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Ruth Hunt "social media doesn't solve anything. Stonewall has had good discussions in private and confidence about how we resolve the tricky issues about prisons, sports, and access to particular services. In those discussion 90% of the ground is common" https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ruth-hunt-on-virginia-woolf-lgbtq-history-and-section-28/id1507167629?i=1000476043837
"I have had good faith conversations over my dinner table and in meeting rooms, others are bad faith transphobia and I have less patience with".
"Bad faith = presuming that transwomen are men, that doesn't provide much space to discuss how best to manage prisons"
"Bad faith = presuming that transwomen are men, that doesn't provide much space to discuss how best to manage prisons"
"we did an exercise which mapped the opposition. Trans women are men and we broker no discussion. A small but vocal community with the voice of the media. What is said is accepted without challenge. A middle group say 'transwomen are transwomen and we find it a bit puzzling'"
To them: lets meet. Gendered intelligence, Mermaids, All About Trans doing brilliant work having these conversations, nudging the discourse.
The majority are appalled at the way that trans people are being spoken about, deeply concerned about wider prejudice and discrimination"
The majority are appalled at the way that trans people are being spoken about, deeply concerned about wider prejudice and discrimination"
It spills over into LGB prejudice, women who are non traditional, nonconforming. People are looking at where the money comes from.
It requires a huge amount of courage for people in that category to say 'not in my name'. "
It requires a huge amount of courage for people in that category to say 'not in my name'. "
So undemocratic. Please do look into where the money is coming from. Its coming from 1000s of ordinary women (and some men) putting up £20s
And she thinks it takes courage to to say 'I agreed with all these mainstream orgs' https://www.stonewall.org.uk/diversity-champions-members
