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Women's boundaries are not "hatred"

Women's boundaries are not "hatred"

It doesn't matter whether or not a man is innocently seeking to use women's spaces or services or whether he has an ulterior motive. Women want the norms of privacy, dignity and our need for safety to be respected by Government. It's not "hatred" for women to assert this.

What Is A Woman?

What Is A Woman?

"In fact, it’s a serious policy issue — and a test of fitness for high office. If women are forbidden to say that men are men, however they identify, then any man can intrude on women-only spaces at will."

Eunuch is a gender now

Eunuch is a gender now

"The authors of the new standards, which include NHS medics and heads of UK trans charities, argue that castration could help some eunuchs better align with their 'gender identity'."

No males in women's jails

No males in women's jails

Thread from 21st March 2023 The first man with a Gender Recognition Certificate in an Irish women's prison wasn't Barbie Kardashian: In fact we've had at least three recently, as

Education or indoctrination?

Education or indoctrination?

INTO LGBT+ Teachers Group, a voluntary sub-group of the INTO union which "works advocate for LGBT+ representation and inclusion in our primary schools". Is it appropriate for such a group to be promoting gender identity to primary school pupils?

#WomensDay4Women

#WomensDay4Women

For International Women's Day 2023 it's women we need to see more of in our Dáil and Seanad. Let's keep #WomensDay4Women

Parental consent

Parental consent

Thread from February 22nd 2023. Curiously this was not the position of the Gender Recognition Act Review Group of 2018 which included TENI and recommended gender recognition for children "of

Pride in RTE

Pride in RTE

Does RTE believe it appropriate for the national broadcaster, with a public service broadcasting remit, to display the flag of a political lobby? What other political lobbies have their flags displayed in RTE?

When some are more equal than others

When some are more equal than others

Thread from 2nd January 2022 Dear Minister @rodericogorman, Women weren't consulted when a commitment was given to add the concept of "gender identity" to our equality legislation. A public consultation

Leinster House succumbs to policy capture

Leinster House succumbs to policy capture

"'policy capture', where public decisions over policies are consistently or repeatedly directed away from the public interest towards a specific interest, can exacerbate inequalities and undermine democratic values, economic growth and trust in government"

Democracy is Worth Fighting For

Democracy is Worth Fighting For

Iseult White at Women's Space to Speak, 12th November 2022.         Hate crime is horrible. It sends a message to the victim that they, and their kind, their children, their family,