Celia Ely

If it's not beyond the wit of man it's well within a woman's capabilities ... My Mum
Female from conception, not just in my passport.

[Celia Ely @CeliaElk]

@pmosligo @SebastianPott10 @AllisonMorris1 Oh!

Is that by any chance homophobia rearing its ugly head?

You are dismissing a man who works with people who have suffered sexual assault.

I think we can safely ignore anything you have posted in this, and probably any other, exchange.

[Celia Ely @CeliaElk]

Unison, Aslef, Usdaw & the Musicians Union will not attend the Labour Women’s Conference in September because men who say they are women will only be allowed to participate as observers.

I paid dues to ASTMS, MSF, Amicus & Unite over decades. For what?

[LabourWomen’sDeclaration @LabWomenDec]

"Labour Women’s Declaration criticised the boycott & said: “The decision by some unions not to attend is a disappointing and petulant act of performative politics, demonstrating how out of touch some union leaders are with the women members they are elected to represent...
Minister Bridget Phillipson’s recently stated priorities for action – VAWG, equal pay and child poverty – accurately demonstrate the seriousness of the challenges facing women today. We hope union leaders will reconsider their decision and engage in the constructive dialogue that their members have every right to expect from their representatives.”
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[Celia Ely @CeliaElk]

@QcWynter @AminCad @AbeWinsAgain @Docstockk @unherd Alfred the Great's Penny in the Royal Mint Museum seems to indicate that he sported dreadlocks, a bone or pin through his nose, and generous lips.

I'm no longer sure who's appropriating what.

[Celia Ely @CeliaElk]

@UppityAlice @AllisonMorris1 Accepting a man's delusion that he has changed sex is nodding along with his notion that he is who he says he is.

The outcome for young people sucked into this cult is lifelong medical treatment and possible regret.

See @Michaelwk20 or @KBtheYoungOG

[Celia Ely @CeliaElk]

@AllisonMorris1 Furthermore, I'd rather like to point out that there are many transwomen who accept that they are still male and wouldn't dream of invading women's spaces, services and sports.

It's the transwomen who violate women's boundaries who are potentially dangerous.

[Celia Ely @CeliaElk]

@AllisonMorris1 Well, I can only say that you seem to have heard and seen some very strange versions of the sex realist arguments.

I hope the coffee meeting is a success.

[Celia Ely @CeliaElk]

@AllisonMorris1 That's an important topic and I wish you a full house and a fruitful discussion.

But you have impugned the members of WRN NI and their invited speakers with no apparent understanding of their actual points of view.

You might find their event enlightening.

[Celia Ely @CeliaElk]

Are you interested in the rights of women in Afghanistan & Iran?

What about countries where girls undergo FGM?

Or countries where abortion is banned even after rape & incest?

Can you name all the different regions in the those countries?

If not, why not?

[Celia Ely @CeliaElk]

I care about the rights of women to single sex prisons, hospital wards, rape counselling, DV shelters, sport, changing rooms and public toilets.

I don't need to name all the counties in all the countries where women are losing these rights to be interested.

[Donna McLean @Donna__McLean]

Fascinating that Brit feminism has developed a sudden interest in the north of Ireland. Doubt they could name any of the six counties until last week (if at all).

[Celia Ely @CeliaElk]

@HJoyceGender Before I'm accused of disrespect, autocorrect changed Allison to Alison.

However, a misspelling is not as consequential as a missexing.

[Celia Ely @CeliaElk]

@HJoyceGender Alison: "Predators and sex offenders are the most devious people on earth. They will go on dating sites & befriend single parents, they will become priests, they will become swimming coaches, football coaches ..."

Or they could just self-ID as women.

[Celia Ely @CeliaElk]

@Donna__McLean Are you interested in the rights of women in Afghanistan & Iran?

What about countries where girls undergo FGM?

Or countries where abortion is banned even after rape & incest?

Can you name all the different regions in the those countries?

If not, why not?

[Celia Ely @CeliaElk]

@Donna__McLean I care about the rights of women to single sex prisons, hospital wards, rape counselling, DV shelters, sport, changing rooms and public toilets.

I don't need to name all the counties in all the countries where women are losing these rights to be interested.

[Jenny Lindsay @msjlindsay]

Gender identity ideology claims 'woman' is 'anyone who feels like a woman.' And then acts accordingly. It is an existential threat to every single right women have ever had, because it passes those rights to any fucking man who says he wants them.

