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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

2 months

I transitioned in 1975 age 19. I didn’t know anyone else - so no ideology, no social contagion, and despite 50yrs of prejudice & discrimination - which feels worse now than ever thanks to the GC Cult Married, raised 4 great kids & I’ve been happier than I ever imagined possible

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@RebeholdthStars

2 months

@stephenwhittle Psychology band-aids may work for a short while.

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@stephenwhittle

4 months

This morning 50 people have insisted I am a woman. But, somehow I don’t think they would be happy if I used the ladies loo or changing rooms.

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@stephenwhittle

2 months

We told you so: US survey of 90,000 trans people shows huge improvement in life satisfaction after transition

Survey of over 90,000 trans people shows vast improvement in life satisfaction after transition

The National Center for Transgender Equality released early insights from its 2022 U.S. Transgender Survey, the largest survey of trans people in U.S. history.

www.nbcnews.com

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@stephenwhittle

10 months

Loads of people on here tell me I am a woman, say ‘she/her’ when referring to me, etc but have never met me. What do they think is going to be achieved? That I am going to say ‘you are so right’, shave the beard, change my underwear & start using the ladies’. What a pit of 🐍🐍s

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@stephenwhittle

1 month

Ian McKellen tells Olly Alexander 'all gay men should be trans allies'

Ian McKellen expertly explains why 'all gay men should be trans allies'

Sir Ian McKellen spoke to Olly Alexander about being a trans ally and his experiences of the AIDS crisis.

www.thepinknews.com

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

8 months

I’ve been on testosterone for 48 years. Recent bone scan - I’ve got the bone quality of a 16-21 yr old male. Testosterone supports bone structure. Stopping testosterone is what causes osteoporosis

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@H0US30FW0LV3S

8 months

@Heatherthefair @matinfue @stephenwhittle How the hell to you deduce this? Have you spoken to anyone who's been on T 10+ years?!

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@stephenwhittle

5 days

1. Because I fainted at the theatre in London. I hit my head & the theatre called an ambulance. Being a cooperative 20yr old person I agreed to go to hospital. The hospital said they would like to keep me in overnight. Again I agreed - partly as it was 3am by then & I’d …

DivanJap

@DivanJap

5 days

@stephenwhittle Good grief! Why were you put in a psyche unit? If it's not a rude question.

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@stephenwhittle

7 months

Study of trans women in hospitals didn’t find one single complaint: ‘None. Zilch’

Study into trans women in hospitals found no complaints: 'None. Zilch'

Trans women being cared for in female hospital wards result in no complaints, a study has found, despite the government's plans to ban them.

www.thepinknews.com

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@stephenwhittle

3 months

No - my last bone scan (age 64) showed bone strength to be that typical of a 21 yr old man. My bones are extremely strong. I walk with a cane sometimes because I have Multiple Sclerosis - absolutely nothing to do with my being trans

Kate Cameron

@KateCameron_NZ

3 months

@stephenwhittle Don't you walk with a cane because of brittle bones? Aren't you... quite poorly... as compared to men your age? Why are you lying? Medical interventions have side effects- children need to know that!

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@stephenwhittle

23 days

Cass “medical transition is the right path for some” Pls explain (rationally w/out abuse) why people who — are not trans, — don’t have a trans child, — are not clinicians in this field, have any say in the healthcare of trans children, young adults & their families?

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@stephenwhittle

5 months

I think we need to add the older guys - i’ll start with my friend Jamison Green, born 1948,he is now 75 yrs old. James transitioned in the late 80s working as a lineman to pay for his treatment. He has been prominent activist, policy wonk, author, & educator & ex WPATH president

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

4 months

I have NEVER said I am a woman. I was born female bodied, I was raised a girl, age 10 I knew I should have been raised a boy. I was an unhappy child, a deeply miserable teen & then I became Stephen. 50 yrs of contented life as a man (despite the prejudice) proves I was right.

