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Just how and when did this business of men dressing up as women suddenly become a serious issue?
I remember back in 1987 visiting Heaven night club in London's busy West End. Half a dozen six-footers in frocks and terrible make-up were losing an argument with the bouncers after demanding access to the ladies' toilets. It was quite literally handbags at six paces. But the thing is, no one, not even at that fruitiest of gay venues, thought this was anything to get worked up about, or even taken seriously. Then, last year, completely out of the blue to me, Theresa May announced a consultation on whether such punters should be able to self-identify as women, and be treated as such legally. It turned out that for years it had been possible to do so on payment of £140 and convincing a medical panel after two years that you were not bonkers or drunk. But Mrs May was suggesting bypassing even that stage. The thing is, I had no idea until then that legally changing gender was even possible. I realize I'm 58, and I no longer have enough time left to take note of most things in this world which don't affect me. But just how on earth did we ever get from men in frocks being told to stay away from the ladies' toilets in a notorious gay night club, to where we are now, in just three decades? What on earth did I miss? |
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You have to understand we are a very small group. People take no notice of us so we have made it political to terroise anyone who appears to be homophobic. It is quite simple really. Like the thunderburg, sexism, racism and any other of the isms.
It keeps people in the limelight being correct and builds thousands of careers in academia and politics RIGHT ON BROTHER OH AND SISTER |
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REMEMBER THAT WELL KNOWN minority group the polar bears - a massive example of how to distort the truth to make money
I really should be on telly |
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at least it diverts attention away from what is really going on
20,000 / 300 is the figure you need to look at for your future |
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Keep reading that letting trans women compete will kill off women's sport. Can't see the downside if that's the case.
(I fully expect a thumbs up from ebulgery for this post...) |
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Looks like those gallant wee lassies of England Women's Cricket might be set to dominate in the World Cup for a few renewals yet to come.
You see, Kent has discovered an unprecedented and remarkable new talent, consistently battering the bowling to all parts of the grounds, and unsurprisingly awarded the Kent County Player of the Year honour. Surely an England call-up must be forthcoming, given the drubbings by Australia in Women's Ashes cricket of late? Maybe Pietersen could also pop on a white skirt and matching undergarments and resume an England career that looked lost and gone? . https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7369619/Kent-transgender-cricketer-reignites-row-allowed-play-womens-sports.html . https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/stevens-bags-top-prize-at-kent-cricket-awards/ |
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Are you a big fan of women's cricket and regularly watch it?
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Why would that matters? What matters is that real women who put the hours in don't come up against unbeatable cross dressing freaks and become so discouraged that they pack it in.
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Was merely wondering if alun actually cares whatsoever about the various women's sports he has mentioned over the course of this thread or if he's just using them to rant about transgender people.
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It's about fairness. In these times a clever sporting trannyman has only to hint at being a victim and sport bodies will cave in. The ones who they beat are the real victims, but that cannot be officially admitted.
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Does it wear a bigger box than it's teammates?
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