Kirsty Blackman

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@damilne1 The point is that people are not using the word menstruator to describe women. They’re using the word menstruator to describe people who menstruate. I am a woman. I do not menstruate. There are girls who menstruate but are not women. They mean different things. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@MimiAugello Did you read the tweet that talks about precocious puberty and young girls menstruating? I wouldn’t consider a 9 year old who menstruates to be a woman. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@Ankhassa @TheStirlingWolf Schools should be teaching everyone about reproductive cycles. I want my son to know about periods, not just my daughter. Everyone should learn about menstruation. Whether they’re going to experience it themselves or not. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

The two terms mean different things and are used in different circumstances. The term menstruator is not used to erase the term woman. It's used to describe those who menstruate. I am a woman. I am not a menstruator. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

Trans men menstruate and have cervixes/ovarian cancer. They are not women but they are menstruators. Post-menopausal women are women, but not menstruators. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

We are seeing increased incidence of precocious puberty. Girls are starting menstruation at a young age in some instances. These are not women. They are girls. But they are also menstruators. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

I'm a 34 year old woman and for most of my adult life have not menstruated due to a variety of contraception, pregnancy and breastfeeding. When decisions are being taken on access to free sanitary products those who menstruate should be able to access them, not just women. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

We need to talk about menstruation. Contrary to the views of a very famous author, using the word "menstruator" is not an attempt to erase the word "woman". The word menstruator is used to describe people who menstruate. This is not the same as women. https://t.co/w4cCCQkOnB — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@RSPBScotland We virtual cub camped in our tent on Saturday night and the birds were up singing at 3am 😴 also, it didn’t seem to actually get dark. Poor things will get no chance to sleep! — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

RT @BBCNews: Daniel Radcliffe hopes JK Rowling trans tweets don't "taint" Harry Potter "Transgender women are women," the actor wrote, "a… — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

RT @Ndidi1st: “You can’t solve a problem that you don’t understand”💡 We’re proud to launch #YoungAndBlack with @JermainJackman @DianaAward… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @alison_phipps: @bellacaledonia ‘The Apology from the UK Home Office’ would be a good subject if we are to memorialise the present atroc… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @john_self: Welcome to the singularity. https://t.co/xCw3sKBubH https://t.co/WsB40zgZ81 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KirstySNP: And yet we still have “no recourse to public funds” status. Kids literally going hungry because of your department’s policie… — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

RT @alisonthewliss: I fully support the #RatifyIC campaign. It's ridiculous that the UK Government haven't gotten round to ratifying the #I… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GeorgePeretzQC: As @jl_owen said here, “A big part of this is what is perceived to be the culture of the Home Office – a department tha… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ICChangeUK: The #IstanbulConvention is a roadmap to ending violence against *all* women and girls. We need Government to ratify it now.… — PolitiTweet.org

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@admburns And also charging them rent for the privilege. They’re paying taxes! — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

Because if the answer isn’t systemic racism then I have no idea what it is. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

Why are BAME people who are @HighlySkilledUK rejected the chance to stay under a terrorism clause when all they’ve done is legitimately change their tax return? — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

Why are my black constituents less likely to get visitor visas for their families to see them graduate or meet their grandchildren? Why are they more likely to have no recourse to public funds? — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

I asked a question about this today. You did not even try to answer. Denial of systemic racism in the policies of the Home Office means nothing will change. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@lauz_wards Covid has hit all of us. But some communities disproportionately. The UK Gov could recognise this and ease this burden a little. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@lauz_wards A community worker told us about a family where they were really worried about the malnutrition of the children. They were getting thinner and more ill. NRPF causes such devastating poverty. And the Tory Government simply don’t care. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @cliodiaspora: What use is this apology when simultaneously... 🛑 The settled status scheme will, as experts have warned many times, prod… — PolitiTweet.org

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And yet we still have “no recourse to public funds” status. Kids literally going hungry because of your department’s policies. Words are not enough. You must change the policies of the UK Government and the Home Office. Treat all people like humans. Wherever they were born. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

Thank you to all those who spoke tonight. And to @CllrGrahamC for organising. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@FraserNelson https://t.co/TTnmiMRR8D — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

RT @StephenFlynnSNP: Black lives matter. If the public want abhorrent statues removed from their streets then that is what should happen.… — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@Stupetrie @hysteriaABDN Thank you! — PolitiTweet.org