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UK: Local Politician Who Campaigned For Gender Neutral Toilets Stands Trial on Child Sex Abuse

By
Anna Slatz
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A former councillor who argued for implementing gender neutral spaces in his community is on trial facing a series of child sex abuse charges.

David Smith, 33, represented the Coulby Newham ward on Middlesbrough Council following an election victory in May of 2019. Two months later, he faced a slew of child sex abuse-related charges. He stepped down from the Conservative Party in July of 2019, and ultimately resigned from the council altogether in 2020.

While initially charged with 9 counts of the sexual touching of a child, Smith is now defending against 11 counts stemming from two victims, both of which alleged the abuse took place around a decade ago while they were young boys.

The first victim came forward in 2016 after experiencing great emotional distress related to his past abuse, and finally opening up to his partner and mother about the ordeal before going to police. A second victim was introduced after the first charges had been established.

According to Teesside Live, Smith groomed the first victim by showering him with gifts and trips before progressively subjecting him to increasing sexual abuses. Smith allegedly spent up to £10,000 (approx. $13,000 USD) on the boy in an attempt to “keep him quiet.”

Smith’s trial entered its second session today, with the court being played audio of the first victim’s interview with police. In the recording, the victim described how Smith asked him “did you like it?” after raping him, and how he once woke up to Smith abusing him. The victim also noted he witnessed pornographic content on Smith’s computer which included child sexual exploitation materials featuring boys as young as 10 years old.

Speaking from behind a privacy screen, the victim told the court today that when the grooming had begun, he was too young to know it was wrong, but developed a sense as he got older.

Charges related to a second victim include Smith attempting to persuade the child to engage in sexual activity by inviting him to touch the adult man’s genitals.

The court was also told that Smith had allegedly been linked to a fake social media profile in which he also sent a message to a young girl.

During his 2019 campaign and subsequent election, Smith affirmed he was an “advocate of the LGBTQ community,” and one of his first moves once taking office was to petition the Mayor to abolish single-sex toilets in town buildings.

At the time, Smith stated:

“Through my time interaction with local transgender and non-binary people, I’ve seen first hand the difficulties faced by these individuals when accessing public toilets and changing rooms,” adding, “Across the country, pubs, shopping centers, universities, and schools are becoming gender neutral to ensure our transgender and non-binary family and friends feel safe when using the facilities.”

The politician went on to state that “risk does not increase once public toilets becomes gender neutral. In fact, if anyone has any intention of committing a crime at present, they will do so.”

Smith’s campaign was backed by LGBT charity Hart Gables, and was ultimately successful, with an attempt being launched shortly after in which toilets intended for persons with disabilities were converted into “all gender” facilities for a period of time.

Smith’s trial at the Teesside Crown Court will be continuing in the coming days. His defense firmly denies the charges levied against him, and rejects all claims as having never occurred at all.

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Austrian Brothel Offering Housing To Ukrainian Women, Children

By
Reduxx Team
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A brothel in Austria claiming to be on a humanitarian mission is allegedly offering housing for up to 90 Ukrainian refugees fleeing the conflict.

Laufhaus Rachel, a brothel in Vienna, is offering the city accommodations for the incoming Ukrainian refugees, but reports have specified the housing would be specifically for women and children.

According to local coverage, brothel owner Peter Laskaris claimed to have contacted the City of Vienna and the Red Cross with respect to his offer in March, and had anticipated revisions to the rooms in time for the first families to move in around the week of March 25.

“We just have to swap the red lights for the white ones,” Laskaris told Kronen Zeitung news, noting that the rooms all have bathrooms and satellite TV.

But other sources indicate the brothel rooms also come affixed with inappropriate additions such as Kleenex dispensers bolted to the headboards of the beds, posters and wallpaper featuring naked women, and other permanent furniture geared towards sexual use.

Inside Laufhaus Rachel

Some Austrian outlets expressed distaste over the offer, but even those that did took space to note that it was “not about degrading sex workers for their place of employment,” and cautioned people from conflating “human trafficking from self-chosen and self-determined sex work.”

Laufhaus Rachel’s website prominently boasts that it features women from “28 different countries” for clients to choose from. It also offers sex dolls for purchase or rent, a few of which have petit frames and youth-like faces.

