It’s been a pretty bad week for the women of Scotland. As Nicola Sturgeon doubles down on the pending legislation that would permit men to self-identify as women – legislation that around two thirds of voters are opposed to – the feminist NGO, For Women Scotland, lost a legal case against the Scottish government over its definition of ‘woman’, which includes, well, men.
It is little wonder that, in this world of madness, somebody decided to make a film exploring the issue, aptly entitled, Adult Human Female, which explores the silencing of those that speak out against misogynistic transgender ideology. Made by Deirdre O’Neill and Mike Wayne, both socialist activists and academics, the film gives voice to those of us that have been targeted by gender fundamentalists that hate to hear any dissent from their ‘trans women are women’ mantra.
In this Orwellian nightmare we currently occupy, to speak the truth is bigotry and hatred
Unsurprisingly, the film, in which I am interviewed, has caused massive controversy because it platforms feminists telling the truth. A screening in Nottingham was cancelled last month after trans activists harassed the venue to the point of where they caved in, and even Eventbrite took the ticket sales down from its site, stating that it was potentially ‘hateful content’.
And then this week, ticket holders arrived at Edinburgh University for a screening and were met with a group of loud, aggressive protestors. Having failed to get the venue to cave in and cancel the screening they resorted to the usual bully-boy tactics of screaming in women’s faces. In the face of these protests, organisers then decided to move the screening to a different venue, but protesters got wind, ran ahead, and blocked the entrance to the room. The event was cancelled.
This was not just students kicking off: the screening was attacked by University College Union (UCU) as well as the student Pride Society. Both had condemned the film as ‘transphobic’ and claimed that showing it would ‘endanger trans people on campus and beyond’.
Most vocal in the protest was Robyn Woof, a ‘trans and non-binary liberation officer’ at the University’s Students Association, who branded attendees ‘bigots’, and shouted that he is an ‘adult human female’.
The students who protested released a lengthy statement condemning the film, saying that its content ‘hinges on the assertion that trans women are men’. Yes, in this Orwellian nightmare we currently occupy, to speak the truth is bigotry and hatred.
During my last visit to Edinburgh University in June 2019, where I was invited to speak about male violence towards women and girls, I was attacked on my way out of the venue. Because we were speaking about the importance of female only facilities, such as prisons and refuges, the petulant babies that hate women organising together tried to get the event cancelled. When that failed, both the Pride Society and various scrag end men’s rights activists went bonkers. A stink bomb was let off in the venue, and various threats were made against the speakers.
On leaving the university I was attacked by a trans activist, a man who identified as a transwoman, and were it not for the four burly security guards standing by, it could have been much worse for me.
What a terrible state Scotland is in when it comes to women’s rights. Much of this is down to Nicola Sturgeon, the David Cameron of the SNP, who has made a monumental mess and, although can probably see the inevitable disaster that self-identification will be for vulnerable women and girls, refuses to back down. Just as Cameron did with Brexit, this mess is of her making.
But the Scottish feminists are, as ever, fighting back. Despite the tsunami of misogyny they are facing for simply asserting their hard won rights, these women battle on. For example, how could I talk about the bad things happening for women in Scotland without mentioning one of the best to happen in a long, long time?
On Monday, it was announced that the writer and philanthropist, and all round kick ass feminist, JK Rowling has founded and funded a new support centre for women who have been subject to men’s violence. This is the only one across the country that is specifically women only, with the rest all catering to men.
What Rowling has done will give strength to the women of Scotland to rebel against this oppressive gender ideology, and to refuse to accept the label ‘bigot’ because they don’t think men should be amongst women in a rape crisis service. Cancelling the film and drawing such attention to it has had a Streisand effect: Adult Human Female is being talked about far and wide, and watched by many more than if the Emperor’s clothes had not been ripped to shreds.
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