Terry King

Member of Parkinson’s UK Support Group Cosham. Interests in gay rights, history, and language studies;Conqueror Challenges. More on @taerri.bsky.social

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

This 'why do you care about a tiny fraction of the population?' line is, and always was, utterly ridiculous.

Gender ideology has undermined freedom of speech, scientific truth, gay rights, and women's and girls' safety, privacy and dignity. It's also caused irreparable physical damage to vulnerable kids.

Nobody voted for it, the vast majority of people disagree with it, yet it has been imposed, top down, by politicians, healthcare bodies, academia, sections of the media, celebrities and even the police. Its activists have threatened and enacted violence on those who've dared oppose it. People have been defamed and discriminated against for questioning it. Jobs have been lost and lives have been ruined, all for the crime of knowing that sex is real and matters.

When the smoke clears, it will be only too evident that this was never about a so-called vulnerable minority, notwithstanding the fact that some very vulnerable people have been harmed. The power dynamics underpinning our society have been reinforced, not dismantled. The loudest voices throughout this entire fiasco have been people insulated from consequences by their wealth and/or status. They aren't likely to find themselves locked in a prison cell with a 6'4" rapist who's decided his name's now Dolores. They don't need state-funded rape crisis centres, nor do they ever frequent high street changing rooms. They simper from talk show sofas about those nasty far-right bigots who don't want penises swinging around the girls' showers, secure in the knowledge that their private pool remains the safe place it always was.

Those who've benefited most from gender identity ideology are men, both trans-identified and not. Some have been rewarded for having a cross-dressing kink by access to all spaces previously reserved for women. Others have parlayed their delicious new victim status into an excuse to threaten, assault and harass women. Non-trans-identified leftybros have found a magnificent platform from which to display their own impeccably progressive credentials, by jeering and sneering at the needs of women and girls, all while patting themselves on the back for giving away rights that aren't theirs.

The actual victims in this mess have been women and children, especially the most vulnerable, gay people who've resisted the movement and paid a horrible price, and regular people working in environments where one misplaced pronoun could see you vilified or constructively dismissed. Do not tell me this is about a tiny minority. This movement has impacted society in disastrous ways, and if you had any sense, you'd be quietly deleting every trace of activist mantras, ad hominem attacks, false equivalence and circular arguments from your X feeds, because the day is fast approaching when you'll want to pretend you always saw through the craziness and never believed it for a second.

[Rob Rinder @RobbieRinder]

At Glastonbury yesterday, a band called for “inshallah, from the river to the sea.” The crowd cheered. When I hear that phrase chanted with joy, I feel fear and - whoever you are - so should you.

Most people don’t understand what it means. But it’s been used for decades by those who want to erase Jews from where their language, faith & indigenous culture began. A place that was meant to offer refuge when the rest of the world shut its door.

I’ve spoken out against injustice & unbearable loss. I’ve made work about the ‘Nakba’ & the ongoing trauma of Palestinians.

But “from the river to the sea” doesn’t call for peace.

It calls for a world without Jews. You can stand for Palestinian rights without denying Jewish ones. You can oppose a government without wishing away a people. If your activism leaves no room for someone else’s safety, grief or history it’s not activism. It’s hate.

[Prof. Gary Francione @garylfrancione]

Many students who don't speak out against woke ideology are frightened to do so. I can't tell you the number of students with whom I have spoken who say that faculty calls it "bigotry" to not agree that TWAW. They also worry about physical harm from other students.

[Ryan Stansfield @RyanStansfield6]

@GBNEWS UK worker:
- Income tax
- National insurance
Indian worker temporarily seconded to the UK:
- Income tax
- NHS surcharge (£1035/yr)
- Indian social security tax (12% of salary)

They're not undercutting UK workers

[Terry King @taerri]

@Adrian_Hilton The Adventures of Marney & Ria! Let’s have some more. I really envied them in that water.

[Terry King @taerri]

Á brilliant result! Well done @ForWomenScot .we can’t thank you enough.

[LGB Alliance @AllianceLGB]

We are delighted that the UK Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that sex and sexual orientation in the Equality Act are biological and not a matter of paperwork! A huge win, and we are so grateful to @ForWomenScot for fighting so many years to get here ❤️

[Terry King @taerri]

I guess it will be the UK next. So this list of USA goods to avoid might come in useful. Also can recommend Bushmills Black (from NI) instead of bourbon.

[Sharon Byrne @sharonevolving]

@jk_rowling Australia has lost the plot.

[Social Democratic Party @SDPhq]

Over 70 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after clashes with police.

Presumably they will be charged, tried and sentenced within hours by emergency courts.

Or is that just for people who make angry social media posts after little girls are murdered?
https://t.co/XaEf7xHHMb

[Tim Farron @timfarron]

This is getting silly now. Leave his kids out of it, and stop blowing things out of proportion. There is bad behaviour amongst some politicians, but this constant pearl clutching at everything undermines trust to an unjustified and dangerous extent. Try reporting some news.

[Marina Purkiss @MarinaPurkiss]

All this faux outrage, conflation and attempts to paint Labour as in the same league as the Tories is quite unbelievable…

[Never Again @Never_Again2020]

UNRWA demands immunity for the terrorists it employs. This is where we are in 2024.

https://t.co/URhd09PKRJ

[Terry King @taerri]

@KingAriPress Yes. Loads. Last one was an image of a Traffic Diversion sign on A27; before that Julie Andrews in Sound of Music. Somethings wrong.

[Terry King @taerri]

And as for the Tories crying over poor freezing, starving people … it makes me want to vomit. As if they ever cared about that before.

[Terry King @taerri]

@StephenMorganMP @AmandaMartinMP Well done for supporting the Government. I don’t know what these Labour MP’s who abstained think being in Government means! Not capable of taking hard decisions? Well Starmer had better cut them loose now ‘cos it ain’t going to get any easier.

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: Following Donald Trump’s debacle at Arlington National Cemetery, Vote Vets released this devastating ad calling out Donald Trump for his BS. Retweet to make sure all Americans see this.

[North of Scotland Parkinsons Research Interest Grp @NoSPRIG]

🔴 HELP! 🔴 A lifeline musical exercise class for people with #Parkinsons is appealing for funding. PARKINSONS BEATS future is uncertain unless they can drum up more £££ to pay for hall fees & equipment. To DONATE contact: [email protected]
https://t.co/UBWVwD45I6

[Lydia aka Insufferable TERF @lyd20211]

Trans identifying MAN to compete in women’s category at Paralympics. 🚨

‘Valentina’ Petrillo will run with visibility impaired women.

The Paralympics leave rules regarding transgender atletes up to individual sporting bodies.

#XX #SaveWomensSport

[Sall Grover @salltweets]

With the gold medal secured, women’s faces punched & dreams shattered, the men behind the man are confirming he’s a man.

https://t.co/BsWUR3CTnE