💪Women who speak out against transgender policies face intimidation and threats to their safety.
🚫Privacy and safety of women are compromised by unisex locker rooms.
🔇Women are often silenced and labeled with derogatory terms for expressing their concerns.
🔄Transgender policies undermine the original meaning of feminism and women's rights.
🌐Emotional blackmail is used to deter women from speaking up.
Why were women threatened and barricaded into a room?
—Women were threatened and barricaded into a room for speaking out against transgender policies that erode privacy and safety.
What message does this send to women and young girls?
—This sends a message that women's rights and concerns are being disregarded in favor of transgender policies.
Why do people in power dismiss women's opinions?
—People in power dismiss women's opinions to maintain a certain narrative and avoid acknowledging the erosion of women's rights.
Why are women often labeled and silenced for expressing concerns?
—Women are labeled and silenced to deter them from speaking up and to discredit their valid concerns.
What is the impact of transgender policies on feminism?
—Transgender policies deviate from the original meaning of feminism and undermine women's rights and gender-specific spaces.
00:00The speaker thanks the witnesses for their presence and commends Ms. Gaines for her courage and advocacy for women.
00:19Ms. Gaines recounts her traumatizing experience of being threatened and held hostage by protestors at San Francisco State University.
02:48The speaker asks Ms. Gaines about the experience of finding a biological man in her locker room without being informed beforehand.
04:48Ms. Gaines shares the emotional blackmail and threats faced by women who speak out against transgender policies.
06:27The speaker raises the issue of feminism being used as a cover for transphobia and asks for Ms. Gaines' response.