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@Anisogamyrules

4 months

@stephenwhittle Yes Stephen, you would benefit from their work, but if laws were different you wouldn't have single sex protection. I see you are happy to state you are a woman when needed though you have lived your life "as a man". There in lies the rub, we all inhabit sexed bodies, sex matters

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@stephenwhittle

7 months

1. This is beyond me. Have the people complaining about this ever been homeless? I imagine not. 48yrs ago I was kicked out of my bed sit room for dressing as a guy. I had not come out to my parents so felt I could not seek help from them. I became homeless & slept for …

Quibilah1 🏳️‍🌈 🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

@Quibilah1

7 months

Women-only homeless shelter will allow trans women to access facility

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@stephenwhittle

8 months

I have never denied my sex - I did get my biology O’level. The world & its friend know my history I was an unhappy child, a deeply miserable teen, then I transitioned & have lived for 50 years as a trans man. Despite grim prejudice & discrimination, that made me HAPPY. Ok?.

Kay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🟩⬜🟪

@KBaxter99

8 months

@stephenwhittle Why not be honest about which sex you are, regardless of how you present yourself? #BeHonest

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@stephenwhittle

8 months

1. All our kid’s friends knew from early primary that they had a trans Dad. I became a very useful non-judgemental ear for many of them as they grew into adults. The year 6 teacher came to see us when she retired, she told us that when she heard our kids were going to attend…

Coldilox

@coldilox

8 months

@prideukorg I mean, all my son’s friends know he has two mums. They have known since they started school at 4. None of them are traumatised.

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@stephenwhittle

2 months

@monsalore Yes & a jolly happy one

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@stephenwhittle

5 days

6. … was a very disturbed individual who needed to cooperate & accept treatment. When asked ‘treatment for what?’ Randell replied ‘that’s for me to know’. It was a hell of an experience. @threadreaderapp unroll

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@stephenwhittle

6 months

1. Kier - I have been living as a trans man & voting Labour for 48yrs. I spent 1997 to 2010 giving my time & expertise for free to facilitate the passing & implementation of my community’s protection in the GRA 2005 & the Eq Act 2010. I have not known a year like the last - a …

Keir Starmer

@Keir_Starmer

6 months

It has been 20 years since a Labour government repealed the Tories’ homophobic and hateful Section 28 policy. The next Labour government will build on this legacy and always protect LGBT+ rights.

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@stephenwhittle

2 months

I transitioned 50yrs ago in Manchester, the UK's biggest LGBTQ+ community since the early '70s. The first action I took part in was a GLF invasion at the 1974 British Medical Association for Psycho-sexual problems Congress. Held at the University of Bradford, the speaker we...

Buck Angel® Transsexual

@BuckAngel

2 months

@Channel4News @krishgm As a transsexual who transitioned 31 years ago I would like to ask him what trans people started LGBT movement. I rarely ever saw any trans people at the rallies and if they were there were very few . Most trans people came from the LGB movement BTW so I think Armestead is not…

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@stephenwhittle

7 months

One consolation - almost all nurses & doctors would refuse to play such a cruel fascistic game as placing trans women on a men’s hospital ward - so i hope Steve Barclay has lots of side rooms lined up. And that he is willing to be taken to court by me.

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@stephenwhittle

5 days

5. … the hospital with a writ of Habeus Corpus. She was a senior medical secretary to a consultant whom I had done some decorating for - he even rang Randell & asked what the hell he was doing as I wasn’t his patient & he had no right to keep me there. Randell told him I …

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@stephenwhittle

7 months

I have been walking & working in the world as Stephen for 50 yrs, a husband to my wife for 45 yrs, a father to our children for 31yrs, and a decent law abiding human being throughout despite the prejudice & discrimination that we were subject to. A better man than many I suspect.

Kenny McBride

@McBrideVersus

7 months

@stephenwhittle @helenstaniland @redlianak @Pollik What is a man, Professor? When you say that you are a man, what specific information do you mean to convey about yourself?

