Feminists Speak Out

A public event resisting the harms of gender identity to BC women

Dear readers,

I wanted to let you know about a fantastic event coming up on March 21, 2024, in Burnaby, BC:

Feminists speak out: a public event resisting the harms of gender identity to BC women.

Wondering about gender self-ID in BC? Heard about the case of Amy Hamm, the nurse whose license to practice is threatened for putting up a billboard in support of JK Rowling? Been scared to question the redefinition of woman, girl, lesbian, or mother in terms of gender identity not biological sex? Come and hear why feminists think (biological) sex still matters to the rights of women in BC, including lesbians and Indigenous women.

Kathleen Stock is the author of Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism. She is a UK-based columnist for UnHerd, co-director of The Lesbian Project, and a witness for Amy Hamm, the BC nurse threatened with disciplinary action for her gender critical views.

Cherry Smiley is the author of Not Sacred Not Squaws: Indigenous Feminism Redefined. She is an outspoken BC-based (radical) feminist and artist from the Nlaka’pamux and Diné Nations who holds a PhD in Communications.

I’ve already purchased my ticket to the event (because I don’t want to miss my chance to meet Kathleen Stock!) and you can too from the Vancouver Lesbian Collective website.

I’m still going over logistics, but I hope that I can finalize things after I get back from Toronto for the Reality Based Women Unite event. If I am able to make it, I’ll be sure to write about the event for those who can’t. I’m sure it will be a fantastic evening. Let me know if you have plans to go as well!