Brothel boss Laskaris, who is known in Austria as the “Red Light King,” is no stranger to publicity stunts under the guise of good intentions.

In November of last year, another one of Laskaris’ brothels came under international scrutiny after offering men access to the women inside in exchange for a COVID-19 vaccine.

Brothel Owner Peter Laskaris

Funpalast offered men who got the vaccine at their in-house clinic a voucher for entry to its sexual ‘sauna club,’ with some sources reporting they had also given them a free 30 minute session with the “lady of their choice.”

At the time, the Laskaris stated the effort was an economic strategy in response to reduced clientele due to low vaccination rates. Boys as young as 14 years old were also allowed to visit the brothel’s clinic if accompanied by an adult.

While Laskaris issued multiple announcements on his war refugee housing effort, few details are available on whether or not the operations are in full-swing yet.

Reduxx reached out to the City of Vienna for more information on the project, including whether Lasakis was receiving any financial support from the City in line with its effort to support refugees, but did not receive a response. Laufhaus Rachel similarly did not respond to requests for comment.

The sexual exploitation of vulnerable Ukrainian women has been put under the spotlight since the years-long conflict in their home country came to a head at the end of February.

As Reduxx has previously reported, Google searches for terms such as “Ukrainian girls,” “Ukrainian porn,” and “war porn” spiked during the first week of the conflict. Likewise, the top trending searches on PornHub included “Ukraine” and “Ukrainian girl.” Other porn sites like XVideos also saw marked increases, with tags such as “Ukraine teen” and “Ukraine prostitute” adding thousands of new videos in those categories.

The surge in fetishization of Ukrainian women has continued in nations like Ireland, where some escort sites have reported a 250% increase in men seeking women of Ukrainian origin.

Last month in Germany, a transgender-run “sex work” organization was slammed for soliciting Ukrainian women who might be interested in entering the country’s legal sex trade.

Speaking to Reduxx in a recent interview, anti-sex trade advocate Elly Arrow noted that there had been an uptick in German men similarly discussing the impact of the Ukrainian conflict on the prostitution market, with many excited about the prospect of prices coming down as a result of the influx of potential vulnerable entrants to the sex trade.

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Hombre con fetiche de niña pequeña se declara culpable de abusar sexualmente de dos niños. 

By
Genevieve Gluck
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Un hombre de 46 años se declaró culpable de abusar de dos niños al obligarlos a formar parte de su fantasía de ser una niña de tres años llamada ‘Molly’. Simon Cunningham, de Helensburgh, Reino Unido, también agredió sexualmente a uno de los niños.

Uno de los delitos continuó durante casi una década, mientras que el segundo se cometió intermitentemente durante un período de siete años, según ha informado el Helensburgh Advertiser. Aunque los abusos fueron continuados durante mucho tiempo, no se ha revelado concretamente cómo Cunningham tuvo acceso a los niños, y si estaba o no emparentado con ellos, probablemente en un intento de proteger la identidad de los niños.

El Tribunal del Sheriff de Dumbarton escuchó la semana pasada que Cunningham se vestía como una niña en presencia de las dos víctimas, incluyendo el uso de pañales para adultos, chupetes y biberones. Gritaba comentarios ofensivos a los niños y dijo a uno de ellos que era un “bebé adulto”.

Cunningham también les daba pañales a los niños para que los usaran y les mandaba mensajes de texto describiendo sus experiencias al vestirse como “Molly”. También hacía referencias a estar frente a un niño con un pañal sucio, y les pedía que le compraran otros nuevos.

En una segunda acusación, se declaró que Cunningham hizo que otro niño usara pañales mientras dormían, de lo que también se declaró culpable. Cunningham había “expresado su decepción” cuando el niño no ensució su pañal, y acusó al niño de desperdiciar su dinero al no hacerlo.

Según el cargo admitido por Cunningham, cuando se vestía como ‘Molly’, de tres años, se ponía un “vestido de niña pequeña, peluca y accesorios en forma de biberón y chupete”. Luego obligaba al niño a ponerse un pañal y ver dibujos animados con él mientras fingía ser un niño pequeño.

