Tomboy.
Gender is regressive; Sex is real.
Believe in animal rights, the Oxford comma, and the word NO.
Long-time Liberal wondering WTF happened to the left.
@hatpinwoman
Predatory men don't like the word no.
A few things they *do* like: Easy access to their marks; no safeguards; being championed for their perversions; women who are afraid, uncomfortable, voiceless.
Most of all, they like power.
And this movement gives it to them in spades.
@Martina
@EmmaVigeland
The best way to unlock women from the male gaze is to allow males into female spaces where females are undressing. And the best way to put out a fire is by dousing the flames with gasoline.
@cbucksrules
And when told to stay out of our spaces, many claim they'll just enter anyway, thus proving the predatory behavior that women so innately fear and justifying our stance.
@CarilynJohnson
The idea that trans people are being barred from sports is clearly *not true* but constantly perpetuated.
If people need to lie *in order* to make their argument, it's not much of an argument at all.
@CarilynJohnson
Poll after poll shows that people *do not* support this. And the more men steal victories from women, the more people will favor integrity and fairness.
Female sports were NEVER meant to be inclusive of males; that defeats their entire purpose.
@garylfrancione
There is absolutely nothing progressive about teaching young girls that they're unworthy of boundaries and sex-based spaces because the desires of males are more important.
@CarilynJohnson
Are you referring to the person fighting with me?
Yes, it's incredibly disheartening. You'd think, of all people, a female coach would care about an even playing field and not spend time pretending that the only thing keeping women out of the NFL is a better training program
@KevinaFaga
This poor kid; there is NO such thing as "fitting" in as a girl.
How do people not see this for the regressive movement it is?
I do hope she got some advice from somewhere other than online.
@Martina
@EmmaVigeland
Amen! We can be feminine, or tomboys, or anywhere in between. Because a progressive society does not limit womanhood to some silly box. The idea that we must be feminine is utterly regressive; the GI Joe I still have from my girlhood judges anyone who says otherwise.
@brent_noorda
@DanniBrener
@virtuallyleslie
Females choose female doctors often based on comfort and the desire to have someone who understands what it's like to have female biology.
It is not bigoted for females to prioritize their comfort over the validation of males.
@Rob_ThaBuilder
Nothing has done more damage to lesbians and gays than force-teaming them with TRAs. Most people believe in loving who you love.
Believing that ANY man should be able to enter a space where a teenage girl is showering or a vulnerable female is undressing is a much harder sell.
@WildfireWhisper
No man can feel like a woman because he has no frame of reference to show him what being a woman *actually* feels like.
He can only "feel" like feminine stereotypes, at which point he stays a man, a feminine one, but a man nonetheless. And there is nothing wrong with that.
@FionaJaneMurray
A few years ago, Colorado wanted to allow wolves back into the state and took that to the people because of its potential effect on cattle, sheep, and chickens. But allowing anyone to self-ID into female spaces? That's not put to vote? Do women matter less than livestock?
@BevJacksonAuth
I've been gender-nonconforming since childhood and wholeheartedly agree. I am not male because I like fantasy football or sports jerseys or not wearing heels. I am a woman who knows that womanhood is not defined by silly feminine stereotypes. Long live the tomboys!
@mjeslfc
Ask them why inclusivity is something that is only placed upon women. Why not teach males to be more inclusive of males who differ from them, thus allowing those males to use the men's room without issue and preserving sex-based spaces? Why not ask males to be kind?
@HJoyceGender
Through no fault of my parents, I was born with birth defects and have had multiple open heart surgeries, lifelong anxiety, and unreal medical debt as a result. Defects affect a child tremendously in all sorts of ways. A willingness to make your child collateral damage, leaving
@Psychgirl211
Rape doesn't even need to happen for this to do God only knows how much damage.
Every single girl on these trips who is forced to bunk with a male is told that SHE is unworthy of boundaries because the feelings of men are more important.
Every single girl.
@LeeForWomen
Yep. All sorts of men are potentially at risk in the men's room. Gay men, small men, skinny men, men wearing an opposing team's sports logo.
Any theoretical risk of harm that may exist for these men is never a reason to put women and girls at an even *greater* risk.
@Rob_ThaBuilder
So he wants to "transition" to a woman so he can be turned on by what he sees in the mirror?
And we're supposed to cede our spaces to men like this?
