Name/TitleFlyer: Adult Human Female
About this objectDouble-sided printed flyer produced by Standing for Women and distributed at the Let Women Speak rally in Glasgow on 5th February 2023. One side of the flyer defines 'woman' (noun) as 'adult human female' and states that 'Women are reclaiming the public square one corner at a time...'. The other side is headed 'Women, we're in trouble' and lists various ways that the organisers perceive that women are being silenced. It also includes the Adult Human Females logo.
MakerStanding for Women
MakerAdult Human Females
Date Made2023
Period2020s
Place MadeScotland, Glasgow
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 210 x W: 150 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsGender equality
Subject and Association Keywordsgender & sexuality
Subject and Association KeywordsPolitical activism
Subject and Association KeywordsGender Critical
Subject and Association DescriptionStanding for Women, headed by Kellie-Jay Keen – also known as Posie Parker – staged a protest in Glasgow on Sunday 5th February 2023 against the Scottish Government’s gender recognition reform proposals, which were passed by a majority of MSPs in December but blocked by the UK Governmenthttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/glasgow-scottish-government-scottish-msps-stirling-b2276169.html
https://www.standingforwomen.com:
We are a global constituency of women. We focus specifically on the word "woman", and other female language that clearly defines us, and our rights. The purpose of our campaign is to raise funds in order to promote the fight back against this global assault of women.
https://www.parliament.scot/bills-and-laws/bills/gender-recognition-reform-scotland-bill:
The Bill changes the process to get a gender recognition certificate (GRC). A GRC is a certificate that legally recognises that a person’s gender is not the gender that they were assigned at birth, but is their “acquired gender”.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeFlyer
Object numberGWL-2023-15-2
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved