It appears that Scotland are likely to run with a census that centres gender ideology instead of sex, but does so in a way that remains under the radar.
The attached image contains the NRS response, on behalf of the Scottish government, to Murray, Blackburn, Mackenzie.
Twitter thread here:
twitter.com/mbmpolicy/status/1284118531911581697?s=21
This approach is devious. The main question will appear wholly straightforward and will ask for what most will assume to be sex in a simple, binary question.
Only those who consult the guidance notes will realise that the question does not refer to sex, but instead to “gender identity”.
This would appear to be yet another means of introducing gender ideology into the mainstream by stealth. In a few years (indeed it has already happened) it will be stated that the question has been asked that way for years without problem. Reversing it will be near to impossible. The reality is, of course, that any problems with this approach would take years to surface. They are almost impossible to identify, especially when the meaning of words such as “woman” have been changed to include men.
I think it may be prudent to campaign against this, and demonstrate the obvious problems with this approach by direct action. Inspired by ManFriday, and discussion in the linked twitter thread, I suggest that a movement should be created where women in Scotland should consider identifying as men on the day the census is taken.
#ManUpForTheCensus
Civil disobedience has a long history within Women’s Liberation. If anyone has any ideas or comments, please do join in with the discussion.
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AnyOldPrion · 18/07/2020 09:55
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