Christina Day🧜‍♀️🏳️‍🌈

I happily encompass duel gender expression in my life. not in to labels I am just a happier person because I express my self as a woman when I NEED to (she/her)

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

"It’s particularly horrendous to me when you have someone from within our own community who demonises a minority group. I don’t know what’s going on in Wes Streeting’s head, but what I do know is it’s terrifying for trans people,” he said.

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[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

Hope is starting to feel normal again! 💚🙌🏼

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[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

Dear @ShabanaMahmood,

Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.

[Steph Richards: (She/her) - Say NO to hate. @PompeySteph]

When it comes to mysogny is there anyone better than a gender-critical?

Oh, the irony - those souls who say they represent ‘women’ ...when in reality they do nothing of the sort.

As face masks begin to melt under the spotlight of public opinion (not to forget the 82,000 women who signed the Not In Our Name petition calling them out), the question is: how can society be rid of the gender-critical?

For sure, they are entitled to their beliefs; none of us would deny them that, but drive a toxic wedge into feminism?

Too many women and womens organisations have felt the effects of their ideology, which surely can be classed as an ‘objectionable manifestation of belief’?

The evidence?

Claire Sharp and, indeed, several other #women who just three months ago felt they could not accept a Cycling 100 Award because trans women were being excluded.

Just days later, we heard that Girlguiding were excluding trans girls - many female volunteers left the organisation in disgust, as did girls who had trans friends.

The Woman’s Institute. After forty years of peaceful trans woman membership, we see an organisation in crisis. Internal investigations, multiple complaints, members leaving, and branches closing - and for what?

Then the icing on the cake - Hampstead Heath Ponds.

In March 2024, some 75% of women pond users voted in favour of trans women's inclusion. That was not good enough for the gender-critical organisation Sex Matters who decided to go to court.

Have they not heard of democracy?

They lost badly, not just the court case, but also in a public consultation undertaken by the ponds owners - the City of London Corporation. Over 38,000 voted - 86% wanted trans inclusion.

However, it appears Sex Matters is not giving up - they have the utter audacity to announce they are seeking leave to appeal.

Significantly, none of the organisations wanted to exclude trans women - they were bullied into it with threats of gender-critical lawfare, which they could not afford.

The losers...women...thousands of them.

Many now suggest these gender-critical organisations are hate groups, the definition of which, according to SPLC, is “an organisation that has beliefs or practices attacking or maligning an entire class of people, typically for their immutable characteristics. These groups engage in activities such as hateful speech, rallies, or propaganda, often, though not exclusively, inciting violence against targeted groups.”

One must wonder how much longer the government should wait before taking action.

Mysogny should be a crime, as should transmysogny - there is no place in this world for hate, nor should there be for any organisation which promotes it.

Q - Gender critical pileon.

[Humanists UK @Humanists_UK]

Today, we celebrate 75 years of the European Convention on Human Rights. From the right to a fair trial and freedom of expression to freedom of thought, conscience, and belief, the #ECHR has been instrumental in advancing human dignity and liberty. 🧵 https://t.co/lyuYrZOckZ

[Steph Richards: (She/her) - Say NO to hate. @PompeySteph]

Yesterday, a representative of the Council of Europe (CoE) warned the UK government that they were likely in breach of human rights (ECHR). The crux of the issue is that trans men want to live in manhood and trans women want to live in womanhood, but some object, @PreetKGillMP, @ClaireCoutinho.

Do those who complain not realise that many trans people want to support their brothers and sisters in life's struggles? Apparently not.

Bad laws always fail; sometimes it takes years, but they fail.

What happened in FWS v SGM was wrong, and the CoE representative was right to call out the potential human rights breaches. This judgment:

• Conflicts with the ECHR and the "Intermediate Zone" Doctrine: It reinstates a legal status for trans people that was deemed "no longer sustainable" by the European Court of Human Rights in Christine Goodwin v UK (2002), violating the UK's positive obligations under Article 8 of the Convention.

• Renders Legal Recognition Illusory: The ruling potentially nullifies the recognition conferred by the GRA 2004, forcing GRC holders into a "third sex" status for anti-discrimination purposes, particularly in employment, services, and public life.

