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WDI India - young women speak out

Watch three young women speak out on the effects that gender ideology is having on women's sex-based rights in India. 

Kara Dansky speaks to Tucker Carlson

Watch a clip of Kara Dansky of WDI USA in conversation with Tucker Carlson of Fox News. 

New co-chair of Green Party women's committee attacked for signing the Declaration

Emma Bateman, newly elected co-chair of the women's committee of the Green Party of England and Wales, has been attacked by various groups within the Green Party for signing the Declaration. Congratulations to Emma on her win!

WDI webinars this week:

WDI Feminist Question Time (FQT) takes place on Saturdays at 15.00 UK time. This week, 29 January, we have Charlotte Garrett from Canada on 'Woman Egg Earth: Language and Systems', Emelie Köhler from Sweden speaking about what the growing number of detransitioners tells us, Daša Stevovićfrom Serbia on the LGB shelter in Serbia and Lynn Chadwick from the USA - No Males in Women's Jails. Register here. 

WDI Radical Feminist Perspectives (RFP) takes place on Sundays at 10.00 UK time. This week, 30 January, 'Right Wing Women' by Andrea Dworkin discussed by Anne Ehrlich and Julia Beck. Register here.

Sex-based rights around the world

Disabled woman arrested for stickering in Wales

Gwent Police arrested a disabled woman who uses a mobility scooter for putting up stickers that read '3+ women a week killed by men'. She was held for 12 hours, her house was searched and she was later released alone at 3.30am to find her own way home without her phone, which the police kept. Following her release Gwent Police issued a statement which repeated the lie that stickers have been found with glass/pins/razor blades underneath. Listen to her speak about her experience and read the analysis from ripx4nutmeg on the Glinner Update.

Lesbian conference has man as keynote speaker

The 25th Lesbian Lives conference will take place at the University of Cork. Keynote speaker is Susan Stryker, a heterosexual man.

Convicted toddler rapist performs community outreach work for trans organiastion

Trans rights organisation, the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, has recruited a man convicted of multiple sexual offences against a 3 year old girl to carry out community outreach work. The man, now calling himself Xena Grandichelli, has spoken at several prestigious universities on the subject of women's incarceration. 

Pennsylvania Democrats in bid to remove sex from official documents

Democratic senators in Pennsylvania have introduced a bill that will remove sex markers from birth certificates. 

NCAA reaffirms commitment to allowing men into women's competitions

Following the controversy surrounding male swimmer Lia Thomas's victories in women's competitions, the NCAA has reaffirmed its commitment to including men in female sport, despite protests from female athletes and parents. 

EHRC calls for pre-legislative scrutiny of UK 'conversion therapy' bill...

Nearing the end of the consultation process, the EHRC has called for pre-legislative scrutiny of the controversial 'conversion therapy' bill in the UK. 

...and writes to the Scottish government about GRA reform

The EHRC have also written to the Scottish government about GRA reform, raising 'concerns about the potential implications of changing the current criteria for obtaining a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC)'.

Campaigns

Contribute to new UN SOGI survey

UN special rapporteur Victor Madrigal-Borloz is asking for contributions to his new SOGI survey. Respond here. 

Resources

'Inventing Transgender Children and Young People'

Heather Brunskell-Evans and Michele Moore edited this book, which was recently taken from a Welsh woman's house by police investigating her for 'hate crime'. It contains essays written by clinicians, psychologists, sociologists, educators, parents and de-transitioners. Contributors demonstrate how 'transgender children and young people' are invented in different medical, social and political context. Buy it here.

How will we define 'gender' in the future?

EMMA magazine reports on male politician, Markus 'Tessa' Ganserer (Green party), who took a quota seat in the Bundestag intended for a woman in 2021 and the 'Sex Counts' campaign in Germany.

'We’re Lesbians on the Autism Spectrum. Stop Telling Us to Become Men'

Powerful piece in Quilette by a lesbian writer about the experiences of lesbians on the autistic spectrum who are encouraged to transition. 

'The pervert who invented gender'

Article on John Money, the sexologist who first coined the term 'gender identity', and his disturbing experiments on children. By Anna Slatz for Reduxx. 

Events

Sisters4Sisters - Madison, USA, 22-24 April

Radical feminist weekend event taking place in Madison, Wisconsin. More details on the website.