Lisa Wileman

I AM NEVER ANYTHING OTHER THAN EXACTLY WHAT I AM.

[Lisa Wileman @Lisa_Wileman]

@justruthx @ohnePixel What’s Nan got to do with it?

[Lisa Wileman @Lisa_Wileman]

@jk_rowling @sharrond62 I’ll look forward to the three meals a day, no bills, learning a new skill and humane treatment 😂😂

[Lisa Wileman @Lisa_Wileman]

@Marshh9x @pheebs235 Stop being a cunt

[Lisa Wileman @Lisa_Wileman]

@Marshh9x @pheebs235 Don’t be a cunt!!!

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

You’ve asked me several questions on this thread and accused me of avoiding answering, so here goes.

I believe a woman is a human being who belongs to the sex class that produces large gametes. It’s irrelevant whether or not her gametes have ever been fertilised, whether or not she’s carried a baby to term, irrelevant if she was born with a rare difference of sexual development that makes neither of the above possible, or if she’s aged beyond being able to produce viable eggs. She is a woman and just as much a woman as the others.

I don’t believe a woman is more or less of a woman for having sex with men, women, both or not wanting sex at all. I don’t think a woman is more or less of a woman for having a buzz cut and liking suits and ties, or wearing stilettos and mini dresses, for being black, white or brown, for being six feet tall or a little person, for being kind or cruel, angry or sad, loud or retiring. She isn't more of a woman for featuring in Playboy or being a surrendered wife, nor less of a woman for designing space rockets or taking up boxing. What makes her a woman is the fact of being born in a body that, assuming nothing has gone wrong in her physical development (which, as stated above, still doesn't stop her being a woman), is geared towards producing eggs as opposed to sperm, towards bearing as opposed to begetting children, and irrespective of whether she's done either of those things, or ever wants to.

Womanhood isn't a mystical state of being, nor is it measured by how well one apes sex stereotypes. We are not the creatures either porn or the Bible tell you we are. Femaleness is not, as trans woman Andrea Chu Long wrote, ‘an open mouth, an expectant asshole, blank, blank eyes,’ nor are we God’s afterthought, sprung from Adam’s rib.

Women are provably subject to certain experiences because of our female bodies, including different forms of oppression, depending on the cultures in which we live. When trans activists say 'I thought you didn't want to be defined by your biology,' it’s a feeble and transparent attempt at linguistic sleight of hand. Women don't want to be limited, exploited, punished, or subject to other unjust treatment because of their biology, but our being female is indeed defined by our biology. It's one material fact about us, like having freckles or disliking beetroot, neither of which are representative of our entire beings, either. Women have billions of different personalities and life stories, which have nothing to do with our bodies, although we are likely to have had experiences men don't and can't, because we belong to our sex class.

Some people feel strongly that they should have been, or wish to be seen as, the sex class into which they weren't born. Gender dysphoria is a real and very painful condition and I feel nothing but sympathy for anyone who suffers from it. I want them to be free to dress and present themselves however they like and I want them to have exactly the same rights as every other citizen regarding housing, employment and personal safety. I do not, however, believe that surgeries and cross-sex hormones literally turn a person into the opposite sex, nor do I believe in the idea that each of us has a nebulous ‘gender identity’ that may or might not match our sexed bodies. I believe the ideology that preaches those tenets has caused, and continues to cause, very real harm to vulnerable people.

I am strongly against women's and girls' rights and protections being dismantled to accommodate trans-identified men, for the very simple reason that no study has ever demonstrated that trans-identified men don't have exactly the same pattern of criminality as other men, and because, however they identify, men retain their advantages of speed and strength. In other words, I think the safety and rights of girls and women are more important than those men's desire for validation.

I sincerely hope that answers your questions. You may still disagree, but as I hope this shows, I’m more than happy to have this debate.

[Lisa Wileman @Lisa_Wileman]

@MrsSOsbourne Go on @MrsSOsbourne No matter what your a mum first!!!! Your an inspiration and long may you continue to question Hacks that do nothing but make the world worse!!!!!!

[Lisa Wileman @Lisa_Wileman]

@Ianhwatkins If you fancy a night out tonight me and my bestie are doing hurst street later. #WereOver35 were seeing ya tonight.

[Lisa Wileman @Lisa_Wileman]

What the hell is going on @FortniteGame THERES NO POINT DOING AN UPDATE WHEN NO ONE CAN PLAY IT!!!!!!

[Lisa Wileman @Lisa_Wileman]

@Malecs_Heart @josierones I had a drink but wasn’t steaming, they pulled me to one side Breathalysed me then told me I was too drunk but wouldn’t show me my reading! It’s definitely if your face fits. I’ve never had a problem anywhere else!

[Lisa Wileman @Lisa_Wileman]

Hey @E4Tweets when is Young Sheldon season 4 coming out please? 😚🥰😘😘😘

[Lisa Wileman @Lisa_Wileman]

Best night ever @FunnyGirls last night. I swear the entertainment here is second to non. The highlight has gotta be @TheRubySinclair as Whitney Huston. I couldn’t take my eyes off her all night. What an amazing performer. #SuperFanRightHere

[Lisa Wileman @Lisa_Wileman]

Sean Lock: Comedian and 8 Out Of 10 Cats panellist dies from cancer aged 58
https://t.co/1nx6x6dzQT this is gutting.

[Lisa Wileman @Lisa_Wileman]

@Ms31905853812 @Nigella_Lawson Thank you 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[Lisa Wileman @Lisa_Wileman]

The finished product @Nigella_Lawson

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@Nigella_Lawson I thought the red and white would be fitting for this evening 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 You’ve made my life replying. Thank you for being my culinary muse 🥰🥰

[Lisa Wileman @Lisa_Wileman]

I think that looks pretty good so far @Nigella_Lawson #FirstAttempt

[Lisa Wileman @Lisa_Wileman]

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK WAS THAT @LokiOfficial OUTSTANDING IS WHAT THAT WAS!!!!!!!!LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT!!!!!!

[Lisa Wileman @Lisa_Wileman]

Sliced Malt loaf is THE FUTURE!!! Well done @SoreenHQ

[Lisa Wileman @Lisa_Wileman]

Dear @FortniteGame where’s my sniper rifle G? You only catering for sweaty builders now? How’s a bot gonna get a vic Roy from a bush without the sniper?? #AllowIt