Not In Our Name has rejected the current anti-trans rhetoric being spread in the UK
BY ELLA GAUCI, IMAGE BY GETTY
Over 13,000 cis women in the UK have signed a petition which rejects “the active discrimination and exclusion of trans, non-binary and gender-diverse people”. Created on Monday (26 May), the petition called Not In Our Name has gained traction for its powerful message: “We will speak for ourselves.”
This petition follows the fallout from the UK Supreme Court’s ruling in April about the definition of the term “woman” in the Equality Act 2010, stating that it would only refer to biological sex. As a result, trans people have faced blocks in access to toilets, sport and dignity. And, as this petition states, enough is enough.
“We witness the devastating impact of anti-trans rhetoric, aimed predominantly at trans women, that masquerades as feminism while advancing nothing but harm,” the petition wrote. “We see politicians weaponising fear to avoid addressing the systemic issues that actually endanger women. We watch media outlets generate moral panic for profit while ignoring the epidemic of male violence that claims women’s lives.”
Not In Our Name cites the real threat to women’s lives: “a culture that enables male violence and then blames everyone except the men who perpetrate it.” In the UK one woman is killed by a man every three days, and 1.7 million women were impacted by domestic violence in 2023.
“We refuse to allow our experiences to be weaponised against other women. We refuse to stay silent while our trans sisters are demonised in our name,” the petition continued. “Our liberation is bound together. Our safety depends on solidarity. Our future requires that we stand united against the forces that seek to divide us.”
“Enough scapegoating of trans women by politicians who refuse to confront male violence. Enough media sensationalism that profits from hatred while women of all backgrounds suffer real harm. Enough false feminism that abandons the most vulnerable women leaving all women at greater risk”
This powerful statement of allyship has already gained traction, but it needs your support too. In signing this petition, you are showing that we will never be divided. Trans rights are our rights. The trans community needs our voices to combat the wave of transphobia that is polluting our media and discourse. You can sign the petition today to show that you share Not In Our Name’s sentiment here.
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