Where does TERF come from? Writer Viv Smythe is often credited with coining the term in a blog from 2008, but in an Op-Ed in the Guardian, Smythe said that while her blog may have popularized the ...

The term TERF is used to refer to women who call themselves feminists but who neither support trans rights nor believe that trans women are women. It was first used in 2008 by trans activist Viv ...

J.K. Rowling Slammed as a 'TERF' for Supporting Researcher Who Tweeted 'Men Cannot Change Into Women' Published Dec 19, ... a term popularized by writer Viv Smythe in 2008. ...

Viv Smythe, a cisgender radical feminist blogger was credited with coining the acronym in 2008 while writing about the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival’s refusal to admit trans women.

J.K. Rowling posted a tweet defending Maya Forstater, the woman who lost her job after tweeting that "men cannot change into women." Rowling has been accused of being a TERF.

TERF stands for ’trans exclusionary radical feminist’ Activist Viv Smythe is credited for first using the term in a series of blog posts from 2008, where she outlined her position as a trans ally.

It is believed it was initially made up by a feminist blogger named Viv Smythe, who spoke to the Guardian about the term in 2018. ... A Terf believes that what defines a woman is mostly biology.

In 2008, the term trans-exclusionary radical feminists, or TERFs, was created by Viv Smythe, a freelance writer at Guardian Australia. With more attention being brought to the term through well-known ...

Oxfam has backtracked and apologised after posting a controversial Pride cartoon across its social media platforms. The international charity faced backlash online after using “offensive” term Terf in ...