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[Lullah @Lullah_Bell]

@heraldscotland This really is ridiculous, self-aggrandising nonsense that makes a mockery of actual marginalisation and social progress.
He's literally just a man with long hair.

[Lullah @Lullah_Bell]

@domdyer70 I wasn't there but this happened to our young dog once too. She was panicking, struggling to breathe & her human cut himself ripping the netting to free her. Got a pocket knife afterwards. Thankfully they've been removed since but I'd remove them myself if I ever see them again.

[Lullah @Lullah_Bell]

@neco_arctic Except it's not a preference (or just about genitalia for that matter but that's probably some clumsy attempt to be "kinder").
Preference suggests it's just a choice and something that might change with the right person, & that is just not how sexuality works.

[Lullah @Lullah_Bell]

@Mazzfranc The idea that hormone levels magically make a male body female is one of the most insultingly misogynistic, reductive and ridiculous suggestions to come out of "gender medicine".
They should really be being honest with these people.

[Lullah @Lullah_Bell]

@pb_and_jaybird What? Advanced biology builds on this, but it doesn't change the basics. If you are referring to DSDs, they are sex specific disorders which can result in serious health issues. People with dsds are still male or female. Not less than or other. Most trans people don't have DSDs.

[Lullah @Lullah_Bell]

@NadiaWhittomeMP It's based on sex recognition. Not gender stereotypes.
Only young children can sometimes be mistaken for the opposite sex. In adults it's rarely ever an issue due to secondary sex characteristics from puberty. You must know this.
This is just obfuscation & scaremongering imho.

[Lullah @Lullah_Bell]

That's not a justification for playing in the female category & it's also most importantly not women's responsibility. Women's rights & equality are not less important.
Lots of people also just can't play sports for various reasons. Best bet is to look at mixed or open options.

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

'Of course, I want trans people to play sports', says Mary-Ann yesterday at the WESC, but trans men cant compete with "biological" women because they will likely have a testosterone advantage & that is "unfair".

But what about trans women with huge testosterone disadvantage?

Ah, they can compete in the "Open" catergory says Mary-Ann where the men compete.

Nothing said about the obvious testosterone disadvantage trans women face in competing against men, nor the fact they would "out" themselves in doing so.

The 'common-sense' answer, is to introduce some new events based on 'ability' not 'sex.' Not possible in all sports, but certainly some.

Mary-Ann constanly refered to "common-sense".

That however is in very short supply.

Common-sense tells us yesterday was a "car-crash"....the code is unworkable, uneconomic, unjust, and unsafe.

That's not the fault of Mary-Ann.

It's the fault of the Supreme Court, who (as shown in numerous cases in recent years) no longer reads the Human Rights Act.

Connor Gearty must be turning in his grave.

[Lullah @Lullah_Bell]

@SarahJonestoo Maybe not criminal but women can go to service providers to report misuse &/or offensive or voyeuristic behaviour.
Before service providers often felt they could not exclude or remove people due to confusion over equality law.
That's actually quite significant for women's rights.

[Lullah @Lullah_Bell]

@bluzoan When I was a teen/young adult we nearly always went in together. It was a safety/social thing. No one was being left alone either inside or outside. Sexual harassment & assault were real issues.
That doesn't mean standing staring at one another urinate. What is wrong with you?!

[Lullah @Lullah_Bell]

@AGallagherAlly At that age I'd say it's more about the toilet habits and little girls not wanting to deal with urine all over the seats.

It's also a good starting point for teaching boys to respect the girls boundaries as they get older.

[Lullah @Lullah_Bell]

@AvaLovelaceX Unless you're having a period then they are not period symptoms.
Those same symptoms can happen to anyone, at any time & for various reasons.
You're minimising what the female body goes through each month.
It's already hard enough getting people to take women's health seriously.

[Lullah @Lullah_Bell]

@whooith It is our estrogen & progesterone plummeting during menstruation that causes extra symptoms outside of cramping & bleeding.

These symptoms can and do happen to anyone due to hormone fluctuations or imbalances. It's your bowels. You're minimising what women go through each month.

[Lullah @Lullah_Bell]

@nyaraVT @jk_rowling I'd have thought a trans female student is especially going to dislike the idea of broadcasting that they are on their period by having to use designated menstruation toilets.

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[Lullah @Lullah_Bell]

@SamanthaNiblet4 Non-binary is sexist nonsense.
I think it's wrong to frame it as bad manners & has to be up to everyone as individuals to decide.
E.g. No one should be obliged to refer to a creepy, abusive, or violent man as any kind of she/her. To me that's insulting & abusive to women & girls.

[Lullah @Lullah_Bell]

@NotFarLeftAtAll This is very sweet, but a hedgehog out in the day is nearly always sick or injured, and urgently needs to be taken to your closest specialist hedgehog/wildlife rescue.

They're sadly endangered in this country due to habitat loss & pesticide use.

[Jonathan Slater @slater57649]

Every once in a while, I need to bring this out again

[Lullah @Lullah_Bell]

@BadWritingTakes @Izzie_Moss @MillieCheesey The first time I was sexually assaulted was at primary school by a boy in my class. I remember how confused, hurt and vulnerable I suddenly felt.
I was bullied in our unisex cloakroom. Bullies just wait for it not to be busy.
So honestly you both just seem insanely ignorant.