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Women who were unhappy with these developments began painting slogans in favor of single-sex women's spaces inside the restroom's cubicles, such as: "If you want a unisex washroom, take it from the men, don't violate women's spaces." In apparent response to this, trans activists in turn began painting increasingly violent threats inside the cubicles. One such threat reads "rape and death to TERFs" and is cynically painted right aside one of the emergency buttons that were installed due to the prevalence of rape on the campus. Mexico already suffers from one of the highest rates of violence against women in the world. | Women who were unhappy with these developments began painting slogans in favor of single-sex women's spaces inside the restroom's cubicles, such as: "If you want a unisex washroom, take it from the men, don't violate women's spaces." In apparent response to this, trans activists in turn began painting increasingly violent threats inside the cubicles. One such threat reads "rape and death to TERFs" and is cynically painted right aside one of the emergency buttons that were installed due to the prevalence of rape on the campus. Mexico already suffers from one of the highest rates of violence against women in the world. | ||
=== Woman suffers permanent injury from assault by trans activist === | |||
On September 24, 2022, an Australian feminist suffered a severe assault by a trans activist, presumably as retaliation over her critical views against the transgender movement. In other words, for being a "TERF" in the eyes of the attacker. She is left with a permanent disability in her shoulder, losing the ability to lift her arm above her head.<ref name=reduxx-melbourne-attack/> | |||
The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, provided a detailed account of the incident and evidence of her injuries to the feminist news outlet Reduxx. She is quoted as follows, retelling the events leading up to the assault: | |||
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“I was walking away, talking to a friend when I noticed one male walking beside the group but in the opposite direction to the rest of us. As he passed me he shoulder-barged me hard, and I stopped to address him. | |||
“He just looked like a metal head with lipstick on, and I had never seen him before in my life. | |||
“I said something very close to, ‘Is there a problem here? Do you and I need to have a conversation?’ He started denying and gaslighting. He claimed it was an accident and one of his friends backed him up. It was clearly no accident so I replied, ‘No, he just shoulder-barged me as hard as he could.’ | |||
“I heard a few murmurs of ‘He?’ Like people were offended at my choice of pronoun. I stood facing him for another [few seconds] waiting to see if he was going to kick off, but he seemed to have nothing to say so I turned and walked away.” | |||
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While turned away, the woman was forcefully attacked from behind by the male person, taking a heavy blow to her arm as she hit the ground: | |||
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“I was wearing a heavy studded leather jacket so I went down hard and fast. I put my left arm out to break the fall with anything other than my head and the impact reverberated all up my arm, shattering my shoulder and breaking my arm at the joint.” | |||
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The woman was later able to identify the attacker, Sarah Cadzow, through an indirect relation to the members of her punk rock band. The assailant had presumably stalked her through social media and became hateful after seeing her views critical of the transgender movement. On January 25, 2023, Cadzow was charged with assault and scheduled for a court hearing in April. | |||
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“It’s getting very scary to be a woman speaking up about women’s rights these days. This kind of violence is going way, way too far and it has to stop before something even worse happens.” | |||
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=== Murderer recently released from prison threatens "TERFs" === | === Murderer recently released from prison threatens "TERFs" === | ||
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Another social media account openly claiming to be him used the display name "HuntingTERFs", and another one used the name "KillingTime1235" while trying to impersonate Reduxx editor Anna Slatz. | Another social media account openly claiming to be him used the display name "HuntingTERFs", and another one used the name "KillingTime1235" while trying to impersonate Reduxx editor Anna Slatz. | ||
=== Trans activist charged with assault after spitting at women === | |||
On December 14, 2022, trans activists at Edinburgh University prevented the screening of a documentary titled "Adult Human Female," which explains the issues feminists have with the transgender movement.<ref name=reduxx-edinburgh-ahf/> | |||
One of the activists, 35 year-old Robyn Woof, went viral on social media after being caught on camera. He's seen loudly berating the women who came to watch the documentary, physically preventing them from entering the room where the screening was going to take place. One picture appears to show him spitting at the women. | |||
On February 9, 2023, the feminist group Wings Over Scotland shared a statement from Scotland Police, informing them that a "35 year-old woman" had been charged with assault in relation to the incident. | |||
=== Trans activist arrested after attacking feminist protester === | |||
On January 15, 2023, feminist activist Florence Waller attended a Let Women Speak event organized by [[Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull]] (aka Posie Parker). While leaving the event, she was attacked by a trans activist, who reportedly pushed her to the ground and stole her hand-made banner showcasing slogans in support of women's free speech and single-sex spaces.<ref name=reduxx-waller/> | |||
Waller was not injured, and pursued the attacker, cornering him as a police officer arrived. She later pressed charges against the attacker, and her banner was retrieved by another woman. | |||
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“I went to the event to highlight the importance of same-sex care for vulnerable elderly women as I am myself a carer, and I have no doubt that this individual has absolutely no concern about anything … I wonder if he had even seen the very simple message on my banner as it was rolled up under my arm.” -- Waller reporting to Reduxx | |||
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== Analysis of the term == | == Analysis of the term == | ||
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|date=July 4, 2022 | |date=July 4, 2022 | ||
|website=Schwulissimo | |website=Schwulissimo | ||
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{{cite web | |||
|url=https://reduxx.info/exclusive-australian-woman-left-disabled-following-attack-by-trans-activist/ | |||
|title=EXCLUSIVE: Australian Woman Left Disabled Following Attack By Trans Activist | |||
|date=February 20, 2023 | |||
|author=Anna Slatz | |||
|website=Reduxx | |||
}} | }} | ||
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|date=November 11, 2022 | |date=November 11, 2022 | ||
|author=Genevieve Gluck | |author=Genevieve Gluck | ||
|website=Reduxx | |||
}} | |||
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{{cite web | |||
|url=https://reduxx.info/uk-trans-activist-charged-with-assault-after-spitting-on-woman-at-edinburgh-university/ | |||
|title=UK: Trans Activist Charged With Assault After Spitting On Woman At Edinburgh University | |||
|date=February 10, 2023 | |||
|author=Shay Woulahan | |||
|website=Reduxx | |||
}} | |||
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{{cite web | |||
|url=https://reduxx.info/uk-trans-activist-arrested-after-assaulting-woman-at-a-free-speech-event/ | |||
|title=UK: Trans Activist Arrested after Assaulting Woman at a Free Speech Event | |||
|date=January 16, 2023 | |||
|author=Shay Woulahan | |||
|website=Reduxx | |website=Reduxx | ||
}} | }} | ||