And in fact I wasn't even criticising them for doing that as obviously given the politcs of the paper they would be part of the woke brigade.
I was pointng out, in a sort of gentle way, that queer groups seem to take the initiative, and at that time it appeared that no on was taking the initiative on support for women.
So obviously having made that point initially that's why I later added the link about women's aid putting out a statement.
Also worth noting that pregnant women have been added to vulnerable list.
This is quite bizzare. I think more helpful that helping isolated LGBT people would be to help isolated elderly people surely? They're more at risk and more likely to BE isolated
I haven't clicked on the links to all the groups mentioned but of the ones I did none were limited to LGBT or "queer".
They are all linked to a very lefty, anti- Tory parent group but it's not remotely clear to me why the OP has chosen to describe them as "queer groups"
Now that all Irish women have abortion decriminalised with legalisation either already there or in the pipeline, I think I'll scale back my donations to ASN and start donating to Women's Aid.
In fact, thinking about it now, what can be done? Anyone know a good basic list around domestic abuse safeguarding or should i cobble one from women's aid?
To be honest, most volunteering is done by women and my local group is just starting up with mainly women running it.
Rather than divide out, i think it would be useful to do basic safeguarding for all volunteers, including looking out for abuse and what to do about it. As we get more organised, groups could start allocating women to support women.
That's if you want to be part of an organised group, of course. Mutual aid groups are the ones getting the attention though so it doesn't really make sense to split off at the moment as we are so reliant on volunteer numbers for this to work. My understanding is that if on foot we will be responsible for a couple of roads. Splitting that out to women only will be hard. I can imagine some religious groups doing it but they will already have volunteer numbers and addresses for people.
If you're part of a local women's group or a feminist one - ask if anyone needs help with shopping or would like a chat if they are having to stay at home. Look around your neighbourhood and if you know any older or less financially stable women, check in on them and see if they need any help.
I think informal things like that are more effective.
Actually I think it would be very beneficial for a group for supporting women. As women are more likely to be victims of DV, being at home with an abusive partner may well make them more vulnerable with no escape due to lock down or self isolation.
This is quite bizzare. I think more helpful that helping isolated LGBT people would be to help isolated elderly people surely? They're more at risk and more likely to BE isolated
having to self isolate with an abusive partner would be just horrendus. Not even the possibility of getting out of the home.