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Evidence that "terf" is officially recognised as a slur:
Evidence that "terf" is officially recognised as a slur:
1/ TWITTER:
Twitter's UK govt head of PubPolicy @KatyMinshall agreed at @HumanRightsCtte that âterfâ, like "bitch and cunt" is a gendered term, and that tweets using the term, like those cited below, violate Twitterâs policies and should be removed.
https://tcrn.ch/2ZwHgM1
Twitter's UK govt head of PubPolicy @KatyMinshall agreed at @HumanRightsCtte that âterfâ, like "bitch and cunt" is a gendered term, and that tweets using the term, like those cited below, violate Twitterâs policies and should be removed.
https://tcrn.ch/2ZwHgM1
2/ STANDARDS COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND:
Dundee Councillor Gregor Murray was suspended after the Commission found Murray "abused the complainer by referring to her as a TERF (a pejorative term which stands for âtrans-exclusionary radical feministâ)." https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/dundee/892784/watchdog-finds-dundee-councillor-breached-code-of-conduct-with-offensive-tweets/
Dundee Councillor Gregor Murray was suspended after the Commission found Murray "abused the complainer by referring to her as a TERF (a pejorative term which stands for âtrans-exclusionary radical feministâ)." https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/dundee/892784/watchdog-finds-dundee-councillor-breached-code-of-conduct-with-offensive-tweets/
3/ UK COURT JUDGE:
District Judge John Woollard acknowledged 'Terf' as a derogatory word aimed at, primarily, gender critical women. (Basildon Magistrate's Court on 01/03/2019 REGINA vs YARDLEY).
https://twitter.com/SoniaPoulton/status/1101565071820554240?s=20
https://www.2harecourt.com/2019/03/04/gudrun-young-secures-no-case-to-answer-in-controversial-first-prosecution-for-transgender-hate-crime/
District Judge John Woollard acknowledged 'Terf' as a derogatory word aimed at, primarily, gender critical women. (Basildon Magistrate's Court on 01/03/2019 REGINA vs YARDLEY).
https://twitter.com/SoniaPoulton/status/1101565071820554240?s=20
https://www.2harecourt.com/2019/03/04/gudrun-young-secures-no-case-to-answer-in-controversial-first-prosecution-for-transgender-hate-crime/
4/ All Party Parliamentary Group Report on Hate Crime:
On threats & encouragement of violence towards 'terfs' -
"It can easily be argued that this constitutes hate speech under Criminal Justice Act, which people have been successfully prosecuted for."
https://bit.ly/2ZIOYmg
On threats & encouragement of violence towards 'terfs' -
"It can easily be argued that this constitutes hate speech under Criminal Justice Act, which people have been successfully prosecuted for."
https://bit.ly/2ZIOYmg
5/ Not the UK obviously, but the Medical Journal of Australia has recognised 'terf' as a "derogatory term": https://twitter.com/themja/status/1159270735132520448?s=21
Screenshot of the offending MJA post below:
