FVF Women’s Festival 2022 - Elaine Miller, Gusset Grippers

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  • Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
  • Elaine speaks very frankly about fannies, menopause and the impacts of testosterone on women.
    See her at the Edinburgh Fringe this summer (we'll be there!) -
    Viva Your Vulva,
    The Hole Story,
    Gilded Balloon,
    August 3-28,
    tickets on sale April 7th from the Gilded Balloon and the fringe society.
    Comments include:
    ‘Best line in any of our videos’ BBC Stories
    ‘As feisty as she is funny’ Scotsman
    ‘We love this woman’ CBeebies
    ‘Off putting’ Mirror
    How to tell your clitoris from your elbow.
    Alloa Women's Festival, March 5th, 2022

Комментарии • 191

  • @tenaciousv7611
    @tenaciousv7611 2 года назад +57

    I saw such a Nurse!

  • @moodyonroody5313
    @moodyonroody5313 2 года назад +17

    Glinner brought me here ... thx Elaine xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  • @Historyfraghead
    @Historyfraghead 2 года назад +72

    This woman is an absolute queen! I laughed, clapped and cried listening to this speech. Women won't wheesht!

  • @marym5664
    @marym5664 2 года назад +93

    What a brilliant speaker Elaine is. Funny, smart, informed and passionate. So much of this is not in the public sphere, thank you from all women for raising your head above the parapet.

  • @greengardener517
    @greengardener517 2 года назад +94

    Omg. She's amazing. So witty, so clever.

    • @ruthboyd3455
      @ruthboyd3455 2 года назад +10

      One of the best videos I’ve ever watched. Witty, clever and worrying in equal measures.

  • @pete8449
    @pete8449 2 года назад +15

    Male health care worker here, so very glad I watched this, a completely new and interesting angle on stuff for me, presented in such a warm, articulate and humorous way, will be sharing far and wide, thank you Elaine Miller, brilliant!

  • @empols969
    @empols969 2 года назад +25

    Someone buy this most amazing woman a drink

  • @beatrixkiddvideo2404
    @beatrixkiddvideo2404 2 года назад +15

    It’s true, no one formally teaches women about menopause. They hardly teach us about menstruation, sex & intimacy, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, sexual pleasure, UTIs, fibroids, incontinence, markers and indicators common to women’s health issues, nothing! I rely on other women for knowledge about women’s lifelong health (among MANY other things, including the curative properties of wine 😁). We need a thousand thousand more events like this, packed with information and graced with such wit as Elaine’s. I’ll be doing pelvic floor exercises because if she’s funnier in her next talk, I’m in trouble if I’m not prepared!!

  • @dozza1957
    @dozza1957 2 года назад +90

    Awesome woman. She was so wonderfully funny and so informative.

    • @ForthFeminists
      @ForthFeminists  2 года назад +22

      The FVF green team are definitely planning a trip to see her Edinburgh Fringe show, she’s just brilliant.

    • @dozza1957
      @dozza1957 2 года назад +23

      @@ForthFeminists If you're organising a bus, I'd love an invite. After seeing her on Saturday I found out something that is definitely going to help me. 34 years after a hysterectomy and I was never educated to do anything to help myself in later life. Pissed right off (pun intended) about that.

    • @TheOriginalDaveJ
      @TheOriginalDaveJ 2 года назад +10

      @@ForthFeminists my wife would like to go the same night if somethings being organised.

    • @ForthFeminists
      @ForthFeminists  2 года назад +6

      @@TheOriginalDaveJ is she on twitter, Dave? She can contact us @ForthFeminsts we’d love to hear from her.

  • @joannebradley8555
    @joannebradley8555 2 года назад +59

    Wow just wow, what a superb talk and a very incredibly intelligent woman who speaks from the heart. Well done and thank you Elaine

  • @tish3092
    @tish3092 2 года назад +122

    Superb! I send my GP about the negative impact the cross sex hormones will have on my son. (A male). We are witnessing the biggest medical scandal this century. This talk was brilliant, funny, compassionate and a must watch. Somebody give her a show!

    • @mrmenno
      @mrmenno 2 года назад +21

      A must watch indeed - love how she tied so many different aspects together. I’ll be sharing it a lot! And I hope your GP takes notice xx

    • @jillturner8680
      @jillturner8680 2 года назад +5

      I have sent to my T taking daughter, but she seldom responds or reads what I send. I really hope she does.

    • @annakay7295
      @annakay7295 2 года назад +4

      Fantastic! Elaine raises so many good points and needs to be heard. She highlights so eloquently how women have been let down time and time again! The part about trans people who have dementia detransitioning was a real eye opener!