@TheFlyingBats
Valuing all players does not mean forcing women to compete against males who pose a risk to their safety. This is Orwellian and beyond misogynistic. Perhaps this terrible ratio may help you usher in some self-awareness; read the room: the people stand with females.
@salltweets
@Toren_Ylfa
There is no prerequisite to be trans; now any man who says he's a woman is a woman, which makes trans women the exact same as so-called cis men.
Call me crazy but I don't think a man claiming to be a woman and invading female spaces is somehow safer than one staying out.
@Jebadoo2
We don't separate males and females because the majority of males are attracted to females; we separate them because of the *threat* males pose to females.
Lesbians, being female, pose *no* such threat to their fellow women.
@Martina
@proudcali
And it's not even like muscle strength is the sole advantage. What about lung capacity? Wingspan? The fact males have more efficient hearts than females (something that's an edge in nearly every sport)? No amount of hormones can mitigate the power of male physiology.
@CarilynJohnson
"Re-education" for young girls who don't want to compete and/or undress in front of biological males.
While these males are repeatedly painted as vulnerable and worthy of empathy.
It's mind-blowing that anyone supports this.
@CarilynJohnson
I hope they're flooded with bogus, made-up reports that they have to waste their time investigating so they see how utterly ridiculous this is.
I'm sure the Scots can get creative here.
@smacken228
@salltweets
I once walked down a dark alley in the middle of the night by myself. Nothing happened, ergo, all dark alleys are safe. AERFs (alley-exclusionary radical foot-travelers) are such losers.
@benedtl
@TigardTualSD
Male violence against women is male violence against women. Pronouns and clothes don't change that. It's so often perpetuated because it's not taken seriously.
@TigardTualSD
can try to minimize this all they want. But girls MATTER even if their school thinks otherwise.
@aquariussibling
@Martina
@EmmaVigeland
I agree with
@Martina
. Emma claims we are gatekeeping femininity; we're not. We are gatekeeping sex-based spaces, spaces open to all females whether they are feminine or not.
@Serena_Partrick
Elon Musk fails to understand the importance of
@jk_rowling
's voice in the rights of women and girls and why her consistently speaking out is vital to our protection.
Must be nice not to be affected by your boundaries being dismantled.
@Rob_ThaBuilder
It's like criticizing Rachel Dolezal while still referring to her as an African American.
When people are exposing a problem while simultaneously being part of the problem, it's difficult to take them seriously.
@ArabelsRaven85
Lifelong liberal here too. I will not vote left anymore; I'm not sure I'll vote right either. But I would literally rather not vote than vote for a politician who does not recognize the biological realities of the more vulnerable sex.
@bridgetwriting
@LottieHistory
I also worked in education for years and agree with
@LottieHistory
. There were always feminine boys and masculine girls but they never felt the need to change themselves. No one told them they were the opposite gender if they didn't conform because that's insanely regressive.
@Psychgirl211
@JohnLewisRetail
Why do these businesses keep engaging in the cardinal sin of marketing and alienating their target audience?
Between this and all the donations
@mssociety
's set to miss out on for axing that 90-year-old volunteer...
Honestly, you'd think these companies would learn.....
@Martina
Males claiming to be female, more female than a born woman no less, and celebrating being classified as such in a hospital where sex *really* matters shows the ludicrousy of all this. They're doing our job for us with these tweets. Hopefully, they'll keep up the good work!
@K8M2327
Many of us even started out as allies. Then we were told our safety, our daughters, our sports, our traumas-none of it mattered; the feelings of males were the priority. Anyone who is now mad at what we have to say can blame themselves. Because TERFS aren't born; we are made.
@Psychgirl211
FFS - the absolute WORST thing a young girl can be taught is that she is not allowed to say NO to males crossing her boundaries.
This is GROSS.
@CarilynJohnson
"Assigned female at birth."
I'm so curious about the process of this.
Is there a quota that doctors need to meet or is it more of an eenie-meenie-minie-moe situation?
@NoCisgender
Language is *not* inclusive if it offends and excludes the vast majority of the population.
Besides, if they were truly after inclusiveness, it would be across the board, meaning they would come for the words "father" and "man" as well, which is rarely happening.
Hmm......
@salltweets
@ArielleScarcell
Why does it matter if they pass or not? They're still male and thus part of a class that presents a risk to females.
