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@orathai_c @IBrasso @FondOfBeetles @stephenwhittle No. Look, let's skip to the end. Whichever way you slice this, you have a trilemma to resolve: Option 1: Gender identity (GI) is primarily physical i.e. an inherent alignment/dislike of your own sexed body. In this case GI is roughly "the sex I wish to be perceived as."... 1/

@JenniferSensiba @InternetH0F Exactly! The dog is clearly not becoming self-aware because it is asking why there is a stranger/dog in the mirror. It hasn't registered that the dog in the mirror is itself.

The dog is becoming self aware...

@H0raceWimp @RobertJ42913260 I can't think of many things more ablist than the belief that disabled people wouldn't benefit from active travel, even if only through the improved air quality, reduced noise, more connected communities and improved public realm that it provides.

@burtlebird @herdyshepherd1 Also, he does have a PhD, so he is kind-of a renowned scientist (albeit that his PhD is in astrophysics so it would be of limited relevance unless these are space-badgers).

@herdyshepherd1 To be fair to Brian May, he has been working with badger conservation for many years. I loved both your books about farming and look forward to reading your travel book despite you not being a travel expert Peace and love ❤️

Respect to the BBC for giving renowned scientist Brian May a platform for his findings on TB. My BBC documentary on guitar riffs in the 1970s and 80s will be out soon.

@atalanta44 @Sidewalk_Steve Source?

@Sidewalk_Steve Here’s the thing: the UK MoJ data actually shows that trans women are less dangerous than non trans women. Your fear is unjustified.

"It isn't the responsibility of girls to sacrifice their own well-being to affirm boys' gender identities or serve as their human shields." Testimony for HB1205 which would stop boys from competing in girls' sports. #NHPolitics

I hope after Republicans lose this November they go back to nominating regular ass people. Like, in the 2012 election, of COURSE i wanted Obama to win. But i didn’t feel like the world & democracy as we know it would crumble if Mitt Romney won. I want us to get back to THAT.

This is the whole thing.

@NathanielHart72 @Womeninsport_uk There's always going to be a particular interest in watching the very best people in the world at whatever sport you're interested in, so men's tickets will probably always attract a premium (despite, IMO, the women's competitions in some sports being more entertaining).

@Womeninsport_uk Because it's sports entertainment. Viewer numbers and thus sponsors are not the same for these two competitions, and so it's logical that the players get a similar cut of the proceedings. It's for these same reasons that female fashion models get paid a lot more than male models.

"Guys are always going to be physically stronger than women but it doesn't mean we're not working as hard as they do. Women deserve to be paid an equal amount of money" says Sabalenka. How are we still not rewarding women and men equally when they put in the SAME work?

@CutMyTaxUK @anon_opin It was always going to be funded against future ticket revenue.

@anon_opin There’s no money

I cannot fathom how Labour has not immediately reversed the cancellation of HS2. Its the best thing this country can do to create economic growth and matches their principle of borrow to invest in the economy. It makes no sense for it to just stop at Birmingham.

If you thought SUVs were mainly owned & driven by selfish, dangerous arseholes who can barely drive, you'd be right. Arseholes are officially the narrowly defined & relentlessly targeted customer base...

@DragonifyDev @EthanOhl64658 @Wueelr @Pinko69420 An animal in an anisogamous species of the phenotype associated with the production of large gametes.

@EthanOhl64658 @Wueelr @Pinko69420 What is a female?

@Pinko69420 What a ridiculous post. The problem is precisely that the metaphysical underpinnings of "woman" as a "gender", rather than as defined by sex, are so shaky that it's really important to have the discussion, starting with the definition.

@Masterfrogg @Pinko69420 Does everyone get to have their own separate, unique definition of "chair"? Would that work? If you asked me to fetch a chair and I brought a toaster, would that be ok because "you don't get to define chairhood for me"?

@Pinko69420 Hit them with "What is a chair?"

@JamalMurrayDad1 @JTTraveIs @Pinko69420 Righty ho. How does it work? What is the social construct? Is it like money (also a social construct) where we all have agreed, shared definitions so we can all make separate but repeatable and justifiable judgements regarding whether something qualifies as money or not?

@JTTraveIs @Pinko69420 Gender is a social construct

@ruairidhtaylor @zaelefty News just in: blind people don't have eyes (according to you).

The universal definition of male and female.

@gracetoo45 @grescoe But you already can't ride what you want how you want.

@FrogDeWar @grescoe I prefer choice. Choice to ride what I want, when I want. You can ride what you want too.

Picking up groceries with an F-150 is like... Cracking nuts with a sledgehammer or...Making toast with a flamethrower. 6 out of 10 trips are under 5 miles. Bikes + cargobikes can do much of what people think they need cars + trucks for. Love this ad from the UK.

@gracetoo45 @grescoe Yup, I would have guessed that you have a vehicle that's antisocially noisy too. You're painting quite the picture of yourself.

@FrogDeWar @grescoe & for fun we often ride our Harleys. Or sometimes just to get a litre of milk. Isn’t choice grand!

@gracetoo45 @grescoe So given that you recognise that the road, being a public place, is somewhere where the government can reasonably exert restrictions because our behaviour there is safety-critical, why is it not within their purview to limit the size, mass and design of private vehicles?

@FrogDeWar @grescoe No, I follow the posted limits. Stop at stop sings, unlike most cyclists.