    • @laurararararara
      @laurararararara Год назад

      @@jillturner8680 what a shock...

    • @jillturner8680
      @jillturner8680 Год назад

      @@laurararararara what a horrible sad person you are

  • @thespiralquirk
    @thespiralquirk 2 года назад +34

    Blown away. Fabulous talk from a fabulous woman. Thank you Elaine & Forth Valley Feminists.

  • @Pippilli
    @Pippilli 2 года назад +11

    I wish I could like this a thousand times over. X

  • @TheMary0831
    @TheMary0831 2 года назад +37

    Brilliant and funny woman. Thank you for all you do for women!

  • @pkfilseth
    @pkfilseth 2 года назад +12

    Glinner brought me here, too. So grateful to him, and to you, Elaine! You're awesome. Wish I lived in the UK and could hear you in person.

  • @katrinabiggs6672
    @katrinabiggs6672 2 года назад +19

    Women’s bodies have more complex and sophisticated machinery than men’s bodies, so it stands to reason that more things can go awry and therefore require more and better maintenance to keep our machinery running smoothly. This is known and acted on for all machinery, except women’s bodies. No need to say again why that is, because we know why, but let’s start insisting on the same reverence for our more sophisticated and complex female machinery.

  • @nickythompson6468
    @nickythompson6468 2 года назад +51

    Thank you Elaine for shining yet another huge spotlight on us..the adult human females. Your words made my heart rate go up, with the rage, as yours did. I sometimes feel that I am shouting in the wind, a gale force wind of cancellation and erasure, trying to be heard and recognised as the wondrous beings we are. My heart bleeds when you talk about all those beautiful young girls mutilating their amazing bodies, denying themselves the chance to grow a generation and damaging their future with life limiting drugs. Having my child was the most rewarding experience of my life and I was 34 when suddenly my body went overboard to procreate!! Please keep using your voice, we have your back!! 💕

  • @thepontiacbandit7874
    @thepontiacbandit7874 2 года назад +9

    What a woman! Her charisma and compassion for her patients is incredible to see.
    And like Elaine says ‘leaky old ladies’ and menopausal women are a source of comedy and something to be laughed at.

  • @riotgrrrl
    @riotgrrrl 2 года назад +14

    Wowwwwwwwww!! What a Scottish power house!! I feel safer on this planet knowing she is here fighting for us women!!

  • @dianevk8762
    @dianevk8762 2 года назад +13

    A star is born. A very funny, driven and clever one, and by God do we need her voice. Shine on sister! Thanks Glinner, chefs kiss!

  • @myjobsucksbigtime
    @myjobsucksbigtime 2 года назад +34

    This woman is amazing!

  • @Lehanorah1918
    @Lehanorah1918 2 года назад +14

    I was stunned the other day when someone posted on twitter, a screenshot from Parents of Trans Kids UK FB group,with mothers posting about their *13/14 year old girls* being on testosterone, as prescribed by Gender GP .
    The skewed celebration of facial hair and deepening voices and zero acknowledgement of the irreversible damage and lifelong consequences . When,to a 13 y/o girl,'the future' extends to the end of next week,the adults who are facilitating and normalising this need to be accountable - the buck stops with them .

  • @ladylove9590
    @ladylove9590 2 года назад +21

    More in one talk than my Drs have told me in 2 years x

    • @hannahjohnson6774
      @hannahjohnson6774 2 года назад +5

      The truth sister!

    • @LH-kr4od
      @LH-kr4od 2 года назад

      It's like women are this shadowy unspeakable, unknowable thing rather than half the population! 😒 and they say patriarchy is a myth.

  • @kaylz1985maylz
    @kaylz1985maylz 2 года назад +21

    Absolutely outstanding speech, so nice to hear such an intelligent woman discuss these issues.
    She genuinely cares for women of all ages, with her incredible knowledge and clear and concise explanations how anyone could watch this and think she was a bigot is beyond me.

  • @littlemascara6385
    @littlemascara6385 2 года назад +37

    She's wonderful. Thank you.

  • @genderrebeljo3051
    @genderrebeljo3051 2 года назад +20

    Brilliant!! I had heard this about elderly people with Alzheimer’s and forgetting they had transitioned and being so distressed.
    I am now doing my pelvic

  • @sarahanderson5748
    @sarahanderson5748 2 года назад +7

    So amazing. Every woman needs to hear this. Even the ones that don't like us.