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

3 months

1. Napoleons in Manchester was opened as an LGBT bar & club in 1941 l It was first prosecuted for ‘men’ dancing together in the 1950s, In 1979 Chief Constable James Anderson (later of the infamous quote; homosexuals are “swirling in a human cesspit of their own making” (1986)…

Sally Hines

@sally_hines

3 months

@SparrowsFlying There were commercial LGBT clubs in the bloody 1980s

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@stephenwhittle

7 months

1. You are not compelled to do. But a little respect goes a long way. If I call you Maya & refer to you as she/her & in return you call me Stephen & refer to me as he/him, we might manage a conversation about why …

Maya Forstater

@MForstater

7 months

How is having to refer to a man as a woman not compelled speech?

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@stephenwhittle

1 month

1. (a) Patient data is patient data. It is not the Health secretary’s data, nor even NHS England’s data. Clinics were correct in not disclosing data without having the express permission of the patient. (b) In a letter to Adult GIC’s this week, NHS England’s National & ..,

Helen🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕

@mimmymum

1 month

I think when @Hilary_Cass set out on @thecassreview she was pretty neutral in her position, but it strikes me that turning towards transphobic ideological stances are often linked to fragile egos being bruised! 😣

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@stephenwhittle

1 month

They can ALWAYS tell At GPs for shingles vaccine Locum GP “You also need a blood test for your PSA levels” Me “I don’t have a prostate” Dr “Yes you do” Waves to crowd: ‘do join in’ Me “oh no I don’t” Me “Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time …” 3rd time since 01 Jan

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@stephenwhittle

5 days

3. … missed the train home. I was taken to a ward. When I woke up I got dressed & feeling ok thought I’d get a newspaper. It was then I discovered it was a locked psychiatric ward with plastic utensils. My consultant was John Randell, the psych who ran the Gender Identity..,

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@stephenwhittle

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3. … Clinic. I hadn’t even realised I was at Charing Cross Hospital. Saw Randell in his office later that day & asked to leave. He told me to undress - as he wanted to photograph me. I refused & asked to leave. At that he told me he was in charge & he could keep me there…

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@stephenwhittle

5 days

4. … as long as he liked until I co-operated & allowed him to photograph me. I refused & so was taken back to the ward. If I wanted to shower (at this point I had a beard but had had no surgery) I was to be observed by a make nurse. I was there until my mother threatened …

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

8 months

I was a trans kid. The thousands of trans people I know were trans kids. Almost all were repeatedly physically & mentally punished for being trans - but it didn’t go away. Then they grew into adults & transitioned. These are the lucky ones - we made it out of the rabbit hole.

Douglas Bulloch

@douglasbulloch

8 months

@stephenwhittle @TheSun Why is your first instinct to disbelieve? Because there aren’t any trans kids. And yet they are necessary to buttress your claim that people can be born in the wrong body. Which they cannot.

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@stephenwhittle

2 months

So there we have it - 99.7% success rate of Gender Affirming surgery ee Jedrzejewski BY et al ‘Regret after Gender-Affirming Surgery: A Multidisciplinary Approach to a Multifaceted Patient Experience’ Plast Reconstr Surg. Jan 2023 (Jul) 1;152(1):206-214.

Iain Fletcher

@IainFletcher8

2 months

@orathai_c @homefromth11486 @stephenwhittle @JSpaz41 @KalamityKill So you don’t know then. So you can’t claim it’s effective. Glad we got there. It’s fine if you want medical procedures on vibes, I prefer evidence myself.

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

9 months

For decades, Fertility/Gynae clinics have counselled girls who have not menstruated, & women who are found to not have ovaries (PAIS OR CAIS), or have ovaries streaked with testicular material (mosaicism) They never say “you are not a women” But the bigots on here would

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@stephenwhittle

7 months

In his new book, @Glinner writes that he has been cancelled. The book has been serialised in two major newspapers. You really couldn't make it up.

