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[[File:Terf-slur-02.png|thumb|300px|A typical tweet containing "terf"]] | [[File:Terf-slur-02.png|thumb|300px|A typical tweet containing "terf"]] | ||
The word ''TERF'' (or ''terf''; pl ''terfs'' or ''terves'') is a slur that is used predominantly by transgender activists and their allies against people who criticize the transgender movement on the basis of feminist concerns. Since the slur is used for people with feminist concerns, the main target tend to be women. As such, it's usually understood to be an anti-feminist, sexist and misogynist slur. | The word ''TERF'' (or ''terf''; pl ''terfs'' or ''terves'') is a slur that is used predominantly by [[transgender ideology|transgender activists]] and their allies against people who criticize the transgender movement on the basis of feminist concerns. Since the slur is used for people with feminist concerns, the main target tend to be women. As such, it's usually understood to be an anti-feminist, sexist and misogynist slur. | ||
The word was invented as an acronym for ''Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist'', where the "trans-exclusionary" part referred to those holding roughly the position that transwomen should not be included under a feminist definition of womanhood, and the "radical feminist" part was meant neutrally, i.e. for people who would indeed describe themselves as [[Radical feminism|radical feminists]] in the true sense. | The word was invented as an acronym for ''Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist'', where the "trans-exclusionary" part referred to those holding roughly the position that transwomen should not be included under a feminist definition of womanhood, and the "radical feminist" part was meant neutrally, i.e. for people who would indeed describe themselves as [[Radical feminism|radical feminists]] in the true sense. | ||
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File:Vrr-vandalism3.jpg | The phrases "FUCK TERFS" and "TRANS WOMEN ARE WOMEN" written on the door and window | File:Vrr-vandalism3.jpg | The phrases "FUCK TERFS" and "TRANS WOMEN ARE WOMEN" written on the door and window | ||
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=== Lesbians assaulted at Cologne Dyke March === | |||
[[File:Cologne-dyke-march-00.jpeg|thumb|right|350px|The lesbian protesters with their banners]] | |||
In July 2022, a group of lesbians at a dyke march in Cologne, Germany, displayed banners with the words "lesbian: homosexual person of the female sex" and "lesbian: homosexual, not queer" in what could be seen as a protest against the concept of the [[cotton ceiling]] i.e. the notion that lesbians ought to consider males who identify as transwomen as part of their dating pool. | |||
According to a witness who spoke to Reduxx, trans activists within the march started chanting slogans that included the phrase "f*ck you" and hurling insults at the lesbians.<ref name=reduxx-cologne/> There is [[:File:Cologne-dyke-march-01.mp4|video evidence]] showing the lesbians being physically assaulted. One of the women, Susanne, was reportedly attacked by a male person who put her in a choke. Speaking to Reduxx, she said: "I guess I was anticipating it, but not how suddenly and violently it happened. I was scared I could die when the guy put me in a headlock." The banners they had displayed were also aggressively taken away from them. The physical assault, damage to property, theft of the banners, and personal insults were reported to the police. | |||
German gay magazine Schwulissimo also reported on the incident, and interviewed another one of the victims.<ref name=schwulissimo-cologne/> She talked about the irony of not being allowed to display a banner with the dictionary definition of the word "lesbian" at a dyke march, and how aggressive and self-righteous the attackers were. According to her, one of the victims suffered a minor wrist injury but otherwise there were no physical injuries. | |||
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(These incidents were not yet analyzed in detail. ) | |||
Feminists protesting against pornography and prostitution attacked as TERFs/SWERFs: https://twitter.com/radfmnst/status/1368678240127234050 | |||
Trans activists attack lesbians at Paris Pride: https://twitter.com/GetTheLOutUK/status/1408896814569472002 | |||
=== Threats of rape and murder at UNAM === | === Threats of rape and murder at UNAM === | ||
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* [[Transgender ideology]] | * [[Transgender ideology]] | ||
* [[Allison Woolbert]] (founder of "TERF Tracker") | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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* [https://speakupforwomen.nz/dont-call-women-terfs/ Don't Call Women 'Terfs' | Speak Up for Women NZ] | * [https://speakupforwomen.nz/dont-call-women-terfs/ Don't Call Women 'Terfs' | Speak Up for Women NZ] | ||
* [https://terfisaslur.com/ terfisaslur.com - Documenting the abuse, harassment and misogyny of transgender identity politics] | * [https://terfisaslur.com/ terfisaslur.com - Documenting the abuse, harassment and misogyny of transgender identity politics] | ||
* [https://grahamlinehan.substack.com/p/the-myth-of-both-sides The Myth Of 'Both Sides'] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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|title=Vancouver Rape Relief centre vandalized, likely over restrictions for transgender people | |title=Vancouver Rape Relief centre vandalized, likely over restrictions for transgender people | ||
|author=Jonathan Szekeres and Lauren Boothby | |author=Jonathan Szekeres and Lauren Boothby | ||
|date= | |date=August 27, 2019 | ||
|website=City News | |website=City News | ||
}} | |||
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<ref name=reduxx-cologne> | |||
{{cite web | |||
|url=https://reduxx.info/lesbians-assaulted-by-trans-activists-at-dyke-march-in-cologne/ | |||
|title=Lesbians Assaulted By Trans Activists at Dyke March in Cologne | |||
|author=Genevieve Gluck | |||
|date=July 4, 2022 | |||
|website=Reduxx | |||
}} | |||
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<ref name=schwulissimo-cologne> | |||
{{cite web | |||
|url=https://www.schwulissimo.de/neuigkeiten/ausschreitungen-bei-dyke-march-koeln-queere-aktivisten-schlagen-auf-lesben-ein | |||
|title=Ausschreitungen bei Dyke March in Köln: „Der Angriff zeigt, dass die Community ziemlich intolerant gegenüber anderen Meinungen geworden ist!“ | |||
|date=July 4, 2022 | |||
|website=Schwulissimo | |||
}} | }} | ||
</ref> | </ref> | ||