This is what I believe about sex and gender identity...... My witness statement to the tribunalhttps://medium.com/@MForstater/claimants-witness-statement-abe3e8073b41 …
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Replying to @MForstater
Your belief, women = adult human females, is flawed below the waterline. The word "woman" is not your's to own; like every other word it is owned by society, and we decide how to interpret it, and for at least the last century, society has accepted that transwomen are women too
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Replying to @julie_trans @MForstater
It seems the dictionary doesn't agree with you. If that had been accepted by society for the last century it would be included in the dictionary definition by now. And as there is no coherent definition of woman which can include males, it never will be added either.pic.twitter.com/G95GVLQUWr
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Replying to @helensteel12 @MForstater
A dictionary is not the law and is only a reflection of yesterday's interpretations of words. The book you should read is the law book; Equality Act 2010 allows any male to present as a woman, and no physical changes to the body are necessary
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What do you mean by “presenting as a woman”?
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I have my own views obviously, but it is not for me to decide, it is society; people in pubs, the street, cafes. If they think a person presents the looks and behaviours normally associated with a woman, that is the gender they will no doubt assume for that person.
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And meanwhile actual women have been fighting against being classified according to 'looks and behaviours normally associated with women' i.e. sexist stereotypes. Because women can wear what they like and behave how they like. We are not a costume
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Yes, women can wear what they like and express their emotions precisely, a privilege not enjoyed by men. If men express femininity they are hounded by society; but now they can do this under protection of EA2010 "gender reassignment", see my storyhttp://juliemiller.me.uk/about-me/
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Thats grand. But it doesn't make them women. Legally. Or in any other way. Express your femininity by all means. Respect that women exist and have rights. Do not think you are welcome to be in spaces where women are vulnerable, naked, changing or expect privacy from men.
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I respect women's sex based rights, just as I expect you to respect men's mental health based rights; after all the road to equality is a two way street and we are just waving at each other at the traffic lights, but our journey's end is the same destination, equality for all
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