Cunningham se declaró culpable de un tercer cargo al agredir sexualmente a uno de los dos niños entre 2014 y 2016 al “obligarlos a quitarse la ropa interior, ponerles un paño sobre la parte inferior del cuerpo desnudo y tocarlos en el cuerpo para ponerles un pañal cuando no era necesario”. ” según el Helensburgh Advertiser.

El sheriff Maxwell Hendry, hablando con el representante legal de Cunningham, Kenny McGowan, dijo sobre las víctimas: “El informe [de asistencia social] me dice que es probable que haya causado un trauma psicológico, cuyo alcance se desconoce”.

Cunningham fue puesto en un registro de delincuentes sexuales, pero la sentencia se ha aplazado hasta mayo.

Traducción cortesía de Salagre.

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Alemán se declara “lesbiano” y busca concienciar sobre otros “lesbianos”

By
Anna Slatz
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Un hombre heterosexual en Alemania ha dicho que su orientación sexual es “lesbiana” en un efusivo perfil nuevo que busca crear conciencia sobre el “raro fenómeno” de los “hombres lesbianos”.

Publicado hoy en General-Anzeiger, el artículo, titulado “Por fin todo encaja”, declara que a “los 50 años, Francois Etscheid se dio cuenta de que era un hombre lesbiano. Hasta ese momento, su vida había sido un camino difícil y lleno de preguntas y dudas. Ahora quiere animar a otros con esta historia”.

El sujeto del perfil, Francois Etscheid, nació varón y se identifica como un hombre atraído por mujeres. Afirma haber llegado a la conclusión de que era un “lesbiano” después de llevar a cabo un trabajo en un vecindario donde residía una pareja de lesbianas. Dice que la amabilidad de la pareja hacia él, así como su estilo de vida aparentemente pacífico, lo llevaron a hacerse preguntas sobre su propia sexualidad.

Etscheid comenzó a investigar poco después si los hombres atraídos por las mujeres podían identificarse como lesbianos. El artista afirma que encontró una comunidad de otros hombres que se sentían de manera similar, y posteriormente “salió del armario” con su hija. Dice que el lesbianismo masculino es “una minoría dentro de una minoría”.

En el artículo, se dice que Etscheid reflexionó sobre los orígenes tempranos de su sexualidad “lesbiana”, señalando que “prefería estar con las niñas incluso en la escuela primaria”. Dice que se obligó a participar en deportes cuando era niño, pero a medida que se hacía mayor, comenzó a rechazar actividades e intereses más estereotípicamente masculinos en favor del arte, la moda y el “cava en lugar de la cerveza”. También dice que prefería sentarse con mujeres en cenas y funciones, y ahora que ha aceptado su “sexualidad lésbica”, se siente más cómodo haciéndolo.

Etscheid afirma haber determinado que un componente fundamental del “lesbianismo masculino” es el querer estar en una relación en la que no haya desequilibrios de poder.

“A menudo he admirado esto en parejas gays o lesbianas… el gran respeto y tolerancia mutua”, dice, y continúa diciendo que también admira a las mujeres fuertes y que le gustan más las mujeres con carreras exitosas que las que tienen carreras que se asocian más a menudo con mujeres, que le gustan más las “médicas que las enfermeras”, vaya.

Desde que “salió del armario”, Etscheid dice que su confianza en sí mismo y su relación con su hija han mejorado, y que ahora se está permitiendo ver abiertamente programas de televisión para mujeres, una indulgencia que se había negado a sí mismo hasta ahora.

En el artículo, Etscheid también dice que espera que la publicidad de su historia aumente la conciencia sobre la existencia de lesbianos masculinos, diciendo: “Tal vez haya otro hombre por ahí que se sienta como yo … Ojalá no tenga que cumplir 50 años antes de que [se entere] de ello”.

General-Anzeiger termina el artículo educando a los lectores sobre los “guydykes” (“tíostortilleros“), que se definen como “hombres que pueden haber sido clasificados en la categoría ‘masculino’ al nacer e incluso están satisfechos con esta atribución la mayor parte del tiempo”, pero que “sueñan con ser amados y deseados por una mujer, como una mujer”. Pero señalan que la Asociación de Lesbianas y Gays de Alemania no reconoce este concepto en su glosario oficial.