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@stephenwhittle

10 months

@LydiaTeapots Been fighting for respectful equality & human rights for all for 50 years, so have a very thick skin 🐢. I don’t give a toss what people say about me, heard it all before. I give a toss that our society includes people who think it’s ok to be unkind to anyone inc. strangers

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@stephenwhittle

8 months

“Defining a person’s sex identity using decontextualized “facts” is unscientific and dehumanizing. The trans experience provides essential insights into the science of sex” Stop Using Phony Science to Justify Transphobia - Scientific American Blog Network

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@stephenwhittle

8 months

The UK’s legal Institutions, public sector bodies, all employers & all providers of goods, services, housing & other facilities ARE obliged to recognise me as a man

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@stephenwhittle

4 months

@WeirdFire I am a trans man (honest) - but many assume I am a cis man. But I’m so out these days I just tell students straight off.

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@stephenwhittle

7 months

This is Rishi Sunak speaking - the barbarity of vilifying a minority group, making them a target for thugs & bullies, is as close to facism as I can imagine

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@stephenwhittle

2 months

Those provided with surgical chest reconstruction in Scotland were not children but 17yr old young trans men, treated under the Scottish protocol. They will have - waited more 2+yrs for appointment. — Undergone 2+yr assessment — Met all diagnostic criteria throughout the…

Witch

@witch_moose

2 months

@CatQQShadow @stephenwhittle So don’t these girls count? Scottish doctors approved breast removal for 51 trans teenagers

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@stephenwhittle

2 months

Not new, but just how I feel today

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

10 months

@BevJacksonAuth No, they are being cruel. That they cannot hurt me is irrelevant as the same people do it to those they know are being hurt. You remember the guys who would say “you aren’t really a lesbian (or trans) & I have what can cure you”. You know how that many that hurt. Real hate

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@stephenwhittle

7 months

Cruel consequences of GC ideology. Women who don’t get on the winners’ podium, wrongly accuse bronze medal winner Swapna Barman of being trans. Terrible divisions will destroy feminism from the inside Asian Games heptathlon loser accuses medal winner

Asian Games women's heptathlon loser accuses medal winner of being trans

Heptathlete Nadini Agasara’s win at the Asian Games was overshadowed by accusations from fellow athlete Swapna Barman that she was trans.

www.thepinknews.com

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

8 months

Alongside “adult human female” stickers on lamp posts in Heaton Chapel, Stockport, these stickers implying the LGBT oppression of women - printed by a group calling itself “Standing for Women”. Not what I want to see on my morning dog walk. Feels very oppressive

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@stephenwhittle

7 months

In that case you & I will not be having any sort of conversation

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@helenstaniland

7 months

@stephenwhittle I'll call you Stephen because that is your name. I will not call you 'he' because it legitimises and furthers an ideology that is extremely hostile to the boundaries of women and girls.

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

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You have no idea how easy it was For 8 years I was sacked from every job I became self-employed for 14yrs, teaching English as a foreign language, renovating houses & doing bookkeeping I also volunteered as Troop & Group leader for the Scouts During those years I funded my..

Mathaíno KP&WS 🟩⬜️🟪 🇺🇦

@mathano4

4 months

@stephenwhittle During which time you were in full employment with the same employer, had a partner and kids, owned a home and got goods and services. While Jo Phoenix was hounded out of her job.

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

10 months

What is gender woo is? A typo? Just asking. I have MS, acronyms are difficult. Got biology O’level so know chromosomes don’t change, But I also know that I wasn’t able to figure out a future in which I wasn’t living as a man. Best decision I ever made - to live my best life.

Large Gamete Producer

@CordyHaig

10 months

@stephenwhittle Growing a beard doesn't change your xx chromosomes, using correct pronouns shouldn't be up for debate, but this is where pandering to gender woo has brought us.