There are certainly 12-year-olds who look five years older; should they be allowed to drive?
Subjective perception does not trump reality.
@MrMennoTweets
@arl_with_a_K
@jeremycorbyn
Also, I've seen polls where the question is "Do you support or somewhat support trans people?" So, "somewhat support" is painted as full support.
Many people believe in wearing what you want, etc. Men in female spaces and lesbians being told to try girl dick? Not so much.
@Martina
Teaching girls they're not allowed to say no to males invading their boundaries?
The people involved in this should not be working with children.
@Psychgirl211
Males uncomfortable among males are invited to invade female spaces.
Females uncomfortable among males can just stay home.
How do people not see it yet?
@nwlc
@ACLU
@ACLUofGA
@CooleyLLP
Why are you proud to help males invade sports categories specifically designed for females?
Misogyny is not something to be proud of.
@rejserin
@jk_rowling
Males, regardless of identity, pose a unique threat to women because of their size, strength, and increased propensity for violence (especially sexual violence). And women, generally, can't fight back against males.
All of this is why spaces are segregated by sex to begin with.
@salltweets
Female biology influences us to no end. From girlhood, school, and friendships to career, health, dating, parenting, and safety - everything in our lives is influenced if not dictated by our biology. We don't feel like women any more than we "feel" like humans; we just are them.
@JamesEsses
No one is saying that transgenderism is about gender roles.
Oh wait, the APA is literally saying this, defining it as an umbrella term encompassing those whose gender identities *OR* gender roles differ from those typically associated with the sex they were assigned at birth.
@DieMadTerf
Males in our spaces teaches girls that they are not worthy of boundaries. It implies that they are not allowed to say no. It shows them that a man's feelings are the priority, which tells them they don't matter. And then they, of course, will tell themselves the same.
@CarilynJohnson
Replacing factual sex with made-up gender identity renders the word "women" meaningless.
Most women's rights rely on space FROM males, which we no longer have and, since anyone can be a woman, can no longer fight for.
I never thought I'd see the Dems harm us so greatly.
@twebley60
They're trying to rebuild womanhood with themselves at the center.
We must pretend anything they can't claim as their own, like menstruation, doesn't exist.
@varindeus
@Katya444ever
@NathanJonesBook
Exactly. Males are a threat to women. Stats tell us that, the news tells us that, our own experiences tell us that. So how does wearing a dress or going by feminine pronouns negate this threat?
@r47goldie
@Martina
Why should girls get over being robbed of their hard work, skills, and talent? There is no reason these males can't compete among members of their sex.
Females matter and people are going to fight for them.
Why don't you get over that.....
@waythingsturn
@Martina
Women have a right to defend our sports from any male invading them. How this defense affects the invading male is simply not our concern. Because of the entitlement to our competitions, our experiences, our spaces, this movement forced us to choose sides. And choose we did.
@FabricioNakata
@Martina
"Weird chromosomal definition"? Do you mean biological sex?
And I wouldn't confuse fear or powerlessness with tolerance.
There is nothing progressive about robbing girls to prioritize the feelings of males.
This whole thing is gross.
@fallingleaves
@Martina
A lot of us think it's inappropriate to give ANY man who wants easy access to women and girls that access.
There is no reason a grown man needs to be alone in a bathroom with a teenage girl.
@garylfrancione
Also, we're constantly told that predators will just enter female spaces anyway so trying to keep them out is futile. If that's the case, then trans women aren't safer in female spaces, since predators will just enter anyway; thus their inclusion in female spaces is meaningless.
@redheadranting
Dealbreaker. I don't think any woman should date a man who doesn't believe in female boundaries.
And we should teach our daughters not to, either.
@Annie_Y_Mouse
@salltweets
@Toren_Ylfa
They ignore the fact that it has nothing to do with being trans; it's cause they're male. No matter how males identify, they do not belong in female spaces. There is nothing bigoted about wanting to protect women and girls from the sex that has harmed us throughout history.
@Martina
@amy_likes_owls
@hamburg_steven
But you can't seriously expect women to vote for this man? (I say this as someone who hates Trump).
Allowing any man to claim to be a woman makes women's rights completely meaningless. There is no bigger threat to women than someone who has rendered our rights completely null.
@salltweets
@AliceDreger
If you're upset about the reality of sex, write a strongly worded letter to Mother Nature.....and leave sex-based spaces alone.
