Women have always been called names for saying no. Frigid, bitch, prude. These words are meant to shame us into saying yes. Women are supposed to be available, welcoming, obedient, and it has been the aim of the women’s movement since its inception to challenge these preconceptions, to say no to men’s definition of us. Read More …
Category: Language and Meaning
“Trans women are women” is a lie
This was authored by ‘Helen Highwater’, originally posted on ‘Transavant‘ and is reproduced with permission. “Trans women are women” is a lie that is as dangerous to transwomen as it is to women When I grew up in the seventies and eighties in the north of England, transgender wasn’t a thing. Men were men, and Read More …
‘Cissexism’ and You
Imagine being unable to describe yourself, unable to give voice to your thoughts, your sense of being. Imagine being told your body is wrong, that you are a freak for simply describing your reality. Though it may sound as if I’m describing the cruel world transpeople face, I am not. This is the reality women Read More …
Gender Crit Cheat Sheet
There’s a lot of understandable confusion out there regarding what “gender crit” (gender critical) means, so here’s a concise chart to which you can refer as needed – also available as a one page PDF here.
Woman Pride
A woman is an adult human female. Here is what we know about any given woman: She has, at some point, experienced the physical reality of a female reproductive system. She has, at some point, encountered sexism. She has, at some point, been made to feel shame about #1 and #2. She has claim to Read More …
Feminism & Transwomen: A Bullet Point Overview
For screencaps and links to back up each point, see The New Backlash. Preface: a note on the word “gender” People outside of academia commonly use the word “gender” to mean “sex class of male or female” (in contrast with the act of sexual intercourse.) Feminist theorists, however, use the word “gender” to refer to Read More …
The Trojan Horse of Transgender Identity Politics
Trans activists should not be allowed to dictate the language women can use to describe their bodies and lives. (This is a cross-post of my piece from the Morning Star newspaper of 30 June 2015). On Saturday 6 June in Sheffield, myself and RadFem Collective, a radical feminist women’s group, hosted an open talk and Read More …