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@stephenwhittle

7 days

I cannot begin to list the falsehoods in this article - there are so many. This is about someone who persistently lied to obtain gender reassignment surgery— & then regretted it Clinicians are not mind readers (at least not yet)

Julie Bindel

@bindelj

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I interviewed the brave and tenacious @ImWatson91 about her life, and her quest to get gender clinics shut down:

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

2 months

A man commits a crime, then pretends he is trans to try. & excuse his behaviour, & who does JKR blame - Men —- no, of course not I’ll give you one guess Trans people - yes, of course You can blame us only cos we’ve got very broad shoulders from taking this sh1te for years

J.K. Rowling

@jk_rowling

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That thing only evil, nasty bigots claim happens, and that never, ever happens, has happened. Again.

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@stephenwhittle

3 months

For 50yrs in reality, I’ve been referred to as Stephen, with pronouns he, him, or his. Only on X & anonymously, does anyone dare to do otherwise They don’t in the real world as they know they would be thought of as a great lummoxing nincompoop

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@ChoralSymphony

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@itsafrogslife @stephenwhittle "wrong gender" 😂😂😂 dude, she will always be female you know this. hence, we all say she/her not partaking in all this make-believe-lets-pretend i grew out of it

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@stephenwhittle

10 months

1. Ms Butler is right on this. Ask any Doc in a GIC how they diagnose a transgender person, they will tell you they don’t because the condition is self identified, self reported & subjective. A Dr will tell you that they can assess the person for other conditions that could .,,

Dawn Butler MP✊🏾💙

@DawnButlerBrent

10 months

A few people have asked me and to confirm, my position on the Trans issue has not changed since 2020. I will be speaking to @AnnelieseDodds @Keir_Starmer to seek clarification on any changes to @UKLabour 2020 position. We must not fall into the trap set by the Tories.

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@stephenwhittle

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I try to not judge people for the way they live so long as they do not harm to others. But here, people who don’t know me, whose lives will never be impacted by me or the lives of the many trans people I know, get a kick from being as nasty & as insulting as possible. Why?

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@stephenwhittle

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FACTS: 1974 NHS 12 mths assessment including 2 weeks on a locked psych ward (Hell) & received NHS gender reassignment treatment incl. surgery 50 yrs later I know it was the right decision I love humans espec. my wife, daughters & son, our friends, my students You are a misery

H 🗺 pronoun - Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

@brtel37

5 days

@stephenwhittle @jk_rowling Your hatred of being the sex you were born & paying to change your body to deny it & live as a man is believable, your choice. But your hatred of other women & girls is so damn unbelievable & abhorrent it begs the question are you really happy with what you have done to yourself?

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@stephenwhittle

3 months

Mum loved her trip to the Palace. We followed up with a pink champagne & fish & chips lunch at Fortnum’s restaurant, before a trip on the London Eye, and first class train travel home. Don’t be so vile, it really is unbecoming

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@stephenwhittle @TRAExecutive I assume your parents aren't alive based on your age, I do feel sorry for them for what you put them through.

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@stephenwhittle

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2. … the school, she thought she would be teaching 4 very damaged kids. Instead she said I wish all of the children I taught had you as their parents. I got to teach 4 really lovely, kind, considerate, caring children who were a positive asset to my classroom & a positive…

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4. … post grad qualifications, after training to become a classical musician. I’m so proud of every single one of them because they understood me from the beginning - I was just a good dad, who has slowly & rightly transformed into a grumpy old man. @threadreaderapp unroll

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@stephenwhittle

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No matter what GCs think: I am the 1 who — has 50yrs experience of transition & T community (& they have none) — has bern declared sane — loved my work & life — has been very successful — is healthy & remarkably happy — has no need to be rude or write obscenities to strangers

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@stephenwhittle @KalamityKill BOLLOX! You affirmed your mental illness instead of treating it!

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@stephenwhittle

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And I would rather die than be put on a ‘women’s’ NHS ward, or be hidden in a side-room. It would be demeaning, disrespectful of me & m rights. It would be ethically & morally unfair on the women in that ward. Have you forgotten your humanity? @NHSEngland @wesstreeting @NHSuk

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@IndiaWilloughby

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I’m telling you now - and I’m not alone on this - I’d rather DIE than be put on a ‘men’s’ NHS ward. Or be hidden in a side-room. Dehumanising - stigmatising. Totally unacceptable @wesstreeting @NHSuk @NHSEngland Shame on you all supporting this poison.

