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Intersectional Feminist & Human Rights Activist. Recipient Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Awards (Elder) 2023. CEO of TransLucent. P'mth CLP. Views My Own.

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@PompeySteph
Steph Richards: (She/her) - Say NO to hate.
2 years
Trans people are people: We are doctors, nurses and teachers. We are lawyers, airline pilots and scientists. We are designers, artists and poets. Invariably, you dont know we are trans - yet some want to persecute us for living as our true selves?
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Steph Richards: (She/her) - Say NO to hate.
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Thank you, @GoodLawProject & @JolyonMaugham! @TransLucent_Org, and I are absolutely behind you! The FWS judgment DID NOT say it was mandatory to ban trans people from sports, or spaces we have used for decades. "Sex Matters Law" is utterly and completely false.
@GoodLawProject
Good Law Project
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šŸ NEW šŸ We’re fighting back against the blanket exclusion of trans people from grassroots sports: https://t.co/PdxUHkefqh
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@PompeySteph
Steph Richards: (She/her) - Say NO to hate.
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Thought you advocated for exclusion, Maya?
@MForstater
Maya Forstater
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"No TERFs, No Tories"... Nothing to be proud of. If your staff wear a badge like this at work or you put a sign up, that's unlawful discrimination.
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Steph Richards: (She/her) - Say NO to hate.
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@lwhb__ @jk_rowling Laurie: You are a school teacher, so you understand the complex needs of your colleagues and pupils, whereas I obviously don't. Ms Rowling understands better than I the needs of women who have been abused (albeit I have researched and written about 125 women killed by a man).
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Steph Richards: (She/her) - Say NO to hate.
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Well, it's like this. There are equal numbers of trans men and trans women, and we simply "swap" places. It's no one's business but our own. @sharrond62
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@emily4MK
Emily Darlington MP
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I’m so glad to announce that my campaign has been a success, and the Ā£318 fee that survivors of domestic abuse needed to pay to keep their address private when seeking financial assistance has been SCRAPPED šŸŽ‰ Huge thank you @sarahsackman
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@ByDonkeys
Led By Donkeys
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Farage: epic grifter. Part 1 (Part 2 below šŸ‘‡)
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@PompeySteph
Steph Richards: (She/her) - Say NO to hate.
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But it is 'hate' when you seek to make other people's lives a misery. The fact that @jk_rowling doesn't understand why trans men and women exist doesn't excuse punching down on a vulnerable protected characteristic.
@jk_rowling
J.K. Rowling
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It is not ā€˜hate’ to speak the truth. It is not ā€˜hate’ to defend the rights of women and girls. It is not ā€˜hate’ to be deeply worried about an unevidenced medical experiment on minors. Rationality goes out of the window when you pretend men can be women.
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@Frances_Coppola
Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola
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If by "unisex options" you mean toilets for disabled people, you are WAY out of order, Maya. Those toilets are for the exclusive use of disabled people. Telling someone who is not disabled to use a toilet intended for disabled people is equivalent to telling them to use a parking
@MForstater
Maya Forstater
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There are often unisex options. Not being allowed into the mens by rule does not mean you have the right to go into the ladies (and vice versa). That may seem unfair, but these are life choices people make. If you make extreme efforts to look like a man don't be surprised if
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@PompeySteph
Steph Richards: (She/her) - Say NO to hate.
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Advertisements that feature diversity reflect the multicultural nature of the UK. People who seek to divide us can...... Three years ago, Virgin Atlantic produced one of the best ads ever, proving we live in a "live and let live" society. https://t.co/rU2jQer3Xb
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Steph Richards: (She/her) - Say NO to hate.
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While gender-critical ā€œfeministsā€ target trans rights, a new concern looms: the erosion of abortion rights in the UK. At the heart of this danger is a transatlantic alliance between Reform UK and the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a powerful US-based conservative Christian
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An organization that fought abortion rights in the United States is now an unlikely conduit between MAGA Republicans and Britain’s ascendant Reform U.K. party.
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Steph Richards: (She/her) - Say NO to hate.
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Jo is calling me a "hulking great pervert" - I do hope all the MPs and journalists who follow me take note of gold standard transphobia from a gender-critical journalist. It's time for online hate to be banned. @RachelTaylorMP @NadiaWhittomeMP @KateOsborneMP @tomgordonLD
@jo_bartosch
Jo Bartosch
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You don't want to support women, you want to spaff over every space that belongs to us, even menopause groups. And the reason 'nice' women don't tell you to sod off isn't because you're welcome, it's because you're a hulking great pervert & they're scared.
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@PeterTatchell
Peter Tatchell
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🚨 Reform UK has appointed James Orr, an anti-LGBTQ+ theologian & ally of MAGA figure Charlie Kirk, as senior adviser to Nigel Farage. SHAME! Orr, a friend of JD Vance, has called asylum seekers ā€œinvadersā€ & advocated anti-abortion & anti-LGBT+ views āŒ https://t.co/OrfB6aj3qb
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attitude.co.uk
Reform UK has appointed anti-LGBTQ+ professor and friend of JD Vance and Charlie Kirk, James Orr, as a senior adviser to Nigel Farage,
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@speakoutsister
SpeakOutSister
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Women end up leaving their jobs because they are unsupported around menopause symptoms. One survey found it was 14% who left and 23% who consider leaving. Yet "women's rights campaigners" are complaining because awareness raising events include everyone.
@MayorofLondon
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan
3 years
I believe in building workplaces that are truly inclusive. One year ago today, on #InternationalWomensDay, I spoke to @Lorraine about our ground-breaking Menopause policy at City Hall. It has been transformative: 🧵 https://t.co/by1vj4ZxPu
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@miffythegamer
Miffy
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As the replies under Kirstie’s post make clear, if you’re a woman who chooses to not subscribe to the Cult of Gender Critical, the TERFs will come for you & subject you to the worst kinds of personal abuse & aggravation. Transphobia has nothing to do with feminism.
@KirstieMAllsopp
Kirstie Allsopp
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Loathing & fearing transwomen is a sad way to lead your life, but it’s also a massive red herring, across the globe women’s rights are being eroded Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, Nigeria, in many places we are going backwards. If only the šŸ¦• & šŸ’œšŸ’ššŸ¤ really focused on women’s rights.
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@GoodLawProject
Good Law Project
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ā€œBefore the election it promised to ā€˜remove indignities for trans people who deserve recognition and acceptance.’ But in government it has lined up alongside the Tories and Reform UK at the cruelty Olympics.ā€ – @JolyonMaugham https://t.co/7KIpYBi34F
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attitude.co.uk
91% of trans respondents in a YouGov poll conducted between July and August, commissioned by the Good Law Project, said they distrust Labour.
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@NatashaMDay
Natasha Day MBE
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The amount of people that don’t seem to understand this…. Breakfast club isn’t about food. It’s childcare for those of us who need to be in work by 0800. My little boy has his breakfast at home, then goes to club. This costs parents at his school Ā£100 per month (Ā£5 per
@10DowningStreet
UK Prime Minister
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Parents shouldn’t be out of pocket by setting their children up for school. That’s why we are rolling out free breakfast clubs and from next September, schools will be required to limit branded items of uniform. Saving families Ā£500 and giving kids the best start in life.
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Steph Richards: (She/her) - Say NO to hate.
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Dear gender-criticals, I am so sorry! Yes, I have done TWO menopause courses - one with my union, the other with Talking Menopause. The reason is that I want to support people AFAB. So I am aware of the 30+ symptoms, none of which support your awful behaviour! Best, Steph
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@PompeySteph
Steph Richards: (She/her) - Say NO to hate.
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Check out my latest article: US Anti-Abortion Playbook: How a US ā€˜Hate Group’ and Reform UK are Threatening UK Abortion Rights https://t.co/OPYtW6ccdQ via @LinkedIn
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linkedin.com
While the gender-critical ā€œfeministsā€ are doing everything possible to make the lives of trans people harder, a far darker issue lies in the shadows. The potential restriction and possible loss of...
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Steph Richards: (She/her) - Say NO to hate.
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"But the A.D.F. believes that British politicians, and the public, can be swayed and wants abortion rights to be rolled back, its lawyers said in an interview. More broadly, the group wants to empower conservative Christianity in Europe.. @stellacreasy https://t.co/bZVSqOMw33
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nytimes.com
An organization that fought abortion rights in the United States is now an unlikely conduit between MAGA Republicans and Britain’s ascendant Reform U.K. party.
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@PompeySteph
Steph Richards: (She/her) - Say NO to hate.
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It was my pleasure to support @solent_waspi at their #Portsmouth event today in my role as Equalities & Political Officer at @unitetheunion (Community). Over 9,000 local women (many of whom are Unite members) have been affected by the government's refusal to pay what is due.
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