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Horrifying opinion from The Times. This is a truly frightening escalation from the media.

@Beanst99 @MrsT121212 @thetimes It's rare, but they do. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC58…

@aractic @MrsT121212 @thetimes Wrong. They get something only men get. Men don't have endometrium so they can't get endometriosis.

The novelist Amanda Craig has criticised the appointment of Steph Richards, saying ‘it’s as ridiculous as white people speaking for black people’. 🔗 Click the link in the comments to read more

@SamanthaTaghoy I want someone who will be the most effective in that role. Just like I want a good doctor regardless of whether they're transgender or not.

I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and a genetic predisposition for endometriosis. The pain gets so bad or I lose so much blood that I pass out, haemorrhage, or end up in hospital. I might not be able to have kids because of it. I am sick of men cosplaying our suffering. A man can identify as a woman. But he will never be female. Endometriosis and PCOS are debilitating conditions which affect one in ten women. WOMEN. Only women. You will never feel the heartbreak of miscarrying a child, the agony of dysmenorrhea, the fear of being told as a teenager that the biological process your body was built for will cause decades of pain and suffering. Our biology is not your label. Our suffering is not your kink. Our bodies are not your costume. If a straight cisgender woman was hired as a transgender representative, the trans community would be outraged. So why is it okay for a man to be hired for a woman’s job? We deserve advocates and representatives who actually understand us. Our bodies. Our disease. Our choice. If you were born with a penis, you will never know what it’s like to be a woman. Stop fetishising the female experience.

@Alisonisnta @thetimes Rare, yes, but not what the headline leads people to believe.

@aractic @thetimes Hardly representative

@MrsT121212 @thetimes Set up your own endometriosis charity for TERFs only. Good luck. I hope you're as successful an advocate for women as Steph has been.

@aractic @thetimes Oh do fuck off! Women have been gaslit for years regarding our reproductive system health. A handful of extremely rare cases in men, does not come close to the millions of women this condition impacts daily. Steph is a man.

Our statement in response to @thetimes article published yesterday (22/03/26) regarding our founder and current CEO, Steph Richards. We stand against transphobia at all times.

“Each time a woman stands up for herself.... she stands up for all women.” - Maya Angelou #WomensArt

@MrsT121212 @thetimes But can get endometriosis as the study shows.

@aractic @thetimes endometriosis-uk.org/what-is-endome… As men do not have a uterus….

@BellaWallerstei Actually.. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC58…

As a woman who spent her 20s in pain from endometriosis I find this grossly offensive. A biological man cannot understand the physical and emotional toll of gynaecological conditions. We are going backwards

@MrsT121212 @thetimes pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC58…

@thetimes And she is absolutely correct. Steph is a biological man, who has never experienced and can never experience what it’s like to live with endometriosis. His appointment is not just ridiculous it’s insulting and disgraceful.

@lisakeb007 @DailyMail Transgender men, intersex and non-binary are born with wombs.

"Endometriosis South Coast said it was 'scientifically inaccurate' to claim only women experienced endometriosis - and that it also affected trans, non-binary and intersex people. " No. Endometriosis is where cells similar to those in the lining of the womb (uterus) grow in other parts of the body. Only women have a womb. Therefore only women can have endometriosis

Fury as trans woman is appointed to represent an endometriosis charity - who say condition 'affects people of all genders' trib.al/ELUCAro

@Jenny_1884 Lie.

I won’t be bothering giving to the Macmillan Cancer Charity as they have said they will prioritise LGBTQ & Ethnic Minorities over White people. This is not only racist but it is unethical & it’s illegal. How dare they. These people are disgusting. I think we all know by now there is an agenda going on here but what’s really weird it’s white people making these decisions & they should be automatically sacked.

@AAAAA4A4AAAAA Well, boy-O I Can't change the weather!

@VexLuth0r @Amelia558rs Why do you think transgender history begins 30 years ago? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgend…

@Amelia558rs Jumping for fricken joy!!! This time period is horrid right now. A bunch of scam artists run the show everywhere and people are pansies. I would spend the next 30 years warning everyone about liberalism and the agenda of making kids think they’re the wrong sex on purpose.

You wake up tomorrow and it's 1983. What are you doing first?

@DailyNewsJustIn What happened to the US aircraft carrier? Was it a serious hit? They're keeping very quiet about it.

Iran releases a cartoon video explaining the conflict in the straight of Hormuz

@wokal_distance Not least the author.

I'm watching the Harry potter movies with my son, and I can't express to you the degree to which this woman is the perfect embodiment of the spirit which has infected our culture.

@Barez_Hussein @AfricaFirsts New Zealand is there.

@AfricaFirsts Here the answer

Please explain it to me like I’m 5 years old

@segunolawale_io @grok @viking_boer @zoomafrika1 @prichxdaily It is classic colonialism.

@grok @viking_boer @zoomafrika1 @prichxdaily @grok You're a blatant liar. It wasn't done for Mercator projection alone, it was rendered that size on purpose to reduce us(the Africans) economically and psychologically.

How do I explain it to my kids?

@zoomafrika1 A map is only a representation of the world. Just as the London underground doesn't actually look like this:

This is one of the most succinct and articulate explanations of racism in the US and Europe, both back then and today. Both Trump and Farage tap into this fear to gain power. Tories, Republicans, Reformers: this fear is at the heart of their ideology. youtube.com/shorts/7saoQHI…