@eva_kurilova
It is beyond cruel to tell kids to chase something they'll never catch (becoming the opposite sex) as they ruin their fertility and health in the process.
Becoming lifelong medical patients won't only harm them physically and mentally but it'll destroy their finances, too.
@inmyownfashion2
This movement is dominated by white males, the most powerful demographic in the world. They've invaded our spaces, sports, and prisons. They've taken our language and how we define ourselves. They claim vulnerability but all this speaks to immense privilege *not* marginalization.
@meltedpotmama
@Drusilla451
@Serena_Partrick
You say to "trust science" in your bio. Science has always made clear the biological differences between the sexes. These differences (size, strength, aggression) pose a threat to women, especially in vulnerable places. So, how are men women & why should they be in female spaces?
@runthinkwrite
If a female CEO of a prostate cancer charity was pretending to be a man, actively fighting against the rights of men, and mocking manhood, I think it would be problematic.
@smacken228
@salltweets
Some predatory men will enter women's spaces no matter what. So, because of that, we should make it as easy as possible? Then why safeguard anything? Why have gun control, for example, when it won't stop all shootings?
@rejserin
@sharrond62
The risks are mitigated by separating the sexes. A failure to do this is negligence.
One woman, ONE, being hurt, having their place taken, losing opportunity because of the inclusion of a biological male is too many.
@Keylime_Kai
@EmmaTurner12
@MillieCheesey
But do the majority of lesbians believe that lesbians have penises? Do the majority of women believe it's appropriate for males to be present in lockerrooms where their daughters are undressing?
These are the questions you *should* be asking.
@garylfrancione
If they want to remove safeguards, the onus is on them to prove the removal of those safeguards won't harm the people those safeguards are designed to protect.
But biological reality, crime stats, common sense, and women's lived experiences all get in the way of that.
@inmyownfashion2
I'm always confused by women who don't consider what this message sends to girls, i.e., a man is safe as long as he is wearing a wig or a dress or saying he's a woman when he invades your spaces.
@darcwood
@CarilynJohnson
@big10momma
That's literally the very question I asked her, noting that EVEN when a woman's life is on the line and she is filled with adrenaline, she still can't fight off a man raping or murdering her.
She hasn't responded to that.
@ripcurl
Not only is your misogynistic silencing of women fighting for their sports stunning and brave but it's also an exceptionally smart marketing decision, given that females drive the vast, vast majority of consumer purchasing.
Really, bravo all around!
@legaltweetz
@jk_rowling
"Male predators are going to do what they want anyway, regardless of the law."
Surely you understand the difference between holding men who enter our spaces accountable/having them removed and outright inviting them in unchallenged while rendering women powerless to fight back?
@Rob_ThaBuilder
It is absolutely insane that people think predatory men won't take advantage of self-ID. As if giving them easy access to their targets is going to result in them politely declining.
@ImGwendyToo
@Alisonellis27
Are you insinuating that males will invade when they're explicitly asked not to? Why are you linking trans women to predatory behavior?
@garylfrancione
Yep. *Any* male can be at risk in the men's toilet; allowing them to enter female spaces, where women are smaller and weaker, is not the solution.
It's never the onus of the physically vulnerable sex to protect the dominant one. We are busy protecting ourselves.
@GayTory
Yeah, there's a lot of talk about females needing their own spaces (and they do) but males deserve them too. These spaces have always been sex-based for a reason.
@Alexandria67423
@millennialdrift
Many people think the movement champions distressed, dysphoric transexuals who've surgically transitioned.
They don't know it's full of nondysphoric men who don't transition, have fetishes, and/or want power over women.
The more people realize this, the more the tide will turn
@salltweets
We are teaching young girls that it's their job to cater to the feelings of grown adults in spite of their own discomfort. Tell girls they don't matter and they'll tell themselves the same.
@warrendm
@BillboardChris
A kid is not the other sex though. Teaching children that they need to spend their lives chasing something they'll never catch (becoming the opposite sex) is beyond cruel.
There is no wrong way to be a boy or a girl.
@LirvaC
@Kenarf
@ProfDaveAndress
Your feminism includes men sexually aroused by feminine clothes and advocates for these men to be in female spaces for no other reason than that they *say* they're women.
Is it appropriate for these cross-dressers to be in open locker rooms where young girls are undressing?