  • @lyrakelly9625
    @lyrakelly9625 2 года назад +28

    She was brilliant. Sat next to me chatting whilst rewriting her talk. Wonderful speaker, can't wait to see her live at the Fringe

  • @vickicaravella4665
    @vickicaravella4665 2 года назад +15

    Thank you Elaine Miller...best talk I have heard for ages❤❤

  • @clanky11
    @clanky11 2 года назад +24

    Absolutely brilliant. Articulate, hugely intelligent and formidable. Exactly what's needed!

  • @crumblyduckling403
    @crumblyduckling403 2 года назад +33

    Brilliant! She made so many insightful points on health, be it about female bodies, or aging, or about wrong-sex hormones; all very thought-provoking. I am delighted that events like this can still take place, too. There's hope yet! Thanks, Elaine. xx

  • @TheGunderwood
    @TheGunderwood 2 года назад +13

    I wish I could Like this a thousand times!

  • @gravedigger447
    @gravedigger447 2 года назад +11

    This is the best speech I've heard in a long while. Every woman should listen to it!

  • @davidotoole9328
    @davidotoole9328 2 года назад +4

    “Maybe we should have a little look at that,” is so gentle and furious at the same time.

  • @judekirk519
    @judekirk519 2 года назад +10

    Is she Billy Connolly’s heiress?! What a great communicator. A career in comedy is calling...
    The video should be grabbed by the NHS for public consumption. It could save so many women and trans lives. I’ve learnt more about self-care from it than from any other source.

  • @JedMonkey90
    @JedMonkey90 2 года назад +22

    Absolutely brilliant speech, delivering the facts and evidence in a loving and humorous way. This should be compulsory viewing for every trans female.

  • @megankwisdom
    @megankwisdom 2 года назад +6

    Being American I didn't understand all the Scottish references, but I did learn a lot about menopause! Can't say I'm looking forward to it, so I think I'll start doing some pelvic floor exercises now while I'm still young 😅

  • @TheFiddle101
    @TheFiddle101 2 года назад +18

    Wonderful, funny and compassionate.

  • @kayq245
    @kayq245 2 года назад +12

    Excellent. Keep on talking Elaine, you’re amazing

  • @Clara-jl8ol
    @Clara-jl8ol 2 года назад +9

    Elaine is fantastic. Thank goodness for brilliant women like her

  • @littlestBonobo
    @littlestBonobo 2 года назад +10

    Like a few of the others posting - came to view this via Glinner. So glad I did - will be sharing this amazing video with others.

  • @njochara
    @njochara 2 года назад +8

    As someone with incontinence & a prolapse. I love her & can't bear it that so many young women will have this after a hysterectomy.

    • @laurararararara
      @laurararararara Год назад

      I think your sympathies are best placed elsewhere - trans men who transition mostly lead more fulfilled lives and don't want or need your sympathy. Maybe redirect it towards all of the delusional people like you who are obsessing about trans people?

  • @dollybird3911
    @dollybird3911 2 года назад +16

    What an excellent talk. Elaine knows her stuff for sure. So many questions around health care - why is this not being address in Scotland (and elsewhere)? Disgraceful.

  • @SavvyArtz
    @SavvyArtz 2 года назад +7

    This was a really fascinating talk, and I love how you can tell just how much she cares for the topics she's discussing

  • @suewelsh5609
    @suewelsh5609 2 года назад +9

    What a woman. The very essence of productive anger. 💗

  • @KatalepticBoots
    @KatalepticBoots 2 года назад +6

    Thank you for this really powerful truthful and definitely non bigoted speech

  • @Scarlett_999
    @Scarlett_999 2 года назад +16

    Brilliant talk!

  • @lpanayi6954
    @lpanayi6954 2 года назад +11

    Brilliant talk. And at the end about women's anger causing tears- SO relatable.

  • @toni6053
    @toni6053 2 года назад +6

    Bloody hell I've learned more here than in years of taking my fanny to the GP, Gynaecologist and renal consultant. 🤷‍♀️ and yes young girls being given medication and surgeries is nothing but live experimentation it is horrific. I had a total hysterectomy aged 32, I chose not to take HRT after researching its impact on remaining endometriosis deposits and I was right to do so but after 10 years of really intense hot flashes I gave in. I've been taking it now for 10 years and still have hot flashes but at least they aren't every 20 mins. I also have urge incontinence and recurrent UTI's, I weep for these young girls and the path they are being led down.

  • @gogetsober6999
    @gogetsober6999 2 года назад +7

    Absolutely brilliant! Articulate, funny, compassionate and credible... thank you Elaine!

  • @crmull190
    @crmull190 2 года назад +14

    OMG this women is wonderful.

  • @catherinerobilliard7662
    @catherinerobilliard7662 2 года назад +24

    Thank you for recognising women pretending to be men are still our sisters, and they’re vulnerable. We need to protect them and care for them, even while they shout hate and venom at us, because one day they’ll learn their biology cannot be changed and their quality of life may over before life really begins.

