Category Archives: No to Self-ID

A Job Well Done

What a year. What started off as one woman heading off to her local pool to demand they accept her as a man on her say-so became a nationwide group of nearly 200 women, er, men, with national and international … Continue reading

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Say NO to gender self-ID

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Deeds not Words: Pictures

The following pictures were taken on September 30th, when British women stood up and demanded that they were heard.

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Is everyone REALLY wrong?

The following article was written by Julian Norman, a barrister, who very kindly allowed us to reproduce her article in full.  The original article can be found here. This is a response to Stephanie Hayden’s essay,  Gender Recognition Certificates: Why the … Continue reading

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Why Do the Ponds Matter?

Another #ManFriday, another jolly trip to the Highgate Men’s Pond on Hampstead Heath, this time wearing a rather fetching beard hand-knitted by an anonymous Mumsnetter. This time, as well as raising awareness of the peculiarities of the City of London … Continue reading

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Welcome to the Gender Games!

FIRST HALF Welcome to the opening match of the 2018 Gender Games. It’s the first match of the tournament and team Trans Right’s Activists (TRA) are facing up against the plucky underdogs Team Mumsnet. It was always going to be … Continue reading

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Three Weeks of #ManFriday Awesomeness

This #ManFriday update is three weeks of scary and awesome Week 1: Hampstead Men’s Pond We had been saving this one for a while, as we needed a date that would work for childcare, availability and not freezing our mankinis … Continue reading

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A Scottish Hostelling Experience

Most people are probably aware that Hostelling Scotland (previously the Scottish Youth Hostel Association) is a charity that provides affordable accommodation in many scenic locations throughout Scotland. Much of that accommodation is in the form of shared dormitories, rooms filled … Continue reading

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Boys will be boys

“Boys will be boys” is a neat illustration of how many men deny responsibility for the unpleasant behaviour they exhibit towards women, how they minimise it and how they pass any blame or fault onto their targets for not having … Continue reading

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Why ManFriday?

Below is the full text of the speech made by ManFriday’s Media Officer at a Women’s Place UK meeting on 17th May 2018. My name is Hannah Clarke. I support the rights of women and girls. Men do not belong … Continue reading

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