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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& #39;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.
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Twitter& #39;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 ">https://tcrn.ch/2ZwHgM1&q...
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/">https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/l...
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/">https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/l...
3/ UK COURT JUDGE:
District Judge John Woollard acknowledged & #39;Terf& #39; as a derogatory word aimed at, primarily, gender critical women. (Basildon Magistrate& #39;s Court on 01/03/2019 REGINA vs YARDLEY).
https://twitter.com/SoniaPoulton/status/1101565071820554240?s=20
https://twitter.com/SoniaPoul... href=" https://www.2harecourt.com/2019/03/04/gudrun-young-secures-no-case-to-answer-in-controversial-first-prosecution-for-transgender-hate-crime/">https://www.2harecourt.com/2019/03/0...
District Judge John Woollard acknowledged & #39;Terf& #39; as a derogatory word aimed at, primarily, gender critical women. (Basildon Magistrate& #39;s Court on 01/03/2019 REGINA vs YARDLEY).
https://twitter.com/SoniaPoulton/status/1101565071820554240?s=20
4/ All Party Parliamentary Group Report on Hate Crime:
On threats & encouragement of violence towards & #39;terfs& #39; -
"It can easily be argued that this constitutes hate speech under Criminal Justice Act, which people have been successfully prosecuted for."
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On threats & encouragement of violence towards & #39;terfs& #39; -
"It can easily be argued that this constitutes hate speech under Criminal Justice Act, which people have been successfully prosecuted for."
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5/ Not the UK obviously, but the Medical Journal of Australia has recognised & #39;terf& #39; as a "derogatory term": https://twitter.com/themja/status/1159270735132520448?s=21">https://twitter.com/themja/st...
Screenshot of the offending MJA post below:
