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Thread. Apparently asking about the safety of vulnerable women who may have suffered abuse is a "shrill anti-trans dog whistle" according to former COO of a rape crisis centre, Maggie Chapman. https://t.co/DFZsks...

January 26th @ 4:39 pm |

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After an outcry from parents and students and independent legal advice, @ELCouncil took the fair, sensible and safe decision to restore male and female toilets while keeping some neutral. The courier reports on one student who apparently isn't ...

January 26th @ 4:25 pm |

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"...the EHRC said it now believed that the “established legal concept of sex”, coupled with protections against discrimination for transgender people, struck the “correct balanced legal framework” that “protects everyone”." https://t.co/uktMzY...

January 26th @ 4:12 pm |

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As @LibVoice4Women say, there is especially high opposition to self ID in @scotlibdems voters. The chair of the EHRC is herself a Lib Dem peer and her letter reflects the best traditions of that party. https://t.co/g0GV1z...

January 26th @ 4:07 pm |

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RT @legalfeminist: Stonewall's job, of course, is to look after its particular constituencies. But the EHRC has to have regard to all the protected characteristics, and the human rights of all - including women. https://t.co/udtqWz...

January 26th @ 3:50 pm |

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RT @BevJacksonAuth: @LGBTfdn The @EHRC is mandated to balance human rights of different groups. If an LGBT group “severs ties” with our leading human rights body, who loses? Most LGB people are happy @EHRC takes its task so seriously, despite ...

January 26th @ 3:41 pm |

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There seems to be confusion in some quarters about the purpose of consultations and their role in shaping legislation. Thread. Gov consults on proposed legislation in order to identify potential issues which may have been overlooked or need to be ...

January 26th @ 3:36 pm |

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RT @EHRC: The current polarised debate is causing much harm and distress to people on all sides. Everyone’s concerns should be discussed and addressed carefully, openly and with respect, to avoid further damage and division. (1/5)

January 26th @ 3:17 pm |

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RT @LucyHunterB: @dj_forrester @ChrisMusson @EHRC Surprised there's no line from SG anywhere yet: EHRC letter says they met them on Friday, so they've had time to prepare. It'd be ironic if the SG was hanging back and letting the line from a body it ...

January 26th @ 1:52 pm |

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It would be helpful if you could point out where, specifically, they "seek to exclude trans people from improved rights and protections". They merely argued for a balance of rights. This means that women also deserve consideration. ...

January 26th @ 1:43 pm |

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RT @crit_gen: @ChrisMusson @EHRC Nicola Sturgeon and other members of her government have unequivocally stated that with GRA reform women's rights will be protected by the Equality Act. EHRC is tasked with upholding the Equality Act. If they say ...

January 26th @ 1:41 pm |

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RT @_Leyanelle_: Another problem for the Equality Network/Scottish Trans Alliance in trying to pin this on the Tories is that the Chairwoman of the EHRC and signatory to the EHRC’s letter to the Scottish Govt, is a *Liberal Democrat* Peer. ...

January 26th @ 1:39 pm |

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RT @joannaccherry: The Equality and Human Rights Commission is a UK wide body awarded an ‘A’ status as a National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) by the United Nations. It would not be appropriate to dismiss their reasoned concerns as invalid. These ...

January 26th @ 1:33 pm |

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RT @oliviajhartley: It's hard to see how the ECHR's announcements today do anything less than vindicate the concerns of women across the UK who have been threatened, silenced, and bullied for speaking out in defence of their sex-based rights ...

January 26th @ 1:32 pm |

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RT @VoteWithOurFeet: This is an important intervention. The EHRC is urging caution because it is the body that must balance competing rights. Those shouting it down are those urging @scotgov to rush headlong into GRA reform with no regard for the ...

January 26th @ 12:30 pm |

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RT @soniasodha: It also says they consider “the established legal concept of sex, together with existing protections from gender reassignment discrimination for trans people and the ability for them to obtain legal recognition of their gender… ...

January 26th @ 12:00 pm |

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The EHRC's response on conversion therapy is also thoughtful and nuanced and stresses that gender dysphoria needs to be considered separately from sexuality. They also recommend waiting for the Cass review. https://t.co/2YDhrX...

January 26th @ 11:59 am |

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RT @LabWomenDec: We 100% agree @EHRC. Detailed consideration is needed before any change is made to provisions in GRA. Concerns relate to collection & use of data, participation in competitive sport, measures to address barriers facing women ...

January 26th @ 11:39 am |

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RT @legalfeminist: EHRC calls for careful and respectful discussion before there is any change to the GRA, and acknowledges the concerns expressed by "lawyers, academics, data users and others". https://t.co/LdK0BP...