    • @LH-kr4od
      @LH-kr4od 2 года назад

      They're like so many angry teenagers in search of a mum they can rebel against.

  • @lizwills8291
    @lizwills8291 2 года назад +11

    Love love love this. Thank you Elaine. We need to hear a LOT more from you.

  • @ToAndFrau
    @ToAndFrau 2 года назад +20

    Very well said 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I’m going to share this with healthcare colleagues.

  • @slmo5597
    @slmo5597 2 года назад +9

    Excellent .
    And very entertaining delivery.

  • @sabineford1877
    @sabineford1877 2 года назад +12

    That was so informative and funny, and so so sad. But thank you for stating these things as plainly as they should be stated. Thanks.

  • @mrmenno
    @mrmenno 2 года назад +11

    Incredible talk 👏 Will be sharing far and wide

  • @Uh_huh
    @Uh_huh 2 года назад +16

    Brilliant 👏 👏 👏 👏

  • @emmagilbert3702
    @emmagilbert3702 2 года назад +7

    I am so grateful for having watched this.. a million bloody thank yous

  • @rebeccadaniel8174
    @rebeccadaniel8174 2 года назад +12

    Absolutely bang on. Thank you.

  • @highlandlass74
    @highlandlass74 2 года назад +9

    I am actually full on fangirling after watching this talk. Fabulous!

  • @lyndseymaiden1603
    @lyndseymaiden1603 2 года назад +7

    What an absolutely awesome, wonderful woman. You rock Elaine!

  • @georgieb1471
    @georgieb1471 2 года назад +12

    Well that was just wonderful!

  • @jakeburns7331
    @jakeburns7331 2 года назад +9

    What a cracking video. Sending a very important message with humour is the best way to do it.

  • @Anita1984isuponus
    @Anita1984isuponus 2 года назад +4

    Woman at the Dr: 😥😢😭
    Dr: "I know what's wrong with you, you're sad"

  • @dispuss
    @dispuss 2 года назад +4

    Fantastic. Or should that be fannytastic. Thank you so much Elaine. Wonderful.

  • @NoCorpoCerto
    @NoCorpoCerto 2 года назад +7

    Congrats from Brazil, Elaine!!!

  • @RinpochesRose
    @RinpochesRose 2 года назад +16

    This was wonderful! have shared widely - thank you Elaine and please keep on keeping on! We need you more than ever now! 👍🏻🧡👏👏👏

  • @punkhammer5903
    @punkhammer5903 2 года назад +8

    Wow! What a fabulous woman.

  • @bettybray5366
    @bettybray5366 2 года назад +8

    Wonderful. Thank you so much.

  • @KerstinRodgers
    @KerstinRodgers 2 года назад +26

    She’s like Billy Connolly talks incontinence

    • @moyracarlyle1446
      @moyracarlyle1446 2 года назад +5

      Loads better than Billy Connolly. 🤩

    • @thepontiacbandit7874
      @thepontiacbandit7874 2 года назад +1

      @@moyracarlyle1446 She definitely is. I’m blown away by Elaine and I genuinely mean that.
      But i do love the ‘Saddle Up & Ride Your Pony’ bit Billy did.

  • @nicolaimrie9008
    @nicolaimrie9008 2 года назад +7

    WOW!! Elaine is amazing. Such important information so wonderfully shared. Thank you Elaine.

  • @teaurchin1002
    @teaurchin1002 2 года назад +14

    Glorious! ❤️

  • @johnpeelfanclub3494
    @johnpeelfanclub3494 2 года назад +9

    A wonderful event - thank you, Elaine!

  • @diannelandy2861
    @diannelandy2861 2 года назад +12

    Brilliant. Thank you. Funny as it was informative. Not bad for a bigot😁 Imma menopausal bigot too.

  • @areteees
    @areteees 2 года назад +7

    My god this was incredibly insightful, informative and entertaining, perhaps even moreso for a blissfully ignorant bloke like me. I'm slightly staggered to be honest 👏👏👏👏👏

  • @jillturner8680
    @jillturner8680 2 года назад +6

    OMG. I adore this women. I recently watched her interviewed by Graham Linehan, My daughter has started T and I am so worried she is not aware of most of this. I know I wasn't and I am 47!

    • @laurararararara
      @laurararararara Год назад

      you'll have a much better relationship with your child if you get out of this wormhole and start listening to them and affirming them. don't fuck it up over this terf nonsense.

