LETTERS FROM THE FRONT
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“The Medical Industry Is Not Infallible”
“Now they are turning children into medical patients for life. I am grateful that I escaped the nightmare children are experiencing today just because they don't fit the gender role stereotype of their sex.”
I Am Part Of an Underground Network of Therapists Treating Detransitioners
“It’s the most devastating epidemic I’ve witnessed in my lifetime.”
I Dated An Autogynophile
“He’d get boners when trying on women’s clothing – even modest, boxy skirts. He hoped that estrogen would give him ‘massive titties’ so he could make a living by selling nudes and show a scandalous amount of cleavage”
Letter From the Canadian Feminist Frontlines
“As a Canadian feminist, I've fought this battle for so long now that I am war-weary.”
From the Medical Front: “This kind of erasure is a slap in the face to women”
“I was instructed, by a state-mandated medical textbook, that those with female anatomy should be referred to as ‘people with vaginas’ and in some circumstances, ‘birthing people.’”
Representing Lesbians at the SF Dyke March
“She said the sign could cause discomfort to participants with penises.
From a Detrans Teen
“It's scary for me to think of how much damage I would've done to my body had my parents not interjected.”
Battle of the Sexes (Not)
“Do they really believe they are showing off their skills and competing in a fair match?”
Talking to My Grandson About Feminism
“I want you to know why I am a feminist; so I could endure the life I was given.”
“I am a teacher and could very well lose my job.”
“It is my sincere hope women are allowed freedom of speech so that they may express their own personal views without having to live in fear of their safety and livelihoods.”
“I am a woman, a female, a butch female lesbian woman!”
“I had years of other kids asking if I was a boy, it was scary more than hurtful as I didn't know myself! And then as I got into my mid to late teens I started liking girls, yes like that! Oh boy, even more confusion ensued, even more questions!”
We live in a war zone
In college, a stranger in a ski mask held a gun to my head, threatened to kill me, and sexually assaulted me. Police and university administrators accused me of lying.
My Community is Not What it Used to Be
“She said theirs was a safe space, welcoming to “our trans sisters.” I retorted that I was lesbian member of this community since the 1980s and was furious that she was excluding me.”
We Must Protect Women’s Rights
“Women are presently appallingly disregarded from both the left and the right.”
Nowhere Safe for my Female Children
Today I cried after listening to NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines break into tears recounting her experience being exposed against her will to a man in her changing room.
“The Detrans subreddit changed my world”
“Girls as young as 13 or 14 who had gotten top surgery (double mastectomy) would later experience regret and detransition.“
From a Woman in STEM: Women's Groups Are Overrun By Men
“I said that there were too many men in the club, and the whole meaning of “Women in STEM” had become meaningless.“
From a Despondent Aunt
“My niece is one of many girls and young women who destroy their lives and mutilate their bodies under the cover and via the mythology of ‘Gender Affirmation.’“
“Women Are Now at Risk of Unwanted Exposure to the Opposite Sex”
“I looked past the curtain and saw a man dressed in a woman's bathing suit watching little girls take down their swimsuits in order to use the restroom.“
“Dear CNN & MSNBC: It's Time to Talk to a Radical Feminist”
“We need a genuine, nuanced discussion about these policies and laws concerning Self-ID. It’s time for you to return to reason and ask a Radical Feminist to join your panel.”