Stephen Daisley at the Spectator notes that trans ideology is more religion than it is political activism.

The censoring of Adult Human Female dramatises a tension between how progressives see themselves and the material reality of their ideology. By progressive, I don’t mean left-wing or radical in the traditional sense, but a political inclination that crosses party lines and places inordinate emphasis on identity, language, subjectivity and emotional fragility.

Especially emotional fragility. Trans people – especially trans women, i.e. men – are framed as crystal-like in their fragility. Maudlin anguish flows everywhere at the possibility that a trans woman might have to hear the word “No.”

These impulses are sometimes conflated with wokeness but I prefer the term ‘coercive progressivism’

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Another day another burn the witch!! cancel the woman!!

Staff politics is not an excuse in law to cancel an event. If it were, imagine the trauma political parties would face trying to arrange conferences!

Still, @StandComedyClub might like to heed a couple of expensive examples. https://t.co/Mk8peWVOXL

— For Women Scotland (@ForWomenScot) May 1, 2023

Exclusive: Feminist MP @joannaccherry has been ‘no-platformed’ by a popular Edinburgh Fringe venuehttps://t.co/sTYiZGoNLd

— TimesEditorScotland (@magnusllewellin) May 1, 2023

Let’s read the Times article.

An event featuring a prominent MP who has been outspoken in the bitter debate about trans rights has been cancelled by the Edinburgh Fringe’s biggest comedy club.

Joanna Cherry was due to take part in an “In conversation with

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The Telegraph:

The NHS Tavistock gender clinic has been threatened with court action by the information regulator after failing to reveal its relationship with Mermaids.

The Trust claimed in response to Freedom of Information requests from a parent that it “does not hold” emails or minutes of meetings between staff and the controversial charity, which has been accused of putting pressure on staff to transition children.

The matter was referred to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) which has now ruled that “on the balance of probabilities”, the Trust does have relevant emails.

Well that’s a good look. It seems the Tavistock is not just refusing to hand over requested information, but also lying about it. Gender ideology is not … Read the rest

Man steals first prize in women’s cycling race.

Austin Killips (Amy D Foundation) won the fifth and final stage of the Tour of the Gila women’s race on Sunday, sealing the overall victory in the process.

Of course he did: because he’s a man.

Marcela Prieto (Pato Bike BMC), who won the opening stage and wore the leader’s jersey until Killips moved into the lead after the stage 3 time trial, settled for runner-up honors on the final stage. 

She had to, because Killips was allowed to compete in a women’s race.… Read the rest

Women speak.

Men assault.

A female steward at the #LetWomenSpeak rally in Hyde Park was violently attacked by a radical transgender activist mob. pic.twitter.com/E3YoKlPAlJ

— Turning Point UK 🇬🇧 (@TPointUK) April 30, 2023

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Originally a comment by ibbica on Risky.

Wow talk about navel-gazing…

“Transgender people” need more studies because… men, sorry, “prostate-havers” dosing themselves with hormones haven’t been studied enough, but oh by the way shut up don’t you dare suggest that might be a bad idea.

Can’t find transgender patients for studies because… they refuse to admit what they’re claiming to be isn’t what they are but oh by the way no you’re the deluded one they obviously Know what they are, duh.

Transgender patients are underrepresented in studies… I mean, they make up a whopping 1% of the population, and it’s the most oppressed 1%, but don’t ask which 1% because they’re actually the other sex wait I mean … Read the rest

And speaking of respect and deference and magic titles and awe and majesty –

And Dylan is a women, just like Charles III is The King, it is a matter of manners, you address people the way they ask to be addressed. When we stop being kind & polite we lose something very fundamental.

— Kirstie Allsopp (@KirstieMAllsopp) April 30, 2023

Once I stopped laughing I conceded that in one way she’s quite right. It’s a polite fiction that Choss Windsor is “The King” for the simple reason that it’s a polite fiction that anyone is “The King” or “The Queen.” Of course it is; what else would it be? It’s a hereditary monarchy, i.e. it’s an artificial social arrangement … Read the rest

It seems today’s Hyde Park Let Women Speak was very large and festive.

https://twitter.com/terfinatrix/status/1652684035712335873 https://twitter.com/hartax1000/status/1652643427773808642

#LetWomenSpeak standing against the silencing of women and anywhere who acknowledges material reality matters & legal standing of women independent of men matters. pic.twitter.com/gUiXaTTOT7

— TwitOne (@Twittwactivist2) April 30, 2023

https://twitter.com/Scattyjan/status/1652646106210136064

I like that Truth Will Always Matter TWAM banner.… Read the rest

Good grief. How about “No.”

Coronation: Public asked to swear allegiance to King Charles

Why on earth would anyone want to do that?

People watching the Coronation will be invited to join a “chorus of millions” to swear allegiance to the King and his heirs, organisers say. The public pledge is one of several striking changes to the ancient ceremony revealed on Saturday.

In a coronation full of firsts, female clergy will play a prominent role, and the King himself will pray out loud. The Christian service will also see religious leaders from other faiths have an active part for the first time.

They couldn’t make it sound more repulsive if they tried. Monarchy on the one hand and god-bothering … Read the rest

You don’t say.

Transgender women face prostate cancer risk, says first-of-its-kind study from UCSF

Of course they do: because they are men.

Transgender women have a small but meaningful risk of prostate cancer, but traditional screening tools may not work well for them, especially if they’re taking estrogen for gender-affirming care, according to a national study led by UCSF researchers.

Or rather, especially if they’re mucking up their bodies by taking estrogen to foster a delusion that they’re women. “Gender-affirming care” is a misnomer, and medical researchers shouldn’t be using it. “Gender affirmation” isn’t medical.

