The 11 Strangest ‘Resolutions’ From A UK Feminist Conference

by Austin Petersen

By Blake Neff

The National Union of Students (NUS) Women Conference currently underway in the UK has drawn substantial attention for its efforts to encourage attendees to use “jazz hands” instead of clapping in order to avoid triggering anxiety attacks in participants.

This attention, however, diverts attention away from another interesting aspect of the event: The motley array of strange and fascinating resolutions attendees at the conference have been voting on. (RELATED: No Clapping For UK Feminist Students: It’s A Trigger!)

Thirty-one different motions, plus a handful of sub-amendments are under consideration at the three-day conference. With one day to go, many have already passed. Technically, they are all to be debated and voted on, though notably while every motion has a designated college speaking on its behalf, not a single motion has any group listed as providing opposition.

Here’s 11 of the most fascinating motions members have approved or have yet to consider. Every measure is identified by its actual title.

1. Motion 504: The Tax On Menstruation To Be Abolished. Period

This motion demands the abolition of the 5 percent value-added tax the UK currently levies on feminine hygiene and sanitary products, in particular tampons.

“The fact that cake and men’s shaving razors are considered ‘a necessity’, whilst fundamentally important intimate products, such as tampons, are not, goes against all ideas of social equality,” it declares. “The cost of sanitary products is an unfair burden and a gendered tax on our wombs.”

Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

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