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2legged<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.green/@christineburns" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>christineburns</span></a></span> I initially thought that Wes Streeting and <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> were appeasing the <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/astroTERFs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astroTERFs</span></a>. Much as that revolts me, I could see the strategic temptation. But we are now way beyond that.</p><p>As soon as he took office, WS went ultraTERF on puberty blockers. Mahmoud has gone ultraTERF on the UKSC ruling.</p><p>This looks to me way beyond appeasement. If its not ideological conversion, it's a zealous attempt to overtake the <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/christofascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>christofascists</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/astroTERFs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astroTERFs</span></a> ... which of course is impossible</p>
2legged<p>I never doubted that British <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/transphobes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transphobes</span></a> were primarily driven by a desire to control the lives of <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> people. Exploiting the fears of cis women was only a means to that end.</p><p>But it's helpful to see it confirmed here in writing by Sex Matters, along with other anti-trans <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/astroTERFs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astroTERFs</span></a>. Their pitch to Wes Streeting is simple: the <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/UKSC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKSC</span></a> has made trans lives unliveable, so you should ensure that they are not lived.</p><p>See the letter at <a href="https://sex-matters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/20250428-Letter-to-Sir-James-Mackey-and-Wes-Streeting.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sex-matters.org/wp-content/upl</span><span class="invisible">oads/2025/04/20250428-Letter-to-Sir-James-Mackey-and-Wes-Streeting.pdf</span></a> or <a href="https://sex-matters.org/posts/publications/letter-to-the-ceo-of-nhs-england/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sex-matters.org/posts/publicat</span><span class="invisible">ions/letter-to-the-ceo-of-nhs-england/</span></a></p>
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