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9 January 2022

 

Forwomen.scot

19 posts today

RT @MGallacherMSP: I asked whether the Scottish Government would withdraw the census given the inappropriate questions. The answer was no. I also asked the First Minister if she would feel comfortable answering the questions… she declined to answer. ...

January 9th @ 1:56 pm |

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"Prior has written to the first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, and the education secretary, Shirley-Anne Somerville, asking them to withdraw the survey “until it takes a children’s rights approach, which has clearly been missing”." https://t.co/ThyHyj...

January 9th @ 8:16 am |

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RT @ShonaghDillon: I don’t think you have to work in my sector or be a legal professional, to see how offensive it would be for a rape victim to have to refer to her male attacker as a woman.

January 9th @ 5:28 am |

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RT @SundayTimesSco: Susan Smith of @ForwomenScot says Scots universities "should give the same guidance to sex worker students as they would drug abusers, helping them to stop using drugs rather than facilitating ways of helping them to continue” ...

January 9th @ 4:52 am |

Forwomen.scot

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Frightening that Police and politicians are prepared to countenance something which will deter victims from reporting rape. As @ShonaghDillon says, it's “a state-sanctioned abusive act, prioritising pronouns over the rights of female victims”. ...

January 9th @ 2:48 am |

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“The SPS did not consider the views of women in prison when developing their policy, meaning that this is essentially a live experiment." Kate Coleman of @NoXYinXXprisons https://t.co/oVVv1g...

January 9th @ 2:44 am |

Forwomen.scot

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"Sex work" should never be sold to students as a valid career choice and Universities should not be using the toolkit from Leicester. Girls need routes out and financial support, not encouragement to sell their bodies. https://t.co/ExYPLb...

January 9th @ 2:41 am |

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Another good piece from Janice. The number of people who fail to grasp that the ruling was about compelled speech is concerning. Would Stonewall have supported women who asked for an iced message opposing GRA? They seem to forget this cuts (or ...

January 9th @ 2:36 am |

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RT @DuncanHenry78: @stonewalluk This verdict - protects “LGBT” people as well. It wasn’t about sexual orientation discrimination but whether or not a person can be compelled by law, to express things they truly do not believe.

January 9th @ 2:25 am |

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RT @HJoyceGender: I really don't know why people turn off comments when they say supremely silly things. Just guarantees people will QT, bringing them to a wider audience https://t.co/lXCUhi...

January 9th @ 2:22 am |

Forwomen.scot

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RT @MGallacherMSP: Everytime I see a new attack on J.K Rowling I think of the social media witch hunt against Caroline Flack. Have we learned nothing? Constantly targeting someone can have harmful and devastating consequences. Trial by social media ...

January 9th @ 1:36 am |