    • @jillturner8680
      @jillturner8680 Год назад

      @@laurararararara give over. She’s 24 and lives in reality. She knows she’s not a man and accepts that I know she isn’t. Stay out of other peoples business.

  • @vjd9888
    @vjd9888 2 года назад +4

    Amazing. Thank you Elaine Miller.

  • @twenchtowers3894
    @twenchtowers3894 2 года назад +6

    Superb speech. Absolutely superb. I hope to hear more from Elaine in future x

  • @jemmawinborn9200
    @jemmawinborn9200 2 года назад +7

    Absolutely outstanding 👏🏻

  • @rachelbassett4942
    @rachelbassett4942 2 года назад +23

    Brilliant

  • @shannonsayshi
    @shannonsayshi 2 года назад +10

    Wow! What an amazing woman💗
    Doing pelvic floor exercises now! Lol
    I thought they just helped for sex. I'm "educated" but til now - NEVER made the connection to how this can positively affect overall health. That's huge! 75% of incontinence and secondary health consequences eradicated. Why don't doctors talk about this? Why aren't there public health alerts about it? But, oh yeah... we can hear about erectile dysfunction every 15 minutes on my morning talk/news radio.
    And.... I'm inspired to go see my ob/gyn. Haven't been seen for 14 years since, so ~ in all fairness maybe I haven't heard about the importance of this bc i have been avoiding a pelvic exam.
    I'm in America and will be sharing her talk with all my female friends :-)

  • @MackerelCat
    @MackerelCat 2 года назад +3

    How utterly brilliant she is.

  • @PeakTrans
    @PeakTrans 2 года назад +1

    Bless you, Elaine, you legend! x

  • @annthomas8280
    @annthomas8280 2 года назад +7

    What a fabulous woman!

  • @stewartgibblodge1
    @stewartgibblodge1 2 года назад +5

    Brilliant speech. Are you listening…Keir Starmer?

  • @hannahjohnson6774
    @hannahjohnson6774 2 года назад +9

    That was brilliant. Compassionate, inspiring and full on useful information about your pelvic floor xx

  • @juliemoss3753
    @juliemoss3753 2 года назад +14

    Brilliant and informative. Thank you Elaine. I'm a healthcare professional and would be interested in the slides that Elaine spoke about for PD for me and my team. Is there a link or a website where I can access them please? Thanks, Julie

    • @elainedevlin1804
      @elainedevlin1804 2 года назад +2

      I will, I’m trying to sort a website and they’ll go up. I’ll get FVF to post the link.

    • @juliemoss3753
      @juliemoss3753 2 года назад

      @@elainedevlin1804 Thank you!! 👍

  • @zeno2712
    @zeno2712 2 года назад +10

    Brilliant!

  • @sarahbenjamins
    @sarahbenjamins 2 года назад +9

    Incredible! Thank you for ‘being brave’ - can’t wait to share with colleagues who will want to hear this. Where can I get that pdf?

    • @ForthFeminists
      @ForthFeminists  2 года назад +1

      If you’re on twitter, DM us @ForthFeminists and we can share it with you, I can’t upload it here.

    • @sarahbenjamins
      @sarahbenjamins 2 года назад +2

      @@ForthFeminists thank you!

  • @oldsky16
    @oldsky16 2 года назад +1

    Amazing, we need so much more of this ❤

  • @lilywindermere5358
    @lilywindermere5358 2 года назад +3

    Brava! Just brilliant!

  • @debev6445
    @debev6445 2 года назад +2

    Excellent speech. Thank you.

  • @donnabealright6771
    @donnabealright6771 2 года назад

    Everything you talk about directly impacts me. I'm menopausal, my mother has dementia and my daughter identifies as a man (not taking T. I said "no" ). Elaine thank you for your bravery. I support all that you stand for.

    • @ForthFeminists
      @ForthFeminists  2 года назад

      Thank you for your comment, Donna, Elaine’s amazing isn’t she! If there’s anything we can do to support you, please let us know 💜🤍💚

  • @kimmydoll63
    @kimmydoll63 2 года назад +3

    Brilliant! Thank you

  • @alibee2438
    @alibee2438 2 года назад +7

    Fantastic!

  • @suezee2790
    @suezee2790 2 года назад +4

    @Forth Valley Feminists. How so I email Elaine? I would love to use her info for my cpd? Not just for personal development, but as she says, to get this into the system. Thank you.

  • @sdsmt1169
    @sdsmt1169 2 года назад +5

    waow, just waow! thanks.

  • @TheAspadistra
    @TheAspadistra 2 года назад +7

    Excellent.

  • @thelaughingbasset
    @thelaughingbasset 2 года назад +6

    If she wants a gig, i can get her one in a heartbeat.