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WHRC Brazil presents seminar about the clash of rights between 'gender identity' and sex-based rights

Despite much pressure from trans activists, WHRC Brazil finally presented the seminar "'Gender identity' politics and the legal protection of women and children: clashes of rights". The platform was ESMPU´s Youtube channel. ESMPU - "Escola Superior do Ministério Público da União" - is a respected law school of the Brazilian federal attorney bureau. Members Katyane Cristina and Brenda Torquato, taught the audience about single-sex spaces, sexual orientation, medicalization of gender non-conforming kids and much more for 90 minutes. Watch the seminar here. This is a historic day.

WHRC Brasil apresenta seminário sobre a colisão de direitos entre "identidade de gênero" e direitos baseados em sexo

Apesar de muita pressão de transativistas, a WHRC Brasil finalmente apresentou o seminário "Políticas de ´identidade de gênero´ e a proteção legal de mulheres e crianças: colisões de direitos". A plataforma foi o canal no Youtube da ESMPU. ESMPU - "Escola Superior do Ministério Público da União" - é uma respeitada escola jurídica de um órgão público brasileiro federal. As membras Katyane Cristina e Brenda Torquato, por uma hora e meia, ensinaram o público sobre espaços separados por sexo, orientação sexual, medicalização de crianças fora dos estereótipos de gênero e muito mais. Você pode assisti-las e dar like no vídeo aqui. Este é um dia histórico.

WHRC Bolivia releases a TikTok profile

As far as we know, WHRC Bolivia is the first of all WHRCs to release a TikTok profile. The first video makes fun from AGPs - men with a paraphilia called autogynephilia. Follow them by clicking here. Although many of us may not like TikTok as a platform it is widely used by young women and is a good way to reach them. 

WHRC Bolivia lanza un perfil de TikTok

Por lo que sabemos, WHRC Bolivia es la primera de todas las WHRC en lanzar un perfil de TikTok. El primer video se burla de los AGP - hombres con una parafilia llamada autoginefilia. Siganlas aquí. Aunque a muchas de nosotras no nos gusta esta plataforma, por muchas razones, debemos recordar que es una plataforma muy popular entre las mujeres jóvenes y las niñas y por lo tanto una gran manera de llegar a ellas.

WHRC India writes to NCPCR about new training material for education

India WHRC has written to the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) opposing the "Inclusion of Transgender Children in School Education" training material by NCERT.

Coming up at WHRC - 18 December open mic event

On 18 December instead of an ordinary webinar we're going to hold a winter festival open mic event. If you want to start thinking about it now, we think there'll be a lot of women interested, so we'll probably have 3-4 minute slots. We'll give you details in the next couple of weeks about what to do if you'd like to perform - it can be a song, spoken word, a poem or story or anything else you'd like to share.

NGOCSW66 - 14-25 March 2022

WHRC has applied to host a side event at NGOCSW66 which takes place  14-25 March 2022, likely to be entirely online. Any organisation can apply to host a side event and WHRC would like to encourage other women's groups to do so to ensure that those who wish to protect the sex-based rights of women and girls are well-represented. There is a registration fee of  $125 and  you will need to have your own Zoom platform - or it may be possible to share ours. If you or your group is interested please contact us for more information. 

WHRC merch available

We have some leftover #SexNotGender t-shirts and hoodies from recent conferences. If you would like one please email us. 

Feminist Question Time and Radical Feminist Perspectives

This week's Feminist Question Time features Christina Ellinsen, with an update from Norway, Claudia from Austria on women-only spaces and self-ID, Lucille Dupin from Colombia, Arussi Unda from Mexico on the consequences of defending women in Mexico and Peggy Luhrs from the USA on the impacts of TRA on lesbians. Register here. Radical Feminist Perspectives is at 10am UK time and this week features Vandana Shiva’s 'Monocultures of the Mind' discussed by Farida Akhter and Susan Hawthorne . Register here. 

Sex-based rights around the world

Stonewall says lesbians are sexual racists

A leaked email revealed that trans lobby group, Stonewall, attempted to suppress the recent BBC article on the sexual coercion of lesbians by men, and likened lesbians to 'sexual racists for refusing to include men in their dating lives. 