The research, published Saturday in the journal JAMA, is the first in the U.S. to look at prostate cancer in transgender women. It underscores the

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Statement from the Edinburgh Principal:

I would like to express my extreme disappointment that last night, for the second time in six months, we were left with no alternative but to stop the screening of ‘Adult Human Female’ because of safety concerns for attendees. 

No alternative? Please. The alternative was to force the protesters to get out of the way so that people could go in to see ‘Adult Human Female.’ That’s it, that’s the alternative.

We refuse to be intimidated by the unreasonable behaviour of those who sought to prevent lawful discussion of challenging topics on our campus yesterday. 

But they don’t. They don’t refuse to be intimidated. They let the bullies do whatever they wanted, and then … Read the rest

In Edinburgh the University actually helped the protesters prevent women from getting in, before piously announcing it was forced to cancel the screening because of the protests the university itself assisted.

The university built a large protected area round the door for them with barricades, which meant that most of the time most of the people who would otherwise had to have been blocking the door were nowhere near it. They let them come and go through the barricades.

— Lucy HunterBlackburn (@LucyHunterB) April 29, 2023

Please, tell us more about how marginalized and persecuted our trans sisters and brothers are.… Read the rest

Originally a comment by Your Name’s not Bruce? on Look back in horror.

Okay, I’ll see your “look back in horror” and raise you “looking on in horror right now. Just off the top of my head here’s what being “uncritical” of gender has resulted in:

Violent male sex offenders being imprisoned with women in what were and should be female only prisons. The women have no say in this and are forced to submit.

Men being admitted into what were and should be female only rape and domestic violence services. The women have no say in this and are forced to submit.

Men being housed in what were and should be female only hospital wards. The women … Read the rest

News from Australia:

The Australian government has instructed a news outlet to remove or heavily censor an article that “offended” a trans-identified male living in the country.

Reduxx, an independent media project dedicated to exposing gender ideology, received a notice from Australia’s eSafety Commissioner on April 28. The notice alerted them to a complaint made about an article they published on April 1.

The article, “Thousands of Complaints Filed After Trans YouTuber Allowed To Play On Women’s Football League, Reportedly Injured Players,” revealed the identity of a transgender male who had been the subject of mass complaint after reportedly injuring female players at a football game while playing on the women’s team.

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Owen Jones wonders aloud why some of us dislike Dylan Mulvaney.

None of these are even applicable to Dylan Mulvaney so what’s the basis for the hate campaign against her?

— Owen Jones (@OwenJones84) April 29, 2023

Let me explain.

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Happening now – so if you happen to be at Piccadilly Circus or a few minutes away you still have time to join in –

29 April: Women #Dance4Freedom, Piccadilly Circus, 3:00-5:00pm by @One_Law_for_All & @FiLiA_charity In Solidarity with #WomanLifeFreedom #IranRevolution on #InternationalDayofDance

29 April: Women #Dance4Freedom, Piccadilly Circus, 3:00-5:00pmhttps://t.co/7J9vdims9S pic.twitter.com/h1batV7uTf

— Maryam Namazie مریم نمازی (@MaryamNamazie) April 28, 2023

Some things I could be imprisoned for under the Islamic regime in Iran – 1. Travelling without a man 2. Leaving my hair uncovered & 3 dancing! I’m heading to #London today to #Dance4Freedom supporting our sisters in #Iran #WomensRevolution pic.twitter.com/SpKSuU3F9u

— Liverbird ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@arpeggi1) April 29, 2023

Joined in #solidarity with our sisters in #Iran as

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Behold: an idiot.

https://twitter.com/RayyaGhul/status/1651859420542795776

Ghul purports to be an academic herself, so you’d think she’d know better, but this is now, so actually you wouldn’t.

Normally progressives like her don’t say “It’s fine that you were forcibly prevented from watching and then talking about a film in public because hey you can always watch it in private and talk to yourself about it.” Normally they don’t, but when it’s about the poor fragile victimized men in skirts they do.

https://twitter.com/RayyaGhul/status/1651857907082842112

Yeah seriously gender critical feminism is so cool and edgy while trans ideology is tame stodgy conservative white-shoe old-skool boring cream of wheat.… Read the rest

Women may not talk back.

https://twitter.com/WomenTalk_Back/status/1651989917147312137… Read the rest

Originally a comment by Cluecat on Summation.

This is something that seems very strange – how is it that *this* is what the “So Very Skeptic Atheist Bros” have thrown everything away for. Really.

They’ve quite literally gone from “Hurr, Religiot! Humans don’t have souls! You’re all stupid to insist on it!” to “Hurr! Of course I have a pink sparkly feeeeeemale identitay! You’re all stupid to deny it!”.

They’re right back agreeing that souls exist, and that they can be in the “wrong” bodies (by some mechanism that’s never made clear). Do they understand this, these Big Skeptic Bros?

It’s embarrassing, frankly. It’s the antithesis of everything they have been claiming when it comes to any other area. … Read the rest

Hmm. So the Supreme Court answers to no one, so the Supreme Court justices can…do whatever they like.

It was a short letter. John Roberts, chief justice of the US supreme court, was brief in his missive to Democratic senator Dick Durbin, who chairs the Senate judiciary committee. Citing “separation of powers concerns and the importance of preserving judicial independence”, Roberts declined to appear before the committee to discuss disturbing recent revelations of ethics violations at the court.

What about ethical concerns and the importance of preserving judicial non-corruption? No? Nothing?

Congress is meant to exert checks on judicial power – to investigate or even impeach judges who abuse their office or interpret the law in ways that

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