Si bien ha habido un aumento de hombres que invaden la identidad lésbica en los últimos años, el caso de Etscheid se destaca porque no se identifica como una mujer, no binario o cualquier otra identidad transgénero. Se presenta e identifica como un hombre heterosexual.

Jen Izaakson, del grupo de campaña Lesbian Labour, con sede en el Reino Unido, califica esta exhibición como “la cosa más masculina de la historia”, desestimando las afirmaciones de Etscheid como “delirio”.

“Es un ejemplo clásico del comportamiento masculino, el pensar que tiene derecho a todo, incluso a lo que lo excluye explícitamente”.

Izaakson dice que la invasión de Etscheid en la identidad lésbica demuestra claramente un problema contra el que las mujeres homosexuales han estado luchando durante años.

“Las lesbianas hemos estado viendo que los hombres entran cada vez más en nuestras vidas, espacios y sexualidad. Desafortunadamente, nuestras aplicaciones de citas están llenas de hombres que dicen ser lesbianos pero no tienen ningún respeto por nosotras y no tienen idea de lo que es la cultura lésbica”, dice Izaakson, y continúa: “El lesbianismo se está borrando desde tantas direcciones diferentes hoy en día, que es difícil mantenerse al día”.

Izaakson cree que la historia de Etscheid es parecida a la de los hombres que primero se identifican en la feminidad antes de llamarse lesbianos, señalando que Etscheid es “simplemente más honesto acerca de ser un hombre”, pero que ambos representan una forma de “cultura de violación” contra las lesbianas.

“No importa cuántas relaciones a larga distancia entre, o cuánto se arremangue los vaqueros, … este tío no es lesbiana”.

Traducción cortesía de Salagre.

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UK: “Adult Baby” Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Two Children

By
Genevieve Gluck
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A 46-year-old man has pleaded guilty to abusing two children by forcing them to entertain his fantasy of being a three-year-old girl named ‘Molly.’ Simon Cunningham of Helensburgh, UK, also sexually assaulted one of the children.

One of the offenses continued over the course of almost a decade, while the second was committed intermittently across a period of seven years, as reported by the Helensburgh Advertiser. Though the abuses were long-term, how Cunningham had access to the children – and whether or not he was related to them – has not been concretely revealed, likely in an attempt to protect the identity of the children.

Dumbarton Sheriff Court heard last week that Cunningham repeatedly dressed up as a child in the presence of the two victims, including wearing adult diapers and providing the victims with pacifiers and baby bottles. He would shout offensive remarks at the children, and told one of the children he was an “adult baby.”

Cunningham also offered diapers for the children to wear and sent them text messages describing his experiences of dressing up as “Molly.” He would also make references to standing in front of the child in a soiled diaper, asking them to buy him new ones.

A second charge stated that Cunningham made another child wear diapers while they slept, to which he also pleaded guilty.

That charge noted that Cunningham “expressed disappointment” when the child did not soil their diaper, and accused the child of wasting his money by not doing so.

According to the charge admitted by Cunningham, when dressing up as three-year-old ‘Molly,’ he would don a “baby-girl style dress, wig and accessories in form of a bottle and dummy.” He would then coerce the child into putting on a diaper and watching cartoons with him while he pretended to be a toddler.

Cunningham pleaded guilty to a third charge with regards to sexually assaulting one of the two children between 2014 and 2016 by “forcing them to remove their lower clothing, putting a cloth over their naked lower body, and touching them on the body in order to put a nappy on them when there was no need,” according to the Helensburgh Advertiser.

Sheriff Maxwell Hendry, speaking to Cunningham’s legal representative Kenny McGowan, said of the child victims: “The [social work] report tells me that it is likely to have caused psychological trauma, the extent of which is unknown.”

Cunningham was placed on a sex offender registry, but sentencing has been deferred until May.

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German Sex Buyers Eyeing Influx of Ukrainian Refugee Women

By
Anna Slatz
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As Ukrainians continue to flee the conflict, disturbing trends are emerging with the women being considered fodder for the legal sex trade in Germany by some men and pro-sex trade activists.

Elly Arrow, an advocate for the abolition of the sex industry, says that she noticed an uptick in sex buyers discussing the implications of the conflict with respect to the prostitution market within a few days of it hitting international news.

