Friday March 9, 2018, a group of women, angered at some anti transgender social media campaigning which was being used by those involved as yet another stick to beat Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn got together to create #Women4Corbyn.
It is an online based focus group which in a few days has received a great deal of support. Unlike Mayday4Women our group members support transgender inclusivity in the party, Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party. We all want and need a Jeremy Corbyn led government and as soon as possible. We are a mix of age groups from around the country but with one message - we are staying put. Mayday4Women has scheduled "mass resignations" from the party and involved anti-Corbyn outlets such as the Daily Mail to publicise their cause. They seem oblivious to the hardship felt by many by the policies of the current Tory government. Their planned action will act as another political distraction enabling the Tory Party to go happily on its merry way. Little wonder their Twitter account has some Tory groups following them. As a new group we do not have the same media presence or contacts and we know that Corbyn bashing is infinitely preferable to many mainstream media outlets. We are just ordinary women from ordinary backgrounds who support politics #ForTheManyNotTheFew. If needed an internal debate and following Labour Party procedures is the best way forward on trans inclusivity. Instead Mayday4Women members are planning to publicly resign from the Party this week if the NEC agrees to a motion that will allow transgender women to be on all women shortlists. However the action of Mayday4Women needed a direct reaction and this is it. Support #Women4Corbyn Support #JeremyCorbyn And above all #VoteLabour #ForTheManyNotTheFew Women show your support here Trans inclusive #Women4Corbyn Pam's story Trans inclusive #Women4Corbyn Note MAYDAY 4 WOMEN @mayday4women Mar 11 As for the #Women4Corbyn response, at least attempt to address the concerns of women. Pretending sex is a self-defined abstract quality is anti-materialist hogwash. So telling how anti-feminists make everything about loyalty to a man. Only through men are you virtuous, women! MAYDAY 4 WOMEN @mayday4women Mar 11 We're in The Mail on Sunday! If you want to resign in response to self-definition onto AWS, don't do it alone, join together with other women to make a collective statement.
Eric Potts
12/3/2018 03:34:28 pm
I’m not sure if it is helpful to have comments from men, even straight men like me. If it is not, feel free to delete this.
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Shane mcmurray
13/3/2018 02:18:20 am
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Mandy Lawrence
13/3/2018 07:50:28 pm
As a feminist and human being, I believe that what the so called radical feminists, within Labour Party are behaving is appalling. It is highly discriminatory and goes against the inclusive principles of the Party. I stand with and by tans people. They have as much right to be actively involved and apply for positions within the Party as anyone else and if they are the best person for the job, then they should get it. Shame on those who are stab anyone in the back. Think back on how long it took women to get the vote. We know all about our history and the prejudice we faced. Therefore, we should know better than to behave like bigots.
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