Gender critical feminism may soon be criminalised in Canada

'Trans activists are cleverly constructing the legal censorship of those of us who still dare to name reality.' Read more on the crisis facing women and free speech in Canada by Simone XX in Women Are Human. 

Utah panel sets out rules to allow males to compete in girls' sports

Utah lawmakers have set out rules that will allow boys to compete in girls' sports if they have had one year of hormone treatment and have changed the sex marker on their birth certificate.

French dictionary includes non-binary pronoun

French dictionary, Le Robert, has added the 'gender neutral' pronoun 'iel' to its list of words. 

Trans activists doxx JK Rowling

On Friday 19 November three trans activists took pictures of themselves in front of JK Rowling's house, positioned so that her address was clearly visible. Despite this, police have said no crime was committed. 

94% of women involved in prostitution in Ireland are migrants

A recent study reports on the devastation wrought on women's lives by involvement in prostitution in Ireland and reveals tht 94% of those in the industry are migrant women. 

Male is now a senior Girl Guiding leader

A man called Monica Sulley, who posts pictures of himself in bondage gear and holding weapons, has been appointed lead commissioner for a UK division of Girl Guiding. 

UK's Essex Police investigates comments made under its TDOR post

Essex Police Force in the UK posted a photograph on its Facebook page to commemorate 'Trans Day of Remembrance'. When posters pointed out that no people who claim a trans identity had been murdered in the UK for several years, the force closed the comments and said, 'We have taken the decision to switch off commenting on this post because of the regrettable volume of unkind, unpleasant and hurtful statements that have been made. All of the comments have been recorded and those deemed offensive or discriminatory will be investigated.'

Campaigns

WoLF sues to protect women's single-sex prisons

On November 17, 2021, the Women’s Liberation Front (WoLF) filed a lawsuit on behalf of four incarcerated women and the non-profit organization Woman II Woman to overturn California’s SB 132. They are asking the court to declare the law unconstitutional. Read more and support here. 

Resources

Genspect - ROGD webinar

Watch Stella O'Malley, Lisa Littmann and Dr David Bell discuss Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria (ROGD).  

Conversion Therapy: The Path to Good Law

Read the text of barrister Naomi Cunningham's speech at the inaugral Middle Temple LGBTQ+ annual forum dinner on the Legal Feminist website. 

Why US feminists are behind their UK counterparts – and how they’re catching up

'In the fight to protect women’s sex-based rights globally, it is no secret that U.K. feminists have been leading the charge. They even have dinosaurs parading around the streets of London to support the cause! But ... your U.S. sisters may not be far behind you.' From Kara Dansky in Uncommon Ground Media.

Gender, sex and power: the debate dividing universities

The Sydney Morning Herald reports on cancel culture in Australian universities with particular reference to Holly Lawford-Smith. 

International congress of feminist teachers, DOFEMCO, takes place in Spain

DOFEMCO is an international congress of feminist teachers which took place 19-21 November. The goal this year is questioning the impact of 'gender identity' ideology in schools and universities. The event has guests from other countries, as Eugenia Rodrigues, spokesperson of No Corpo Certo (In the right body), a Brazilian campaign against 'transing' kids. Eugenia´s video was pre-recorded in English and can be watched here. The congress is an important step for academic freedom and protection of children and adolescents. The full congress link is here. 

Congresso internacional de professoras feministas, DOFEMCO, acontece na Espanha

DOFEMCO é um congresso internacional de professoras feministas e está acontecendo este final de semana (19 a 21 de novembro). O objetivo este ano é questionar o impacto da ideologia da "identidade de gênero" em escolas e universidades. O evento tem convidadas de outros países, como Eugenia Rodrigues, porta-voz da campanha ´No Corpo Certo´, uma campanha brasileira contra a "transição" de crianças. O vídeo de Eugenia foi pré-gravado em inglês e pode ser visto aqui. O congresso é um passo importante para a liberdade acadêmica e a proteção de crianças e adolescentes. El vídeo completo del congreso se puede encontrar aquí.

Events

#CongresoAbolicionistaSevilla conference - 27-28 November

The Congreso Abolicionista Sevilla conference takes place this weekend with speakers including Sheila Jeffreys, Victoria Sendon, Angeles Alvares, Tasia Aranguez, Iga Kaminska and Nuria Gonzalez. Register to attend online here.