Arrow has been documenting German sex buyers since 2018 by combing through forums where men share their “reviews” and opinions of the prostitutes they’ve visited, as well as the sex trade in general.

Her project, The Invisible Men, follows in the footsteps of similar efforts that have been launched in other countries, and seeks to expose male attitudes towards the vulnerable women in Germany’s legal sex trade, often exposing a theme of dehumanization.

Speaking to Reduxx, Arrow says she wasn’t surprised to see the discussions break out amongst German sex buyers about Ukrainian women, noting that she spotted some men even debating about the difference between exploiting a war refugee and an economic refugee.

“Some men did feel like war was worse, and others would call that hypocritical. It is amazing that they sometimes have this capacity to self-reflect, and they still don’t care. They will still pay [for sex].”

Arrow says some of the buyers even felt “holier than thou” by asserting they’d rather go for a Bulgarian or Romanian woman over a Ukrainian one, identifying the latter’s situation as too dire. But Arrow noted others didn’t have such qualms.

“[They might say] ‘I don’t give a f*ck, because I paid therefore I’m not responsible for how she got there,'” Arrow paraphrases, “All of the discussion about what race or background is worth what amount of money isn’t surprising [either], it’s all very familiar.”

The sexual exploitation of Ukrainian women fleeing war has taken the spotlight since the conflict came to a head at the end of February.

As Reduxx has previously reported, Google searches for terms such as “Ukrainian girls,” “Ukrainian porn,” and “war porn” spiked during the first week of the conflict. Likewise, the top trending searches on PornHub included “Ukraine” and “Ukrainian girl.” Other porn sites like XVideos also saw marked increases, with tags such as “Ukraine teen” and “Ukraine prostitute” adding thousands of new videos in those categories.

In Germany, a transgender-run “sex work” organization was recently slammed for soliciting Ukrainian women who might be interested in entering the country’s legal sex trade.

“Even before the war, Ukrainian women were a significant percentage of the exploited women in Germany…” Arrow says, continuing: “German men [already] had this image of Eastern European women — especially Ukrainian women — as hyper-feminine, submissive, and poor. So, easy to exploit.”

In some of the quotes she has translated into English, German sex buyers seem to laud the idea the influx of women could drive down prices for buyers.

“Many are speculating on falling prices. It’s also possible that they’ll adjust to the market prices as they stand. Ukrainian women aren’t really known for offering service without condoms either,” The anonymous buyer wrote, “For that, I remain thankful to the faction from Romania and Bulgaria!”

Another quote Arrow translated shows a man saying, “You can make a moral judgement all you like – the fact is: [The conflict] will have a positive impact on our hobby. There will be more choice and, should enough of them come, prices will decrease a bit as well.”

Other quotes Arrow has published include one man admitting that he’d been scoping out the train stations where Ukrainian refugees were being welcomed into Germany.

“I had a look around the main station to see who was arriving [from Ukraine]. Some really hot women there, so we can soon look forward to a number of them wanting to make a bit of extra money.”

Arrow says that despite the sometimes difficult nature of her work, documenting the seedy perspectives of German sex buyers is making an impact. She mentions that the pro-“sex work” lobby has been getting nervous, with some activists on the opposite side of the debate looking to discredit her.

But Arrow’s project currently comprises of hundreds of quotes she’s collected from all over Germany in an effort to create a comprehensive picture of what the nation’s sex buyers are really thinking. Her finds have been used by abolitionist groups and have even caught the attention of some higher-ups.

“I’ve had politicians themselves reach out to me and ask about the subject. People are always really shocked about this — it’s the best way to cut through the [myth] that the sex trade caters to lonely men who just want to cuddle with a consenting woman, or such things,” Arrow says.

“The one hopeful thing that has happened is how the German public is responding … Up until now, we have had a hard time trying to get people to understand that women entering the sex trade out of a desperate economic need isn’t really a choice. But with the war, people get it,” She noted.

“It is breaking through that base layer of the ‘sex work is work’ line. Because if it is work, what’s the big deal if a war refugee ends up in a brothel? It’s work! But everyone gets that it’s not okay.”

