Been reading a lot about how trans people (okay, trans women because for some reason trans men get excluded from everything for some reason) get to ‘demand’ that lesbians have sex with them, ‘demand’ access to women’s spaces, blah blah blah...

Could I just point out (1)...
That lawful protections for all women already exist:

- Sexual Offences Act 2003
- Offences against the Person Act 1861(!)
- Criminal Justice Act 1988

All make assaulting women in any space illegal, many offences carry long prison sentences. This is not diminished by (2)...
Whether someone is transgender or not.

I, nor any transwomen I’ve ever met, believe we have the right to demand anyone sleep with us. Because NOBODY has that right.

I’ve seen too many rapists of late coming through our doors. Glad we’re catching them and that women are (3)...
Speaking up and reporting such unspeakable behaviour but it’s truly heartbreaking that it is even happening in the first place.

As an aside, those I’ve seen have been straight white men. No transwomen to be seen. Yet to listen to some you’d think it was a huge problem. (4)...
#Stop attacking innocent trans people on social media.

#Stop distracting much needed focus from the real threat - people (regardless of gender or race) who are offending and causing pain and misery to others.

That’s what I’m doing.

#transcop
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