Sydney Sider

[Sydney Sider @SydneyBSS]

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[Sydney Sider @SydneyBSS]

@DavidYeshua4 @SpeakerJohnson Sham family from a sham candidate.

[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.

[🐱 @vicctoriaaa96]

In the line for the @ILLVZN pop up🤌🏼 @Tobjizzle

[🐱 @vicctoriaaa96]

I was able to not only meet him but grab 3 items from the pop up💙

[🐱 @vicctoriaaa96]

@Tobjizzle is the nicest dude out there. I waited 4 hours in line at his @ILLVZN pop up in Sydney and it was worth it. I was able to chat to him for about a minute and he made time for everyone that waited for him💙 Thank you for making my day & my brothers for the shout out

[🐱 @vicctoriaaa96]

I’m the best sister💙 Thank you @Tobjizzle you made our day🤌🏼

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

Iowa wanted religious displays in their Capitol but said they wouldn’t discriminate against any religion and the Satanic Temple just put a display in there and every Republican who professes to just LOVE the First Amendment is losing their mind over it.

[Sydney Sider @SydneyBSS]

@dizdarm @NSWSLI @NSWEducation I hope it trains them to provide positive feedback to the teachers they’re meant to lead, and to promote and not undermine their abilities and talents. The training could start with leadership defined as the majority of executive staff have little understanding of this concept.

[Sydney Sider @SydneyBSS]

@mirandadevine It’s called international diplomacy, you moron. Would it have been more acceptable to you if it wasn’t a Muslim wedding? 🤔

[𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖_𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @SundaeDivine]

Are all you keyboard commandos suited up and ready for war today?

[Sydney Sider @SydneyBSS]

@McDonalds Worst sanitation experience at Maccas in #Sydney on George St opposite Strand Arcade. I have not eaten at this Maccas after an event in the CBD in years but the standard of cleanliness of the bathrooms and tables was 😳🤯🤢🤮 Hire more staff & manage them better #greed

[George Takei @GeorgeTakei]

If Sen. Kyrsten Sinema blocks the climate and healthcare bill in order to protect corporations from pay 15% minimum taxes, I will devote my time and platform to supporting her primary opponent in 2024. And I will ask others here with large followings to join me.

[Sydney Sider @SydneyBSS]

@HSBC_AUS Worst banking experience of my life. Misleading and deceptive conduct. DO NOT BANK WITH THEM.

[Sydney Sider @SydneyBSS]

@HSBC_AUS Hey CEO Kaber McLean you’re running a pretty shit shop there. Customer service and training of phone CSOs terrible. Appalling service, unknowledgeable CSOs and very, very long wait times, but I hope your shareholders are happy.

[Sydney Sider @SydneyBSS]

@HSBC_AUS The worst bank for customer service - THE WORST!!! Do not under any circumstances bank with @HSBC Having previously banked with them in 2019, I thought I’d try again. Not sure what’s happened in last 3 years but now TERRIBLE!