Another woman barred from Twitter's public square. Legal scholar @AlessandraAster suspended indefinitely for criticising the ethics of medical experiments transplanting wombs into male bodiespic.twitter.com/d9hkfVpCVQ
Business and sustainable development. Accountability. Tax. Feminist test case. Media: Tom Gardner at Slater & Gordon 0207 657 1690 press@slatergordon.co.uk
You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more
Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more
Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more
By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.
| Country | Code | For customers of |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 40404 | (any) |
| Canada | 21212 | (any) |
| United Kingdom | 86444 | Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2 |
| Brazil | 40404 | Nextel, TIM |
| Haiti | 40404 | Digicel, Voila |
| Ireland | 51210 | Vodafone, O2 |
| India | 53000 | Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance |
| Indonesia | 89887 | AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata |
| Italy | 4880804 | Wind |
| 3424486444 | Vodafone | |
| » See SMS short codes for other countries | ||
This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.
Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.
When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.
The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.
Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.
Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.
Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.
See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.
Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.
Another woman barred from Twitter's public square. Legal scholar @AlessandraAster suspended indefinitely for criticising the ethics of medical experiments transplanting wombs into male bodiespic.twitter.com/d9hkfVpCVQ
Alessandra tweeted about why sex is protected from an international human rights perspectivepic.twitter.com/iUYsz16YIl
Many women because of circumstances or life course also don’t risk these forms of discrimination and hardship. If they experience do not does that make them less of a woman? Why are real hardships and discrimination experienced by trans women not also recognizable then?
There is no such thing as "less of a woman" or "more of a woman". Its not a quantitative thing. Men also experience hardships and discrimination. We can recognise this. It does not make them "less of a man" etc...
Exactlymy point. So why can’t this apply for trans women.
Why can't what apply? We can recognise that transwomen experience hardship and discrimination. But hardship and discrimination is not what defines being a woman. Nor are clothes or feelings or conforming to feminine gender stereotypes. Its female biology. Just that.
And there are specific hardships, needs and vulnerabilities which apply to people with female bodies (which Alessandra listed). Not all of them. Not all of the time. But they are specific to people with female bodies and the reason why there are specific protections in law.
Who benefits by losing words & legal protections for people w female bodies? What for? We can also recognise the vulnerability of men who cross-dress or identify with a feminine identity. It does not require we lose the ability to describe the material reality of being female.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.