender Equality Network Conference.
We look forward to seeing everyone joining our jam-packed community event.
#FGENcon
If you are upset, disturbed or affected in any way by these revelations, remember that no changes have been acted on, and there are many, many people out here fighting to make sure that the law and your rights are upheld. We will not give up, and we will not stop.
Happy Trans Day of Visibility - A day for trans, non-binary and gender diverse people to take centre stage and change harmful and misleading narratives.
Today we’ll be highlighting and retweeting some amazing trans people and passing the mic 🎤🏳️⚧️✨
#TransDayOfVisibility
We are going to be focusing on visual arts and creators from the
#trans
,
#nonbinary
and
#gendernonconforming
communities on Dec 19. Is this you? Is this someone you know or someone you admire? Email dawn.woolley
@leeds
-art.ac.uk before 5pm on 15Dec. 100 words max. 1-3 images.
It’s
#InternationalWomensDay
so let’s celebrate some International Women!
#1
Coccinelle. The first European woman to be legally married following gender affirming surgery. Not just a singer and stage performer, but a film star too.
.
@TheGreenParty
need to be very clear where they stand on trans rights, and in particular, this action, which will otherwise cost them members and votes. This is not acceptable.
The
@TheGreenParty
needs to take a stand on this, or none of its policies or promises will ever mean anything.
When the chair of
@GreenPartyWomen
shares a platform w a known fascist, something is badly wrong.
@Diversematters1
training isn't going to sort this. This is political.
The far-right and gender-critical actors are infiltrating our unis and spreading hate and division.
We all need to know how to legally counter protest and what universities must do to protect trans staff and students alike.
Here is a useful guide.
A big, inclusive welcome to all our new followers! We’re very new and just getting started, but we’re glad you’re here, because we have big plans and we’d like you to be part of them. Tell your friends! We think this year is going to be a good year, so stick around 🌈🍾
Artist: Adam (they/them)
@accent_millinery
Nature Morte (2019) For years, I felt immobilised, fixed in a presentation dictated by the expectations of others. This piece celebrates the role of drag in breaking this stillness.
We wish to make it very clear that so called 'conversion therapy' is both barbaric and inhumane.
We are disgusted that the government do not intend to implement a full ban, which must include all LGBTQ+ communities.
#BanConversionTherapy
#LGBTQIA
@natachakennedy
@WhatTheTrans
Thank you. It’s an unbelievable situation - only we do believe it, because this is where every sign has pointed. But instead of despairing, we’re going to make this transphobia’s death knell. They’re standing in the light, now.
We see you. We see what you’ve done. It stops here.
We’re going to be doing a couple of previews on twitter & insta of the work we’ll be promoting on Sunday, both to tempt you along and encourage you to take part. Remember, you can be part of
#LoveYourGender
Day, just by posting the hashtag & something positive about your journey.
Keynote speaker Julia Serano (
@JuliaSerano
) takes the stage to talk about Feminism, Sexualization, and Anti-Trans Activism.
▪️Author of influential books on transgender lives and issues - Whipping Girl (2007), Excluded (2013), and Outspoken (2016)
👉🏻
This message cannot be stressed clearly enough. GRA reform will not make & never has been going to make any changes to the provisions mandated in the Equality Act. Sexually violent prisoners are housed on a case by case basis *whatever their gender* for their own & others safety
@jk_rowling
That is a lie. The GRA has nothing to do with the care of vulnerable women (or men). It has nothing to do with access to spaces or services. It has nothing to do with abuse, and it is disgusting that you try to make that false link.
Yesterday, several of our representatives called for an amendment to change this exact wording. By taking the words ‘and the United Kingdom.’ out. Never mind the other entire clause they wanted deleted. But these are *the findings of the report*. You don’t get to pick & choose…
Trans and non-binary people will never be a threat to cis women, said
@natachakennedy
, who co-founded the Feminist Gender Equality Network. “But anti-abortionists, the extreme Right and the gender-critical transphobes who support them are a threat...
Exclusive: Senior leaders at the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have worked to erase trans rights via the courts and held private meetings with anti-trans groups, leaked emails and documents obtained by VICE World News reveal.
That
@thetimes
feel that they can get away with this sort of divisive & completely misleading headline is… no longer a great surprise. We stand with Stonewall in condemning this new low for reporting, & encourage people to contact
@IpsoNews
Today,
@thetimes
ran with the headline ‘Teachers told to avoid the ‘biased’ views of BLM and Stonewall’.
This is factually incorrect. We will be making a formal complaint to the Times and asking for a correction. Read below for the truth behind the headline ⬇️
Thread Today is
#LoveYourGender
day
@NetworkGender
#FGEN
I have had a struggle with my gender over the years as I just didn't fit. Being called a woman makes me cringe, but I didn't want to be a man either. I discovered the term non binary recently and it felt like coming home
We see that the LGB Alliance is continuing to be on brand with promoting divisive and erroneous statements about things they clearly don’t understand. Some trans people are gay, some are not. Trans people are just people. Gender does not define sexuality.
More followers, more… This is excellent. Thank you to everyone involved for an amazingly active 24 hours that’s been really positive for us! What a great way to start the New Year! 🎊 🍾
We hope that wherever you are, whoever you are, you feel at peace with who you are, and if you can’t share that with the people around you yet, you know there’s a huge community of people here who love you and are here for you. Things will get better. Festive warmth x
This snowball of righteous anger is growing. When will the
@EHRC
recognise that these actions render them unfit for purpose? We stand firmly with
@Genderintell
on this. Our statement is here:
The 2nd Keynote speaker of the day, Marquis Bey.
