How the Middle Finger Has Become the Unofficial Flag of the Trans Movement

Nominations for NSW Woman of the Year are open.

So grab your pen, fill in that nomination form, and don’t forget to include your nominee’s achievements, contributions to society, and - most importantly -  how convincingly they can say “I’m a woman” with a straight face.

 This year’s categories include the Premier’s Woman of Excellence, as well as Aboriginal Woman of the Year, Regional Woman of the Year and Young Woman of the Year.

 But before you rush to nominate your mum or your sister for a Women’s Award, there’s probably a question we should ask of the NSW Government.

 What is a woman? I know, how very 1950s of me.

 But in NSW, as in most Australian states, the definition of a woman is no longer as clear as it used to be.

 Which brings me to last Thursday’s NSW Budget Estimate hearing … during which Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party MP Robert Borsak sought clarification from Minister for Women Jodie Harrison.

Asked …

“Is it the position that a man who identifies as a woman, ie a Transwoman is eligible to participate in the NSW 2026 NSW Women of the Year Awards?”

She replied disingenuously …

“All women can be eligible to be nominated.”

 Except that wasn’t the question, was it.

 Of course all women can be eligible to be nominated for the women’s awards. But what about men who identify as women, which is an entirely different category, despite the current fashion of collapsing reality into identity.

When asked to clarity whether TRANS women would be eligible to be nominated and awarded the NSW woman of the year, she replied …

“All the women are eligible to be nominated and be awarded in those categories.”

 I love how the NSW Minister for Women pretends like she doesn’t know what is being got at here.

 But here’s the funny part, and by “funny” I mean the kind of funny that makes you check the expiry date on Western civilisastion.

I just realised the reason I can’t nominate my dad for NSW Woman of the Year is because he lives in Queensland.

 But for a quirk of geography, he’d be an outstanding Woman of the Year nominee.

Too bad that when it comes to crowning the NSW Woman of the Year your chromosomes are not nearly as important as your postcode.

 But back to the Budget Estimate hearing …

 To the question …

Is it not an absurd situation that a biological man who identifies as a woman could potentially be announced on the 5^th of March as the 2026 NSW woman of the year?

The Women’s Minister replied …

As I said, it’s the view of this government that all women should be able to be nominated and to be awarded if they meet the standards that are needed to achieve these awards, that they be rewarded.

 Ah, yes. Standards!

 But do the standards Women of the Year award nominees are required to meet include, you know, being an actual woman?

Well there’s a very robust process for assessing um the ah the the winners of each of those cat and um, um, you know I think in the past we’ve had some amazing women recognised though the women of the year awards. And I think we’ll continue.

Soooo … does that mean we could have some amazing men, as women, getting those awards?

It’s a robust process, she reckoned.

 Hmm. The nomination criteria for NSW Woman of the Year is robust in the same way that renewable energy is the cheapest form of energy.

 So let me get this straight …

 I would be ineligible to be nominated as NSW Indigenous Woman of the Year, not because I’m a man, but because I’m not Indigenous.

 And I’d be ineligible to be nominated as NSW Young Woman of the Year, not because my birth certificate says I’m male but because it says I’m too old.

 On and on these Monty Python-esque responses continued until finally we got this admission …

“If they live and are accepted as a woman by that community, they’ll be eligible for that award.”

Asked if she thought it absurd that a man identifying as a woman could win the Woman of the Year award, she replied …

“Personally no. It’s a woman getting a woman’s award.”

I think it’s absurd these people are running NSW.

Speaking of which, NSW is a state where the government can’t say what a woman is - but will enthusiastically hand out trophies for being one.

It’s progress, apparently. Or at least, it identifies as progress.

But here’s what’s truly surreal: the only person defending women at the NSW Budget Estimates hearing was … a bloke.

One man, Borsak, trying to hold the line while female ministers in the Minns Labor Government stand by politely as their own sex is redefined out of existence.

And yet we’re told the Liberal Party has the women problem?

But don’t worry - the madness isn’t confined to NSW.

Columbia, a country famous for their women, this week appointed a MAN who identifies as a woman to be their Vice Minister for Women.

Charlotte Schneider Callejas has a background in biochemistry from the University of Havana’s biology faculty … you can’t make stuff like that up.

But I guess it makes sense. Who would know more about women’s rights than a man who desperately wants to be a woman?

Here is Columbia’s Minister for Women …

If you thought that was peak satire, Scotland said, “Hold my gender-neutral beer.”

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival gave its prestigious Best Comedian award to British trans woman Sam Nicoresti.

Here’s some of Sam’s award-winning performance in which he ridicules the idea that biological men should be excluded from women’s sports. Hilarious.

Edinburgh Cringe Festival - sorry, Fringe Festival - described Sam Nicoresti’s routine as being …

“Packed with relatable set pieces that linger long after. Sam is a fresh, bright voice that we need in 2025.”

Packed with relatable set pieces? 

Relatable to whom? 

A small number of biological men who demand the right to use women’s private spaces?

To celebrate, Sam took a photo in a women’s toilet, giving the middle finger to anyone who might object — i.e., actual women — with the caption:

“This is my gender recognition certificate.”

And in a way, it is.

The middle finger has become the unofficial flag of the Trans movement: a defiant salute to reality, biology, and women who dare to ask whether or not they matter.

It’s almost like trans ideologues know that America, under Donald Trump, isn’t playing the game anymore. So they’re doubling down everywhere else.

But maybe – just maybe – it’s time for the rest of us to stop nodding along politely as men collect awards meant for our mothers and daughters and sisters.

And perhaps, one day soon, we’ll return to a time when being a woman meant more than just SAYING the word.

Until then … best of luck at the NSW Women’s Awards dad. Just make sure you move to NSW to ensure you qualify.