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UK: Trans-Identified Male Convicted of Sexual Assault Was Scheduled for “Gender Affirming” Surgery

By
Reduxx Team
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A 47-year-old father of two has been convicted on three charges of sexual assault after two girls came forward and revealed the abuse he had subjected them to when they were very young.

Britnee Aitken, born Marcus, had been set to have ‘gender affirming’ surgery scheduled when the conviction was handed down, something the defense framed as “causing damage” to him. But at Minshull Crown Court in Manchester, Sentencing Judge John Edwards seemed unfazed by the defense’s concern for Aitken’s surgery date, saying: “I bear in mind the difficulties you may encounter in a custodial environment but this offending was sustained, predatory and very distressing for these girls.”

As first reported in The Daily Mail, Aitken was charged for the crimes in 2020, but they occurred between July and September of 2012 when the girls were five and six years old. The abuses apparently took place when the girls were visiting Aitken’s home, with the man luring the girls under the promise of playing board games.

Aitken, from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, would expose his genitals to the girls through the door’s letter slot when they knocked.

The same year as the assaults, Aitken received a caution from police for taking a lewd up-skirt photo of a 7-year-old girl.

One of the victims, now a teenager, provided the court an impact statement, in which she said she suffered from “flashbacks” due to the abuse.

“What happened has affected my ability to form and maintain relationships with friends and family and the abuse has caused me to struggle with anxiety and anger management. I am concerned about these things will impact my life going forward.”

Aitken’s defense counsel attempted to suggest a non-custodial sentence which would see him avoid jail completely.

“[He] still does not recognize her guilt but a sentence of imprisonment could be suspended. It must be a difficult life for [him] to lead at the moment,” lawyer Adam Roxborough said.

Speaking to Aitken, Judge Edwards acknowledged his potentially difficult circumstances, but deferred to the ordeal of the victims.

“You presented as an almost avuncular figure, happy on the surface to indulge those children with games, when your true motives were more sinister,” He said, continuing: “You crossed a very clear boundary in order to indulge your attractions. Your caution plainly displays an interest in young children.”

According to MailOnline, Aitken will be serving his 3-year sentence in a male prison, and will also be required to submit to the sex offender registry for life. He is also being handed a lifetime Sexual Harm Prevention Order, the terms of which bar him from “loitering” near schools or children’s play areas.


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“Lesbian” Dating App Frames “Trans Exclusion” A “Hurdle,” Attempts to Cater to Male Users

By
Anna Slatz
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A lesbian dating app is under fire after it appeared to frame female homosexuality as a “hurdle” that needed to be “overcome” by trans-identified males.

On March 31, lesbian activist and TikToker Shay Woulahan posted screenshots originally circulated by HER, a dating app intended to cater to the lesbian community. The app offers searchable profiles in a similar fashion to Tinder and Bumble.

“@HERSocialApp is celebrating Trans Day of Visibility by framing lesbians sexual boundaries as “hurdles” that need to be overcome,” Shay wrote on her Twitter, posting a screenshot showing the results of a survey conducted by HER which apparently had sought user feedback on “trans-specific hurdles” experienced on dating apps.

Of the options, “trans-exlusionary preferences” took the lead with 35.2% of responses.

She later posted a second screenshot showing HER announcing it was taking steps to accommodate transgender users, with two new features in particular targeting “transphobia” on the app. One was called “Improved TERF control” which promised “severe penalties for transphobic language and behavior on the app.”

Shay’s posts quickly gained traction amongst women on Twitter, most expressing outrage at the apparent policing of lesbian women’s sexuality. Within a few hours, the app’s official social media mockingly responded.

But HER’s attempt at writing off Shay’s concerns weren’t received well, with many social media users piling under their tweet to make their voices heard.

As of the publication of this article, HER’s post has just 38 likes, but over 207 primarily furious replies. HER rapidly began blocking users criticizing their handling of the situation, and shortly after posted other tweets on their page condemning those disappointed with their responses as “TERFs.”

Speaking to Reduxx, Shay Woulahan said she was “disgusted” at how HER had framed female homosexuality as a “hurdle” to overcome, or “trans-exclusionary” preference.

Shay expressed concern that the “penalties” promised by HER for “transphobic behavior” would disproportionately impact lesbians who simply didn’t want to date trans-identified males. She pointed to her own experience being written off by the app’s official Twitter as an example.