How can you not see how dangerous that is? Men in women's sports, prisons, giving disabled girls intimate care, carrying out what used to be female-administered rape crisis, men in women's spaces where they are vulnerable, undressed; every women's group vulnerable to demanding men demanding entry, usually with an implicit 'or else.'

You only need to look at the tactics that are used against women who say NO to all of this to realise how dangerous it is. Death threats, rape threats, attempts to get women fired, psychological coercion, emotional abuse, 'do what I say or I'll kill myself', 'do what I say or you are a Nazi who deserves throat-punched.' 'The only good TERF is a dead TERF' slogans.

Constant online abuse, constant smearing. Emails to colleagues to get people fired for the slightest slight against this mad set of ideas. Bomb threats to venues hosting women's meetings. Stalking behaviours by activists against prominent female writers, researchers, campaigners. And all while people shrug and say 'so what', as you have basically just done here.

Seriously. Look into it. If you still think there's no danger here, nobody can help you. And if your only response to this is 'but trans women ARE women' then you are completely brainwashed and beyond help. If you are unaware of all of the above, fair enough. But if you aren't, then I don't quite know where you've been.

[Jon Pike @runthinkwrite]

...
Caster Semenya is male
Imane Khelif is male
Riley Dennis is male
Stephanie Blanch is male

None of them should be participating in female sport, because none of them are female.

It is important to say this clearly, and loudly.

[Celia Ely @CeliaElk]

@BertDalziel The wildflower seeds will have set & scattered over the field by now.
Mowing prevents the meadow reverting to grass & scrubland which out competes flowering plants.
Removing the hay keeps the soil fertility low (ideal for wildflowers) & provides good fodder.

[Celia Ely @CeliaElk]

I am no longer a young woman so I cannot speak for them but if anyone in my life so far had suggested that whoever is hidden behind this shroud was empowering women I would have been incredulous and incensed.

Get a bloody grip, you dangerous sycophants.

[Gay Not Queer @Gaynotqueer1]

This is real.

"We're delighted to announce that one of our incredible volunteers at KRIMMZ Youth Club in Bolton, was this week awarded with the British Citizen Award! She received the award at the Palace of Westminster in recognition of her work empowering young women."

[Celia Ely @CeliaElk]

@TracyEdwardsMBE It's so disheartening.

[GaelsForFairPlay @GaelsFairPlay]

We've just listened back to yesterday's Nolan Show (Chris Buckler standing in), which featured a discussion on Fèile an Phobail's cancellation of the @ni_wrn event. We were genuinely taken aback by the misinformed and vitriolic comments about 'the people on that panel' made by People Before Profit's Fiona Ferguson.
To be clear: Gaels For Fair Play is an all-Ireland group of grassroots Gaelic Games members campaigning for fair and safe sport for women and girls who play Gaelic football and camogie.
We are opposed to the @LadiesFootball transgender policy because iIt has been established, unequivocally, that inclusion of males in the female category cannot be balanced against safety and fairness for female players.
We know this because science, empirical evidence and basic common sense tells us so. Asking the custodians of our sport to protect the female category is not 'pumping out hatred'.

We do not wish to 'exclude' trans people from Gaelic Games.
We believe everyone should have the opportunity to participate but respectfully ask that trans-identifying males compete in the correct sex category in the interests of fairness and safety for females.
Trans-identifying females, who accept that biological diferences would make it difficult, if not impossible, for them to compete in a men's team, play in the correct sex category. Why, then, is it unthinkable that trans-identifying males would do the same?
We have repeatedly called on the GAA to foster an inclusive environment in men's Gaelic football and hurling in which trans-identifying males can feel safe, welcome and valued. This is the model of inclusion all ethical and responsible governing bodies should strive for; not a flawed version where the price of 'inclusion' is the removal of fairness and safety for women and girls.

We wonder if Fiona, as a committed feminist, might find it concerning that the LGFA will not disclose to female Gaelic footballers if a male is present on the pitch, thereby denying women the right to give informed consent about what happens to their own bodies. We hope it would also concern her to know that women who were injured after being tackled by male players chose not to raise the incident with the LGFA because they were afraid of being stigmatised.

Lastly: it's news to us that groups such as ours are 'heavily funded by right-wing groups in America' given that the placards we did up for our last protest were A4 posters sellotaped onto the back of a Cornflakes box. We are entirely self-funded and are raising this issue because we think women and girls deserve fairness, safety and dignity in our sport; it is a disgraceful slur to brand our words as 'hate speech'.

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