RT @wornoutmumhack: Anyway I wonder what @ProfTomkins @Liam4Orkney @aewing4Cbeath @RhodaGrant and others make of the @ForwomenScot FOI response and how what happened in that meeting impacted on their involvement in developing FOE amendments.
Thank you @SusannaRustin https://t.co/pZ3P1a...
RT @TJVRD: @serialsockthief @ForwomenScot @mbmpolicy Tiny groups of unpaid volunteer BRILLIANT women who have turned their lives upside down to fight for our rights and protections, despite horrible threats and government malpractice. ...
RT @Obsolesence: You know how there is ongoing debate about how when discussing the rights of a particular group they MUST be in the room or else? Well, it turns out that during the Battle of the Scottish Hate Crime Bill the Justice Secretary ...
RT @AmyAmylou1993: @iancollinsuk Hello Ian, I emailed you via @talkRADIO on Sunday night regarding the Hate Crime Bill in Scotland, please see this thread and please have @ForwomenScot to talk with you about this on your show. Thank you. - ...
Thread by @ForwomenScot on Thread Reader App
RT @iseult: Carefully considered amendments that came out of the process of engagement. Stakeholder engagement means engaging with multiple stakeholders with different views. Not What happened in this deviation from process. #chillingEffect ...
RT @SusannaRustin: Along with the other news from Scotland this is shocking. If I was a woman in Scotland with gender critical feminist views I'd be angry and anxious https://t.co/yOogIA...
RT @AlisonJDowling: Every political party will have to declare their position on women's rights before the May election, as should every constituency and list candidate standing for election. There's no such thing as 'no debate' in a democracy. ...
The minister who sat in the meeting with @HumzaYousaf and EN/STA to ensure that FoE for women would not be protected. https://t.co/VfUtzZ...
RT @DidyouRedo: @ForwomenScot Old thread, still relevant. https://t.co/avSxTh...
Oh, one more FoI. Scot Gov had no evidence that anyone has been a victim of hate crime as categorised under transvestism since 2009 act which protected this category came into force. Yet @HumzaYousaf put cross dressers in ahead of women. ...
RT @iseult: Excellent thread on Scottish Hate crime legislation - FoE protections are not strong enough. #ChillingEffect https://t.co/fFY22B...
RT @campervanwoman: @HumzaYousaf You have not given the concerns raised by @mbmpolicy and @ForwomenScot full consideration. Women are concerned that they will be subject to criminal investigation for discussing their sex-based rights. Will you answer ...
Wonder if Mhairi now agrees with Twitch that this is term used by "TERFs" to exclude TW? Goalposts do keep shifting... If we can't name things or use clear consistent language, eventually we will all foul foul of it. https://t.co/5CPmsX...
This aged well... https://t.co/RZ6nUX...
Self ID now extends to disability. A fascinating examination of how this shifts the focus to the loudest voices and impacts the most vulnerable. https://t.co/qcDv2J...
Love and Hate: Helena Kennedy on tackling misogyny
RT @holyroodmandy: My @HolyroodDaily interview with feminist QC Helena Kennedy on hating women & what it means. https://t.co/3OLMkP...
“The Hate Crime Bill is now set to pass into law with a hastily prepared and flawed provision...The justice committee has been shown abundant evidence that a chilling effect already exists in this area [sex & gender], which this provision is ...
Humza Yousaf accused of ignoring concerns over protections for free speech in Hate Crime Bill
Convener @ProfTomkins has lodged three amendments on Free Speech to the #HateCrimeBill https://t.co/98g7WT...
In Scotland, This will only be made worse by fear not only of cancellation, but of falling foul of #HateCrimeBill. #ChillingEffect https://t.co/whQkTm...
Entertaining and well done to the Edinburgh Tervern! But please be careful about any engagement with the account in the screenshot. https://t.co/Y6tPUX...
The decision to shut out @_freetodisagree, is one that reflects badly on the government and the minister. In Scotland, it seems, freedom to disagree with the government is limited indeed and may be about to get much worse. https://t.co/K3hu4l...
The Scottish Government continue to ignore women and our fears over #HateCrimeBill, despite soothing noises at committee last week. Are they determined to see women frightened of being criminalised? https://t.co/f8kG32...
Will the census now suggest you self identify where you live? https://t.co/d4ASlj...