▪️Assistant Professor of African American Studies at Northwestern University
▪️ Their work focuses on blackness and fugitivity, transness, and black feminist theory
#BlackTransLivesMatter
#FGENcon
👉🏻
Artist: Mia Harris (they/them)
@mia__harris
On 25th September 2016, the evening before having top surgery, Mia made an impromptu piece of art to say goodbye to their breasts and mark the beginning of a new chapter…
#LoveYourGender
If anyone is interested in knowing more about yesterday’s fantastic inaugural
#FGENcon
conference and expert speakers, you can read more about them and their areas of expertise here👇🏻
This is our full statement on the initiative from
@stonewalluk
and the
@GoodLawProject
, and we are very proud to be included in the list of the foremost organisations in LGBTQIA+ and human rights condemning the revelations in this shocking evidence
We are searching for a biologist to help with a small study to ascertain the extent of advantage to elite-level female athletes with PCOS.
Please DM or tweet us if you can help or have any information that may assist.
Thank you.
Thank you,
@GosportFerry
for responding so quickly, considerately & appropriately to this valid & upsetting complaint regarding the entirely unacceptable behaviour by a staff member. You have our full support in standing up to the shameful onslaught of abuse this has generated.
Thank you
@IndiaWilloughby
for bringing this tweet to our attention. We are dealing with this matter and the individual as a priority. This certainly falls short of our Company values & beliefs & we apologise unreservedly.
@leeslandschools
@GosportBFC
@DailyEcho
This is simply staggering. Condemned by its own former directors, seemingly only supported now by anti-trans organisations and those with very clear agendas. The
@EHRC
cannot stand.
#EHRCMustGo
“They should be defending us, not laying siege to our defences.”
It was noticeable that only a handful of of UK media outlets reported the downgrading by
@ILGAEurope
to 14th place in their annual review of
#LGBTQ
rights. In fact more media outlets abroad reported this fact than in the UK. Clearly proves the UK bias against trans people.
So, the EHRC don’t speak until they’ve heard from *anti-trans rights groups* about what they should say? This is not what
#independent
looks like. This is not what
#unbiased
looks like. This is certainly not what
#Equality
looks like. But it looks a lot like
#UnfitForPurpose
.
@benjamincohen
@PennyMordaunt
As an inclusive Global Feminist Organization based in the UK we are saddened and disappointed by
@PennyMordaunt
apparent position in regards to legal gender recognition and self identification.
Self-ID is a matter of
#HumanRights
for trans people world-wide.
Another fascinating post for
#LoveYourGender
submitted and curated by
@QueeringCulture
Artist: E. L. Tedana
The Fan Experience (2017). These self-portraits is made by a queer, genderfluid, neurodivergent artist currently incarcerated in Texas.
1/2
Just uploaded the first of the
#FGEN
conference keynotes to YouTube. Up first Marquis Bey: Trans Radicality and Abolitionist Politics
Please like and share...
We are launching our first campaign for positivity, and would love submissions of art by trans, non-binary and GNC creatives to be sent to dawn.woolley
@leeds
-art.ac.uk by 5pm on the 15th December, and we will be sharing them on our insta @ fgenderequality.
@GabbyStorey
@stephenpaton134
Thank you. We tweeted about the attempted hijacking of those clauses by our ‘fine’ representatives, and were hoping for a good, clear summation of the final result. This is perfect ☺️
A big welcome to all our new followers & in particular
@JayneOzanne
who has done so much for LGBT+ ppl. FGEN are growing! We have become a Community Interest Company & are led by
@sally_hines
and
@natachakennedy
. We are intersectional feminists, academics & Human Rights advocates
It’s so lovely seeing all the support for
#LoveYourGender
, and happily ignoring anything else being shared by all those bots and socks. We love you all. Keep sharing the
#GenderJoy
!
Thank you for all of the positive comments regarding our inaugural conference held at Shoreditch Town Hall.
For those of you who were unable to attend - most speakers' contributions were recorded and can be viewed on our YouTube channel.
This piece of bigotry was in the LGBTQ section of my local library. Absolutely fuming. Imagine someone genuinely wanting to learn about trans issues picking this up. Or the parent of a trans child. Or someone just coming out. This is a massive 🖕 to the trans community in Lev.
Stephen Whittle (
@stephenwhittle
) keynote speaker:
▪️Legal scholar and activist Press for Change.
▪️Human rights lawyer
▪️Former professor of Equalities Law in the School of Law at Manchester Metropolitan University
▪️Former president of WPATH
There are already significant barriers to trans people participating in sport, including purely for recreation. Blanket policies will not help to address that and we believe there are better ways to address concerns around competitive fairness.
We’re not going to stand for transphobia; we’re going to support trans positive action, and show people that true feminism is, and always has been, intersectional. We’ve no time for bullshit. Let’s make some positive change. Come and join us.
Our second
#TransArt
Showcase preview is Rebecca L’Amour (she/her) @ rebeccalamourr (Instagram) @ rebecca-lamour (Tumblr)
The uncanny valley girl. Rebecca L’amour is a musician and performance artist who works with themes of trans identity
#LoveYourGender
#LoveMyGender
Apologies to
@Finn_Mackay
just why we haven't quote tweeted this out before is a mystery, our comms team were clearly asleep! Finn's book is indeed a 'must-read' do buy it! But if Finn was writing this now, what would they change?
FGEN would like to send to all our members our best wishes for this winter holiday break. To those of you who are working...a huge thank you. To those of you who are not...enjoy.