@ProofreadJulia Now do "everyday". It's infuriating. "I drink my everyday coffee every day; at weekends I might also have a gourmet coffee."

'Anymore' - to any further extent, any longer (I can't do it anymore) 'Any more' - refers to a quantity, (you got any more of those cakes?) And the moral of the story is, kids, don't listen to what Word says, it's often worse than useless as it's misleading or just plain wrong.

@gracetoo45 @grescoe Do you consider speed limits "fash"?

@FrogDeWar @grescoe Seems you have mental failure. People have different needs and you simply don’t understand. You want to take choice from me. Kinda fash.

Why does sex matter? Here are 9 points to remember. #1. Truth Science matters, and reality matters. The famous theoretical physicist Richard Feynman once said, "It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong." We progress by testing our assumptions against reality. If reality doesn’t agree, we must adjust our assumptions. Holding onto incorrect theories in the face of nature leads to nature roaring back with a vengeance. #2. Reproduction 1.2 billion years old, sexual reproduction is fundamental to life. In humans, as in most animals and plants, reproduction occurs through anisogamy, the fusion of two gametes which differ in size and form. Males develop a reproductive system organized around small gametes (sperm), and females develop a reproductive system organized around large gametes (ova). Without this system, Homo sapiens, and most other animals, would not exist. As two evolutionary biologists write in their paper, Gamete competition, gamete limitation, and the evolution of the two sexes, "The question of the origin of the two sexes is equal to the question of why do gametes come in two different sizes." #3. Evolution The existence of two sexes shaped our physical and cognitive evolution as a species. Sexual selection pressures produced the dimorphism of male and female bodies, led to the evolution of our brains, and built entire societies. The development of culture, art, and technology are, in part, the result of sexual selection on creativity and intelligence. In his book, The Mating Mind, evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller writes, "The human mind’s most impressive abilities are like the peacock’s tail: they are courtship tools, evolved to attract and entertain sexual partners." Thus, to understand ourselves as a species requires us to understand the evolution of the two sexes. #4. Medicine Understanding sex differences is critical for the application and development of safe and effective medical practices. For instance, emergency medicine must identify the sex of the patient for appropriate drug dosages and blood transfusions; sex-specific diseases such as prostate cancer in males and endometriosis in females require knowledge of the reproductive tract; and sex-related diseases and psychiatric illnesses, such as depression, anxiety disorders and personality disorders, manifest differently in males and females. Thus, sex differences in gene expression, hormone levels, and the reproductive system influence the effectiveness of medical treatments, pharmaceutical drugs, and psychiatric practices. Without understanding the genetic, hormonal, and psychological differences within and between males and females, medical research fails to function. #5. Sports Competitive sports are divided on the basis of sex for a reason. Compared to the average female, the average male has 33% more lower body muscle mass, 40% more upper body muscle mass, and 57% more grip strength. Plot a graph of grip strength data points, and you’ll find that the strongest 10% of females can only beat the bottom 10% of males. Overall, the male performance advantage compared to females is 10-50% depending on the sport. Elimination of biological sex as a criterion for sports marks the end of the female sports category. #6. Crime Informed public policy requires an accurate understanding of crime statistics, including sex differences in crime rates. The truth is that the overwhelming majority of violent crime, including aggravated assault, robbery, murder, and rape, is committed by males. In the United States, men commit 77% of aggravated assaults, 87% of robberies, 87% of murders, and 98% of rapes. Without tracking crime statistics by sex, policies such as single-sex spaces, designed to protect women and girls from predatory males, would have no statistical foundation. #7. Safety and Privacy Separating males and females into single-sex public bathrooms, changing rooms, and prisons, where people undress and are vulnerable, increases the safety of females from actions of predatory males, and it retains the privacy and dignity of both sexes. Where such distinctions between male and female spaces are violated, injustice follows. For example, in UK swimming pool and sports-center changing rooms, from 2017-2018, 90% of reported sexual assaults, harassment, and voyeurism happened in unisex facilities. Only 10% occurred in single-sex changing rooms. This pattern continues when males are sent to female prisons. In Wakefield, England, in 2017, a male rapist was admitted into a female prison. Why? Because he identified as a woman. While there, he sexually assaulted two female inmates. In 2019, 1 in 50 male prisoners in the UK claimed to be women. What would happen if those male inmates were also sent to female only prisons? Without single-sex spaces, the safety and privacy for women and girls would be lost. #8. Fighting Injustice Females across the world are subjected to sex-specific injustices. Practices such as female genital mutilation (FGM), sex-selective abortions, and sex slavery are still common throughout the world. Take female genital mutilation. Concentrated in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, it is estimated that more than 200 million girls and women alive today have experienced FGM. Many countries have rates over 70%. For example, in the east African country of Somalia, 98% of girls and women aged 15 to 49 have undergone FGM. In Ethiopia, 74%. In Sudan, 88%. And in Egypt, 91%. These girls and women are not targeted because they identify as female, but because they are female. Without differentiating between male and female, we cannot fight sex-specific injustices. And finally, #9. Equality Sex-based legal protections, laws, and policies are all informed by differentiating between male and female. We cannot make informed policies if we do not recognize the different reproductive functions of men and women and how such functions impact life choices. For example, only females can become pregnant and carry a child, which heavily impacts life and work choices. Therefore, social policy must consider such sex differences to provide men and women with equal opportunities and equality under the law. Without recognizing male and female as biological categories, sex-based equality cannot be achieved.