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

5 months

Get a gender recognition certificate NOW. it isn’t that difficult. It requires 1. A statement confirming diagnosis & the process of diagnosis, 2. A medical form completed by your GP confirming current hormone treatment & any gender reassignment surgery - but though the form..,

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

9 months

1. We have lost a True Hero of the Trans community. Mark Rees, co-founder of Press For Change, died 10 days ago. Mark's Funeral will take place at 2pm, 23 Aug at St. Paul's Parish Church, Langton Road, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells. TN48XD. Please no dark clothes.

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

7 months

1. Most TP do not think that they were born in the wrong body, expect initially when struggling to explain it to themselves & others. They later realise they are using the the inadequate language of the mass media. TP are often aware from a very young age that their personal ...

Elizabeth has no more fucks to give💜🤍💛💚

@ElizabethGiddi1

7 months

@Minderbinder8 @nbrink77 @stuartcuff @helenstaniland @SophRiver @Kirschemann @Geeky_Eleanor @stephenwhittle It is absolutely ideology. It is not based in fact, logic, reason, or science. It is based on emotion and metaphysical beliefs. The notion that someone can be born in the wrong body is just ridiculous. You are your body. You separate your body from your mind, you die, b/c they

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

8 months

3. asset to the school. That was 2004 Those kids are now grown up, 2 are public servants in the justice system, 1 works in the NGO sector keeping kids out of the justice system. The last is an acoustic engineer completing a PhD having worked throughout his retraining & 3 …

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@stephenwhittle

2 months

1. The WPATH files - a pile if right wing scaremongering rubbish #OurbodiesOurlives Seems trans folk can have such short lives: April Ashley died age 86 Mark Rees 80 Willmer Broadnax 75 Joanne Conte 79 Jan Morris 94 Billy Tipton 74 Jackie Shane 78 Virginia Prince 96 …

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

29 days

@charleybarley74 @Support It shouldn’t but apparently the scientific term c…i…s is the worst swear word on this planet

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

2 months

So “NHS England hopes to have a study into their use by December” Again, for those at the back: Saying ‘you can have this potentially life saving treatment only if you take part in our study” is viewed as coercion & no University will give coercive research ethical approval

LGBWithTheT

@LGBwiththeT

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

6 months

2. …, trans girl stabbed & left to die in her local park, & 5 young trans people under 30, one aged under 16, have taken their own lives. The Sheffield gender clinic has a waiting list of over 50yrs for first appointment, London has a 20yr wait. There are solutions but as ..,

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@stephenwhittle

4 months

And wasn’t I lucky to get to spend time with 2 such brilliant women.

Satsuma

@Satsuma04523379

4 months

@roseveniceallan @stephenwhittle

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

4 days

Trans History Week - Trans women discussed trans rights on the BBC over 50 years ago—here’s what it looked like

Trans women discussed trans rights on TV over 50 years ago: here’s what it looked like

Trans+ History Week: BBC programme that aired over 50 years ago explored trans rights and the challenges facing trans people in the UK.

www.thepinknews.com

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

6 months

@NickySimpson98 Jfc: parkrun is a free, community event where you can walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate. parkrun is positive, welcoming and inclusive, there is no time limit and NO ONE FINISHES LAST Everyone is welcome

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

3 months

It’s a 🦆ing FUN RUN You want to run races with chromosome tests, race times, & all that, then organise it yourselves

Bev Jackson

@BevJacksonAuth

3 months

I think we should be grateful to @jonathanliew for writing this tirade with its unapologetic “why would that be bad?” It lays bare the rank misogyny of everyone trying to destroy women’s sports and every sports official making rules that allow them to do so.

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

1 month

You know they can always tell!! Scott M can’t He’s decided a ‘woman of Surrey’ is a man 🤣🤣🤣🤣💪🏼🏳️‍⚧️

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

3 months

Let me make it quite clear: 👇🏼 If anyone refers to me as a paedophile, groomer, molester or similar term, or misspelling thereof, or symbol or image that implies I am a child abuser, I will pursue them for damages for libel

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

6 months

1. Until 1996, The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) advised trans people that we had no legal protection from discrimination or anything else. Following a decision in White v British Sugar (1977) which concerned the dismissal of a trans man who was a trainee electrician,…

Rita Rake

@rita_rake

6 months

@stephenwhittle You are a white woman. Were you dismissed from your job because you underwent sex reassignment? I’m sure you would have sued your employer so I find that hard to believe. If you have evidence of this discrimination applying to anyone else, do tell.

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

7 months

A solution - call me Professor

Helen Staniland

@helenstaniland

7 months

@stephenwhittle I'll call you Stephen because that is your name. I will not call you 'he' because it legitimises and furthers an ideology that is extremely hostile to the boundaries of women and girls.

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

8 months

What is wrong with ⁦⁦ @sharrond62 ⁩ Why she wasting MPs time? Has she nothing better to do - perhaps she could negotiate peace in Yemen, the Sahel, or even Ukraine. Sharron Davies leads campaign to doorstep MPs on trans issues

Sharron Davies leads campaign to doorstep MPs on trans issues

Former swimmer Sharron Davies is promoting a scheme to visit MPs and film them answering the question 'what is a woman' on camera.

www.thepinknews.com

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

9 months

That is defamatory. Earned my career: 3yrs ft, 10yrs pt study, 4 degrees. 3yrs pt OU tutor. Applied & got lecturer post, +3yrs sen. lecturer, +5yrs to Reader, +5yrs to Professor. How? Being excellent teacher, researcher, & administrator. Never threatened Uni w/ discrim. claim.

Edward Generico - Agent #41598

@genericeddie

9 months

@LMondegreene @stephenwhittle Do you get it? She hasn’t had a “man’s career”, she’s based her career progression entirely on who was willing to placate her under threat of her claiming discrimination.

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

6 months

3. …. in 1997 it requires govt to at least listen to the trans community & to exchange ideas for solutions. We have been ignored & rebuffed for 13yrs by the Tories, but we have the experience & knowledge of our community, & we have the expertise to make the world a better …

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

1 month

@MForstater If you cannot manage basic civility towards others, on your own heads be it

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

9 months

Could someone explain to me what makes a trans person legitimate? A married mum & dad? Someone whose gender recognition awarded by a TV personality (I choose Dr Who - whoever it is now): Strictly's Amanda Abbington denies accusation of transphobia

Strictly’s Amanda Abbington denies accusations of transphobia

Strictly's Amanda Abbington claimed she supports "legitimate" trans people during her passionate defence against accusations of transphobia.

www.thepinknews.com

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

7 months

2O23 Brianna Ghay, Alex Dews, Sophie Williams, Axel Matters, Alice Littman, & Corei. I murder, 5 suicides of young Trans people. In my 50yrs as Stephen I have never seen anything like this Why? NHS services collapse, the GC/Terfs mostly Whose to blame? Rishi, Suella, Liz & Kemi

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

7 months

7. … devastated by that. Nick & his family gave me space to rebuild my life, to get a job, to eventually rent a room of my own. Those who have never been homeless cannot know the hell it is. I cannot believe why they would stop others from getting help.

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Prof. Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD, DLaws, FAcSS,

@stephenwhittle

7 months

I take it personally - how dare you comment on things you know nothing about - and anonymously - you hide who you are so your words are nothing but vile bile. What have I or my friends ever done to you - nothing. So stfu & do your homework before laying into a stranger again

Abugay

@Abugay5Abugay

7 months

@ThomasWillett9 Ok I confused him with @stephenwhittle don’t take it personal, you know exactly what I mean and it’s still true.

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