Daniel Ben-Ami at Spiked – The chilling rise of the Hamas red triangle: Earlier this week, inverted red triangles were daubed on the New York home of Anne Pasternak, the director of the Brooklyn Museum. Alongside the ominous symbols was a banner that stated: ‘Anne Pasternak / Brooklyn Museum / White Supremacist Zionist.’ Underneath, in…

“If gender is to liberate us, why can't I, as a lesbian, have a dick-free space? A space that is for women only, without penises?”@AmandaKovattana asks Judith Butler. “I think you can do that in your home.” Yes, Butler literally told lesbians to stay home & the audience cheered pic.twitter.com/hgzmoVBp44 — WomenAreReal (@WomenAreReals) June 14,…

Detroit ca. 1908. "Packard touring car and tented entrance to club or dwelling." [Photo: Shorpy/Detroit Publishing]

A reminder of the forgotten women of Afghanistan, abandoned by the shameful withdrawal of US troops in 2021 and now left to suffer alone: Barred from school for 1,000 days, girls in Afghanistan face forced marriage, violence and isolation with no end in sight. Just over three years ago, Asma’s future contained many possibilities. Aged…

Looking forward to @UKLabour calling out the threatening behaviour of those who prevent one of their own female MPs from campaigning, all because she believes that biological sex is real and important. https://t.co/cCVoyTn6HM — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 14, 2024 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

From Patrick Harvie of the Scottish Greens. Possibly: Whoever did this is my new Hero😂 pic.twitter.com/qYr4p6QA1J — Queen of the Flumps (@TheMistressRox) June 14, 2024 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

We heard about the exciting new play Terf C*** back in January. Its subject is JK Rowling and, as the title may suggest, it's not altogether supportive of her gender-critical stance. Now, apparently, they're having trouble finding actors for its Edinburgh Fringe debut. Well, trouble finding female actors. No problem with the men: A play…

Pride, now: This is disgusting. A ‘Pride Picnic’ being held in a public park which is open to children is going to be giving away free breast binders. In allowing this, the local council (@WhiteHorseDC) are facilitating vulnerable children to self harm. pic.twitter.com/vLoVPgJPvb — James Esses (@JamesEsses) June 14, 2024 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Joan Smith on the Labour manifesto: It’s Stonewall lite: the Labour manifesto, which was the party’s chance to win back disillusioned women, has brazenly confirmed the influence of trans activists instead. Unveiled with great fanfare, it contains a series of pledges that will delight zealots who peddle fantasies about the oppression of transgender people. What…

An article in Nature – yes, that Nature, one of the world's most prestigious scientific journals…Beyond the trans/cis binary: introducing new terms will enrich gender research: “Are you transgender?” Participating in a study for their public-health class, neither Alex nor Luna knew how to answer. Alex uses they/them pronouns and identifies as agender. They are…