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remember when we knew, and it was once OK to say it?
more than just OK, in fact, to speak the truth out loud
a proper moral duty that we faithfully convey it
veracity and candour were allowed

remember when we knew, and still could talk about our bodies
and scientists could talk about the facts about our sex?
we knew that only women bear the burden of childbearing
and what it means to have that second X

remember when we could concede that sex did not mean gender?
we had to know, if we were to be honest; to be fair
you cannot help a woman if you have no verbal tender
to speak of biological warfare

remember when it wasn't wrong to talk of being female
to fight for women's health, to claim our reproductive rights?
to know that what our bodies are dictates our healthcare issues
and doctors all acknowledged these insights

remember when, before it changed, the World Health Organisation
would say all this, in words both clear and sound?
that SEX is real, affects our lives, and 'gender' is insanity
et tu, Brute?

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~ R Irischild

When truth wasn't wrong
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