January 26th @ 10:57 am |

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RT @rwq1987: @ForwomenScot @EmmaBatemanGPW SGP Cabal: The GPEW are all fascists & should do exactly what we tell them to do or we'll write a letter & get our Heid Misogynist in Govt to say how disappointed they are... Also SGP Cabal: How dare ...

January 26th @ 9:05 am |

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Gov funded lobby group intervenes in court case brought against the Gov by a voluntary org with aid of lawyers paid by the Gov to carry out pro bono work. This should be a scandal. Why isn't this a scandal? https://t.co/DoE606...

January 26th @ 9:02 am |

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RT @crit_gen: According to the Scottish Government 👍Absolutely fine to ask under sixteens about details of their sex life in a school questionnaire. 👎Absolutely not fine to ask adults about their biological sex in the Census.

January 26th @ 8:29 am |

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RT @crit_gen: @_Leyanelle_ Yet 2 officers appeared on my doorstep after my car was seen in the vicinity of some feminist chalking & they invited me down to the police station to make a statement. Needless to say I declined their offer.

January 26th @ 8:29 am |

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RT @fatblackcatspaw: Scottish Trans Alliance's intervention to @ForwomenScot Judical review DOUBLED ITS COSTS. So please donate to @fairplaywomen and STA / Scottish Government WE SEE YOU AND WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

January 26th @ 8:06 am |

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Fife's @ScottishLabour councillors are calling for a review of the school survey. As co-leader David Ross says, they have "serious concerns about the intrusive and very personal nature of the questions on sexual activity, and drug and alcohol use." ...

January 26th @ 7:57 am |

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Yup, the same people who wail about privacy when they don't want to answer "what is your sex?" on a census which is anonymised for 100 years are also pushing for 14 yo to be asked about anal sex in a "survey" which can be traced back to their ...

January 26th @ 7:46 am |

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Maybe @ScottishLabour actually care about the rights of women and girls? This motion was a pretty disgusting attempt to group the UK, where LGBT people enjoy equal rights & protections, with countries where they are persecuted by the state. They ...

January 26th @ 7:20 am |

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Much tantruming from the Green corner, where the foot soldiers are cross that their attempts to tell the E&W party off went down very poorly. Remember, they were only called a "cabal" by @EmmaBatemanGPW after writing an entire thread slating her ...

January 26th @ 7:08 am |

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RT @underaredflag: The critic @bindlej made no fuss whatever. It was Penny and those associated with her who did that. In part at least I suspect to distract attention from the substance of the review, where penny basically gets handed her arse ...

January 26th @ 5:18 am |

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Apparently, @gwentpolice visited this person and found all "really good". Here they are threatening MP @joannaccherry who has been subject to numerous credible death threats with a "real gun". Based on their SM history, it would be good if someone ...

January 26th @ 5:15 am |

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This is unintentionally hilarious. Have EN never encountered the census before? It's been around since 1801. This year, I am mainly objecting to revealing my age, where I live and where I was born. Why should anyone have to reveal personal details, ...

January 26th @ 4:24 am |

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RT @hightreebud: @campervanwoman @scotgov @thetimes Not that they necessarily need to spend those funds - STA are represented by a legal firm that is also funded by @scotgov and offers pro bono work. So once again, @scotgov funds 2 oppositional ...

January 26th @ 3:51 am |

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RT @campervanwoman: Organisation almost wholly funded by @scotgov spends fortune to gain the right to lie on the census. (And @thetimes, please sort that headline. This is about SEX. There’s already a new question about ‘gender’ on the census. They ...

January 26th @ 3:50 am |

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RT @hightreebud: It's The Census. We all have to give personal information, and you do realise the info is not made public for another 100 years? Why on earth do you think *shouldn't* be treated the same as everyone else? https://t.co/JSgPOM...

January 26th @ 3:48 am |

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"Deliberately gathering data so that it obscures something as fundamental as how many women there are living in the country not only risks ineffective policy, but sets a tone about the worth of women in society." @JournoStephen https://t.co/vRiGwY...

January 26th @ 3:31 am |

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A truly disturbing thread about stickers, knives and razor blades (read up too!) Apparently this person claims @gwentpolice visited & thought their stuff really good. They boast of having guns & knives & the stickers threaten to shoot ...

January 26th @ 2:57 am |

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RT @LucyHunterB: I think we need a clear converation on the floor of the Chamber of the Scottish Parliament about whether we are the sort of place where this statement merits a woman being visited by the police. Just so we know where our lawmakers ...

January 26th @ 2:28 am |

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RT @JohannLamont: If you are an elected politician, you really should have a view on this. Is this action by the police acceptable? If so why? (Please show your workings.). If not, when are you going to say something? https://t.co/PH9nhB...

January 26th @ 2:21 am |