On this Thanksgiving Day, I’m grateful my mother chose life.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Blind To Reality
Excellent article in The Spectator – Australia about the lack of vision at one of the finest Western Universities, Cambridge. What was once a bastion of feminist activism. Is no longer. Why the feminist falling out?
Because Gender Critical Feminists believe that sex is real and binary. And some Cambridge faculty and students regard those out-dated ideas as beyond the pale for civilized discourse.
At one of this country’s most prestigious universities, women who hold perfectly reasonable views are terrorised into silence. Gender-critical students and academics are ostracised. A university that prides itself on academic rigour is letting down its students. Dozens of blue and gold banners now hang from the ceiling of Newnham’s dining hall, commissioned by the college in celebration of its 150th year. In richly-embroidered slogans they exhort the importance of ‘privileging queerness’, ‘experimenting with gender’ and ‘trans liberation’; they reassure students we can ‘be who we say we are’. Among these, one sobering message stands out: ‘Appreciate reality.’ I had lunch at the college recently with a fellow PhD student whose research also relates to gender, when my opinion became clear. She paused, looking bemused, and asked: ‘So, you think there are only two sexes?’.
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Two Detransitioners Address Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is currently discussing the passage of an updated Gender Recognition Certificate. This would allow people as young as 16-17 years of age to simply self-identify as any gender they prefer and secure a GRC, thus changing legal status.
In the past you had to undergo an extended period of time (2 years) and gender reassignment treatments before legal recognition of your new gender status was obtained.
But today,Self-Id is all the rage. Scotland is close to passing this Self-ID standard into law. This has disturbing implications for Female Spaces and Health Care.
Two brave Detransitioners, Sinead Watson and Ritchie Herron have been brought in by opponents of the law change to provide their unique perspective to parliament.
Ms Watson said: “The voices of detransitioners have not been heard either by the Scottish Government in developing its proposals, or by MSPs who are considering this draft legislation. “I am particularly concerned about the plan to allow children aged 16 and 17 to get a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC). “When I presented myself to a gender identity clinic, I felt so certain that medical transition was the only solution for me, but now I wish that greater care had been taken to consider all my underlying issues. “I believe that affirming children in their identity is dangerous and could lead them to make decisions about their bodies that they later regret, as I have.” Mr Herron said: “There has been a lot of publicity about the huge increase in numbers of young girls identifying as transgender and it is good that NHS England has commissioned the Cass Review to look at this. “However, I am keen to tell MSPs about the experiences of young men who identify as transgender and later regret it. “I am particularly concerned about estimates that the number of trans-identified young men having gender reassignment surgery may soon outstrip the number of trans-identified young women having double mastectomies. “I was diagnosed with transsexualism after two short appointments and underwent medical and surgical interventions, which have left me with life-long side effects. “When I presented at a clinic, I was in a very vulnerable state and feel that this was overlooked.” Source: Glasgow Times
We are failing our young people.
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Love Refuses To Affirm Confusion