“My tweet made no mention of trans people but instead stated that lesbians are allowed to have their sexual boundaries … if this what a ‘TERF’ is in their eyes, I am worried about how lesbians exerting their boundaries on the app will be treated.”

TERF is an acronym standing for ‘Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist,’ but in recent years it has shifted to encompass almost any feminist who takes issue with the impact of gender ideology on women’s rights, as well as lesbians who establish sexual boundaries.

“The word … to me is a lesbophobic slur,” Shay explained, “I’ve been called it by trans-identified males for stating I am not interested in dating men.”

While Shay hasn’t used the app since entering a relationship, she says she’s seen similar behavior from HER in the past.

“I’m aware that some of the application’s moderators are trans-identified males, and I had noticed on social media [HER] had moved away from using the word lesbian and now uses the word ‘queer,’ which is most likely because of the exclusionary nature of lesbianism.”

The Thursday survey wasn’t the first time HER has come under fire for isolating lesbians in favor of males who identify as women.

In 2021, Australian Twitter user @shehersona tweeted out screenshots of four profiles she had found on HER in order to draw attention to the amount of males utilizing the app. But shortly afterward, her followers began to notify her that one of the profiles belonged to a violent criminal and pedophile.

Brandy Lee Gwyer, a biological male, had previously been arrested as recently as October of 2019 after going on a knife rampage on Hindley Street in Adelaide, Australia. Gwyer was tased and dropped by police after terrorizing patrons at the businesses along the street, ranting threats at them while wielding a large knife.

Gwyer was known for going on unhinged social media rants, including lashing out at Sky News Australia for “misgendering” him, suggesting all people of color were “homophobic,” using racial slurs, and claiming the 2019 knife-wielding incident was self-defense against transphobia. 

More disturbingly, Gwyer had promoted child sexual abuse on his Facebook, where he wrote an extended post condemning the belief that pedophiles were rapists, while stating he didn’t “get off on penetrating kids,” and explicitly describing other ways he preferred to molest them instead.

Reduxx is a newly-launched, independent source of pro-woman, pro-child safeguarding news and commentary. We’re able to continue our work exposing predators and reporting the truth thanks to the generous support of our readers.

UN Women Sponsored Event By Charity Promoting Medical Transition of Children

By
Genevieve Gluck
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The UK branch of United Nations Women has sponsored an art exhibition that will see a percentage of proceeds donated to Mermaids, an organization that promotes the medical transitioning of children.

Mermaids CEO Susie Green explained in a 2017 TED talk how she took her 16 year-old son to Thailand to have him surgically castrated because he enjoyed playing with toys designed for girls. Green, who has said she initially thought her son was gay, had given her son puberty blockers as a child and has joked about the size of his genitalia, which did not develop properly as a result.

Green has worked with and recommended Gender GP founder Helen Webberley, who has been investigated by the UK’s General Medical Council (GMC) for running an illegal gender identity clinic with her husband which provided hormones to children as young as 12 years old. 

One child that was illegally provided with cross-sex hormones by Webberley, Jayden Lowe, went on to commit suicide, prompting outcry from her parents. Jayden’s mother had no idea the clinic supplying these drugs was unregulated and she demanded a second inquest after learning the truth. The girl’s mother told Cambridgeshire Live, “I was really upset to realise they were knowingly practicing and they weren’t registered properly.”

In order to bypass regulations, the Webberleys moved their business first to Spain, after which it was acquired by a mysterious company in Hong Kong. Relocating their operation allowed the Webberleys to continue selling hormones illegally.

In a statement made during a September 2021 tribunal over giving harmful wrong-sex hormones to children, Webberley revealed that her criteria for her competence to supply the drugs came from a self-assessment and encouragement from Mermaids CEO Susie Green.

Mermaids has also received criticism for teaching gender ideology in schools, and in particular for presenting a gender identity chart featuring a Barbie doll and a GI Joe. After campaigning conducted in part by the Safe Schools Alliance and Transgender Trend, public scrutiny caused the charity to backtrack on telling children that they could be “born in the wrong body,” strongly implying in a social media post that they had never done so. 