• Risks Breaching International Obligations: The judgment notably omits engagement with Section 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998, which requires legislation to be interpreted compatibly with the ECHR, placing the UK at significant risk of non-compliance.

Indeed, the Supreme Court Judges did not even attempt to address this matter, failing to evaluate Hansard and other relevant records on the formulation of the Gender Recognition Act, particularly the interpretation of "for all purposes".

• Quietly Editing the Human Rights Act out of existence: Expert Legal commentary, for example, by the late Conor Gearty (regarded as one of the world's most influential scholars on human rights) suggests (concerningly) that the SC has been deploying new modes of reasoning to ensure that the law under scrutiny cannot be found in breach of human rights. Gearty explicitly highlighted the FWS v SGM judgment.

• Exclusion of Transgender Voices: The Supreme Court restricted interventions (@TransLucent_Org Director @stephenwhittle and former Judge Victoria McCloud) in the FWS case, ignoring the transgender voice and allowing only Amnesty International to intervene. There human rights submission was dismissed in a single paragraph of the 268-paragraph judgment. This was a clear violation of ECHR Article 6 (right to fair trial), a fundamental principle of justice.

• Constitutional Schism in Northern Ireland: Due to the Northern Ireland Protocol and the Windsor Framework, courts in Northern Ireland (NI) are compelled to ignore the FWS judgment where it conflicts with retained EU law regarding equality. This divergence not only compromises the uniform application of Supreme Court precedent across the UK but also creates a constitutional schism within the UK.

Trans people, like gay people, have existed since time immemorial - often, people never realised they were there, but over the last ten years, trans people have 'become a problem' in a manufactured culture war.

In the 1970s, 80s and 90s, gay people experienced the same accusations that trans people suffer today.

This shared history of struggle should not be forgotten.

[Steph Richards: (She/her) - Say NO to hate. @PompeySteph]

Trans people are human beings whose neurological sex doesn't match their sex assigned at birth.

We are part of the rainbow of human diversity, who are currently being persecuted by the ignorant, arrogant, and hateful simply because we are different

[Christina Day🧜‍♀️🏳️‍🌈 @ChristinadayCD]

@joss_prior How about proactively labeling disabled loos as “ available single sex space” this flips their suggestion that trans women should use the disabled loos

[India Willoughby @IndiaWilloughby]

BREAKING: UK Supreme Court rules butterflies are biological caterpillars, and frogs are biological tadpoles.
It means butterflies can no longer fly - and frogs are banned from sitting on leaves. Butterflies and frogs say they will ignore the ruling ✌️🦋🐸❤️🏳️‍⚧️

[Steph Richards: (She/her) - Say NO to hate. @PompeySteph]

Ten facts for journalists writing articles regarding the For Women Scotland Case.

(1) Around one woman in 8,800 will be a trans woman with a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC).

(2) Many will be "post-op" and have biology very similar to that of a natal female who has had a full hysterectomy. See the link at the end of this thread.

(3) Many trans women "live in stealth" - whatever the result on Wednesday, it is unlikely to affect them.

(4) The result will not affect trans women in prison in any way. In England and Wales, just five trans women are housed in the female estate. The vast majority of trans women are housed in the male estate, where 29% are sexually abused. That is a #HumanRightsViolation.

(5) The organisation "Loving Me" operate a dedicated domestic abuse service exclusive to the needs of trans people. My community is very grateful that they are there for us.

(6) Hospital wards are often dedicated to a medical condition - pregnant trans men still have their babies in the maternity department. Because hospital wards and services are frequently gendered, trans people have great difficulty using them. Extensive FOI data, gathered over three years, shows that there are no complaints about trans women in hospital wards.

(7) There are many branches of feminism - only the gender-critical "feminists" seek to remove the human rights of a tiny, vulnerable minority. Hiding transphobia under the guise of women's rights is wrong.

(8) All trans people want to do is live in peace and harmony within society, but we are hounded in a culture war because we have no voice to fight back.

(9) The gender-critical movement is an international hate group, principally financed by the evangelical far-right. They will deny this, but it is TRUE.

