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Opposing Gender Identity Laws in Taiwan - Jaclynn Joseph and Neo Yao
After almost a year of organizing, Jaclynn Joseph and Neo Yao have founded Taiwan’s first gender critical, female-centric organization — Taiwan Women’s Association (TWA/Chinese 臺灣女性協會) — which has been officially recognized by the government.
Originally from Hawai'i and now based in Taiwan, Jaclynn Joseph is a university lecturer, Ph.D. candidate in the field of feminist philosophy, and the Taiwan country representative of the feminist organization Women’s Declaration International (https://www.womensdeclaration.com/en/) (WDI). A guest writer for Feminist Current (https://www.feministcurrent.com/tag/jaclynn-joseph/), she was the first to shed light on the infiltration of gender identity ideology in Taiwan through her articles.
Neo Yao was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan. He has been a human rights and LGB activist for more than fifteen years, and a women’s rights activist for more than six years. He began focusing on Women’s sex-based rights in the past several years, and along with Jaclynn, formed the Taiwan Women’s Association in late 2022 as a founding member, where he currently serves as an executive council member. Some founding members of TWA, including Jaclynn, also work with an organization called No Self-ID Taiwan (NSIDT). NSIDT (https://noselfidtw.cc/en/) is the only website in Taiwan dedicated to pushing back against gender ideology and tracking changes in related legislation.
5 Dec 2022
Christina Ellingsen, Norwegian Feminist Defending Women's Right to Free Speech
Christina Ellingsen (https://twitter.com/_cellingsen/status/1592474694019866629), a representative of feminist organization Women’s Declaration International (https://checkout.stripe.com/pay/cs_live_a1FSQ0rZPRRycagQQoZLtRtZpH5bQggrtvYrtRvkXOUqYtfGqlg3Ty7QtG#fidkdWxOYHwnPyd1blppbHNgWjA0TERyb1xOakhhQ201ZzdHVlFhcUtcZjJONWRRcGZdbDVuMkdcPVZkV1NVNWlHYDR%2FYjVvdW53VHVgSG5HbTZVdG9La3FhVDB1alZkQzZWUXxQRjZ3ak9vNTU9fF88azBhXCcpJ3VpbGtuQH11anZgYUxhJz8nZ0xcYF1fYFFRPVVVYG10MnZwJyknd2BjYHd3YHdKd2xibGsnPydtcXF1dj8qKnErZmoqJ3gl)(WDI) in Norway is being investigated under hate crime charges for tweets she made between February 2021 and January 2022.
The tweets in question were replies directed at Christine Marie Jentoft, a representative of trans activist group Foreningen FRI. Jentoft is a male who identifies as a lesbian woman.
Christina’s charges are centered around her questioning why FRI promotes the belief that men can be lesbians. While police are still investigating, if she is found guilty, she could face a prison sentence of up to three years.
Norway introduced “gender identity” into the hate crime paragraphs in January 2021. At the time, WDI Norway (formerly WHRC Norway) warned that the introduction of the concept into law would result in persecution of women (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJRSMYrD2Cw) for stating biological facts.
Christina has set up a legal fund to defend women in Norway (https://checkout.whrc.no/c/pay/cs_live_a1XTxC1FMuL6QEgqBYIDWvX9wQpISJMoi1n61KmyL7HnxwWhqp3ty36Zrn#fidkdWxOYHwnPyd1blppbHNgWjA0TERyb1xOakhhQ201ZzdHVlFhcUtcZjJONWRRcGZdbDVuMkdcPVZkV1NVNWlHYDR%2FYjVvdW53VHVgSG5HbTZVdG9La3FhVDB1alZkQzZWUXxQRjZ3ak9vNTU9fF88azBhXCcpJ3VpbGtuQH11anZgYUxhJz8nZEBQZE1PZEFBMX9%2FMlE3PERBJyknd2BjYHd3YHdKd2xibGsnPydtcXF1dj8qKnErZmoqJ3gl) who are being charged with hate speech crimes for stating biological facts.
20 Aug 2022
Sex Dolls, Robots, and Woman Hating - Caitlin Roper
Caitlin Roper (https://twitter.com/caitlin_roper), Campaigns Manager for Collective Shout (https://twitter.com/CollectiveShout), talks about her new book, Sex Dolls, Robots, and Woman Hating: The Case for Resistance, published by Spinifex Press (https://twitter.com/spinifexpress).
In her book, Roper debunks common arguments put forward in favor of an industry which she describes as the “literal objectification” of women into sex objects.
“Lifelike, replica women and girls produced for men’s sexual use, sex dolls and robots represent the literal objectification of women. They are marketed as companions, the means for men to create their ‘ideal’ woman, and as the ‘perfect girlfriend’ that can be stored away after its use.
Advocates claim the development of sex dolls and robots should be actively encouraged and will have many benefits — but for who?
Sex Dolls, Robots and Woman Hating exposes the inherent misogyny in the trade in sex dolls and robots modeled on the bodies of women and girls for men’s unlimited sexual use. From doll owners enacting violence and torture on their dolls, men choosing their dolls over their wives, dolls made in the likeness of specific women and the production of child sex abuse dolls, sex dolls and robots pose a serious threat to the status of women and girls.
‘Sex dolls and robots in the female form function as an endorsement of men’s sexual rights, with women and girls positioned as sexual objects. The production of these products further cements women’s second class status.’”
You can register to attend Caitlin’s book launch event on August 23rd, or pre-order a copy of (https://www.spinifexpress.com.au/shop/p/9781925950601)Sex Dolls, Robots and Woman Hating (https://www.spinifexpress.com.au/shop/p/9781925950601).
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