The charity has been widely criticized for touting spurious suicide statistics and for popularizing the line, ‘better a trans son than a dead daughter.’ 

Mermaids had received funding from the Department of Education and reported an income of over £1.8 million during the fiscal year 2020 – 2021. Mermaids also received a £500,000 grant from the National Lottery in 2019, and once partnered with Starbucks, the coffee company, selling special “mermaid” cookies with proceeds going to the organization.

This is not the first time UN Women has openly supported gender identity ideology. On International Women’s Day in 2020, their official twitter account endorsed a statement made by a man who claims a female identity, referring to women as “formless.” The man being celebrated by UN Women, model Aaron Philip, bragged about being platformed by the United Nations and referred to women who protested as “TERFs.”

In 2021 pharmaceutical giant Bayer announced their partnership with UN Women through an initiative called the UnStereotype Alliance. Bayer manufactures hormones marketed towards, among others, those who identify as the opposite sex: oestrogen Progynova, and injectable testosterone, Nebido.


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UK: Newly-Out Trans Politician Co-Owned a “Sugar Daddy” Website

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Anna Slatz
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A Conservative politician being praised as the United Kingdom’s first “out” transgender Member of Parliament once co-owned a Sugar Daddy website which solicited financially vulnerable young women for sexual relationships with older men.

Jamie Wallis, Member of Parliament for Bridgend, issued a statement on his Twitter on March 29 declaring his transgender identity. In the statement, Wallis says: “I’m trans. Or, to be more accurate, I want to be.”

Wallis, who was elected in 2019, noted that he had no intention of coming out as transgender while a sitting Member of Parliament. But after experiencing a blackmail attempt in 2020, as well as a recent sexual trauma, he felt compelled to finally “live his truth.”

Wallis’ statement was shared by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who lauded the politician for his “bravery” and assured Wallis would be provided ample support from the Conservative Party.

Wallis’ statement was also praised by the Women’s Equality Party, a political body which has previously dismissed members for speaking out on the harms of the medical transition of children. 

But on Twitter, many feminists were unimpressed with the cloyingly sweet display from Johnson and the WEP in support of Wallis, specifically because it all appeared to neglect Wallis’ shady history.

In 2020, Wallis was exposed as having co-owned a site called Sugar-Daddies.net, which solicited financially vulnerable people to advertise themselves for sexual connections with “sugar daddies.” While the site claimed it was not sex-specific and welcomed “boys [and] girls,” the market is typically understood as wealthy older men willing to “sponsor” much younger women in exchange for sexual favors. 

Wallis’ involvement with the site was exposed by a Buzzfeed investigation, which noted that he had initially denied any involvement with the venture.

“The site appears to have been owned and operated by a company named SD Billing Services Limited. For the avoidance of any doubt, I have never had a financial interest, nor been a director of SD Billing services Limited and cannot comment on its operational activities,” Wallis had told Buzzfeed reporters.

But an annual return filed by SD Billing Services in 2008 demonstrated that 100% of its shares were owned by a company called Fields Group Limited, of which Wallis was a director and shareholder. As a result, Wallis was, in fact, the legal co-owner of Sugar-Daddies.net.

After Wallis’ stake in the site was revealed, Labour politician Jess Phillips called on the Conservatives to expel him from the party.

“Let’s be clear: sugar daddy is a euphemism for something deeply ugly: exploitation of women by powerful men,” Phillips’ campaign said. “The Tories should feel ashamed sitting alongside Jamie Wallis. The only way to show they don’t condone this kind of behaviour is to remove the whip.”

At the time, Labour Member of Parliament Tonia Antoniazzi also backed Phillips’ call to expel Wallis, saying she was “really concerned” about him, and adding that his track record was “dubious.”

Even before the Sugar-Daddies.net scandal, Wallis’ past business ventures had been heavily scrutinized. Several of the companies Wallis owned or had financial interest in proper to being elected to Parliament had been subjected to “hundreds” of trading standards complaints by consumers.

One of Wallis’ companies was an outsourcing agency which fielded jobs to Thailand where staff were paid the equivalent of $3.27 USD per hour. In some of the agency’s listings, “females only” were requested.

In complement to the statement released last night, Wallis issued a second one today clarifying that he would continue to use ‘he/him/his’ pronouns.

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