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T.E.R.F.S

Gender-critical groups co-opt Suffragette green and purple as "dog whistles" for trans-exclusion. Sparked by legal cases like Forstater, a "solitary call" triggers orchestrated digital dog-piling. Thousands of hostile posts weaponise algorithms to incite anxiety and scapegoat a minority.

Léonie Blaire-Cooper

Apr 23, 2026

T.E.R.F.S — The Architecture of Exclusion: Gatekeeping and Biological Essentialism. Hitler used biological determinism to label LGBTQ+ people as 'threats' to the nation. The Gender Critical movement mirrors this, using 'biology' to gate-keep womanhood and frame the trans journey as a 'threat' to reality. Both use science as a shield for exclusion.