(10) Yes, I am available for an interview. Email: [email protected]

LINK: https://t.co/BPTaN5iE3L

#WomenWhoWouldntWheesht
#SexNotGender
#WomensRightsAreHumanRights
#WomenRights
#ProtectWomensSports
#FWS
#SingleSexSpaces
#WomenWontWheesht
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#transrights

[Christina Day🧜‍♀️🏳️‍🌈 @ChristinadayCD]

Moving to🦋@christinaday.bsky.social
X is terminally damaged time to leave

[Dr. Jessica Taylor @DrJessTaylor]

Before everyone starts suggesting that maybe Kyle Clifford was ‘suffering from mental health issues’ which ‘caused him’ to tie up and shoot three women, let me shoot some facts here:

1. There is not a single mental disorder listed or described in the DSM which states that it causes murder

2. Not a single mental health charity would put their name to a public statement which stated that MH was associated with committing murder - in fact they would probably do the opposite

3. Men kill women because they want to

4. Men kill women because they get something out of it

5. Men kill women because of their misogyny and male entitlement

6. Men kill women because they enjoy it

7. Men kill women because we do absolutely nothing about the toxic, abusive, misogynistic, pro-violence and pro-abuse society we raise them in

8. Men kill women because there are virtually zero consequences and less than 2% conviction rate for domestic and sexual violence crimes

People only claim men who murder are mentally ill for TWO reasons:

1. To defend the suspect legally, in order to claim insanity, so charges or sentences can be lessened

2. To psychologically distance ourselves from their actions, so no one has to accept that this is a social and systemic problem of violence and abuse - and we can all go on pretending that it was another ‘one-off’ caused by ‘mental illness���

End.

[India Willoughby @IndiaWilloughby]

Why have you got to be transphobic Keir? ⭐️There is no trans crime wave⭐️ Nobody is dressing up to attack ⭐️Only 1% see trans rights as an issue ⭐️Trans women now being stabbed - yet you say ‘women’ (most of whom support us btw) need ‘protecting’ from us. Shocking. And unless you are changing the GRA and EA, women with a GRC (and without actually) CAN use preferred facilities. Zero justification for changing this. You need to repair your relationship with LGBT+ 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈and stop caving to a small but well-connected bunch of bigots @UKLabour @HarrietHarman

[Peter Rainford 🔶💙🌍☮️ @peterjrainford]

This is what leadership looks like when a minority is under attack. Shame it's missing here in the UK
@LizMakinson @IndiaWilloughby @PompeySteph @robmcuk @LiverLibDems @speakoutsister @RebeccaJones_03 @CTransTalks @ErinInTheMorn

[Stacy Hart @AlmostStace]

THANK YOU! Love, Councillor Hart :)

[All In Party @AllinpartyUK]

Who’s ready for equality? Thank you SO much to our volunteers, party members and members of the community for your support and collaboration. It means the world.

Today we celebrate, tomorrow, the hard work begins.

[Steph Richards: (She/her) - Say NO to hate. @PompeySteph]

My personal thoughts on the disagreement between @jk_rowling and @IndiaWilloughby.

The first fact we should ALL recognise is that 'beliefs' are the root cause of discrimination.

Some white people may believe they are superior to black people, which leads to racism. Some men may think women are less capable than them, which leads to sexism. Some straight people may believe being gay is immoral, which leads to homophobia.

Depending on the strengths of 'beliefs and how we practice them, can sometimes result in loss of humanity, prejudice, violence and even war.

JKR holds 'gender-critical' beliefs. A cornerstone of those beliefs is humans can't change sex; that sex is immutable.

Now most people dont give a damn if people can change sex or not - most people in the UK believe we all 'should live and let live'.

But back to that word "sex", which has no legal definition and, in consequence, is considered by some as contentious.

It's a fact that some people have prostates, others have cervixes, and if trans people deny sex (as generally accepted what it is), well, that's a bit silly because, for medical and health reasons, a person's sex as assigned at birth, can be very important.

Moreover, sex (as generally perceived for what it is) is a massive factor in the oppression of #women and has been for thousands of years.

Violence against Women and Girls (#VAWG) is because of their sex, not their gender and JKRs intentions in this regard are positive because VAWG is a massive problem that never gets much traction in the media or broader society generally. Nor are stats improving, and while it is true men can be raped, it is women who suffer far worse, with little or no chance of getting justice.

However, in terms of percentages per demographic, #trans women also suffer very badly in this regard - I dont think JKR gets that.

As @hoovlet explains in her book "Testosterone, the Hormone that Dominates Us and Divides Us," it's not so much our body parts that are the critical factor concerning VAWG - it's often hormones, and, in particular, testosterone, that make us (indeed all animals) who we are and how we behave. That's why, for example, we castrate male animals; their behaviour then changes.

Now, some words about 'beliefs'.

The 'thought police' do not exist; people 'think', and from that, we form beliefs.

People have the right to express beliefs (free speech), and gender-critical beliefs are (in the wider context) not unreasonable; society tolerates many different beliefs, most of which we dont agree or adhere to.

People believe all sorts of things, such as that the moon landings didn't happen, that the world is flat, etc., and we happily accept that people can hold those beliefs even if we don't hold those beliefs ourselves.

However, society generally has a proviso about beliefs, which is: "We should not hurt others."

And, this is the crux of JKR v IW spat.

India, like me, as per our #HumanRights, has the gender identity of a woman, and we have both made many significant body modifications, including changing hormones from 'T' to 'E' to reflect our gender identity.

However, not every trans person wants to do that, as is their human right.

We all self-identify in life in numerous ways (lesbian, gay, bi, straight, trans, etc); and invariably, no one cares.

The issue is that JKR verbally attacked India because of her gender-critical beliefs. In so doing (in my opinion), JKR went too far because she intentionally hurt India by way of misgendering.

This is why I believe (as a norm) that purposeful misgendering should be a crime, and I am hopeful @TransLucent_Org and the #LGBT community will advocate for this going forward.

India calls out the gender-critical movement because of the harm they have done to trans people, and it can't be denied that JKR is a significant voice in that movement.

In the UK, hate crimes against trans people have risen (depending on the source used) between 1426% and 1531% in the last decade, and clearly, the gender-critical movement is a massive factor in causing hate.

Moreover, it is not just India saying this; I and many others say the same - so, too, are principal human rights organisations, including the Lemkin Institute and the Council of Europe.

TRANS PEOPLE ARE GETTING HURT.... both mentally and physically, because of continual transphobic attacks - and human nature being what it is, we fight back.

It leads to entrenchment and often hate.

We also need to be clear about what transphobia is.

Transphobia is NOT the fear or aversion to trans people.

Transphobia is the dislike, prejudice, discrimination, denial of identity, hatred or violence towards #people who identify as #transgender or gender diverse.

Some final thoughts.

JKR has every right to hold gender-critical beliefs, but using those beliefs to verbally attack other human beings so to potentially create hurt, hate, and division is, in my opinion, wrong.

I accept that is not the intention of many gender-critical individuals who hold the view you can't change sex but fully respect trans people for who we are - and perhaps years back, that was JKR's intent, but that no longer seems to be the case. And yes, I have some "soft GC" friends, and honestly, we get on fine.

I have a totally different view about trans-hostile organisations, who seek to roll back trans human rights and who cloak #transphobia under the guise of so-called "sex-based rights".

The "gender debate" or "trans debate" has become so toxic that we have reached the place where we can't even discuss issues without FEAR.

Within a civil society, that is not healthy for anyone, including the trans community.

We can only change that by understanding that we are all different and have obligations to humanity to #StopHate.

We should celebrate that we live in a diverse, caring society where we can all get along amicably and seek to overcome the significant problems the human race currently faces, such as #war, #poverty, and the #ClimateCrisis.

In reality, trans people are not a problem, and we have far bigger issues to be concerned about.

ENDS.

[Christina Day🧜‍♀️🏳️‍🌈 @ChristinadayCD]

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[Christina Day🧜‍♀️🏳️‍🌈 @ChristinadayCD]

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