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Labour councillor quits in row over facilities for trans people - The Times

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ReappearingWoman · 31/07/2018 00:46

Anne Sinnot, Labour councillor (Cambridge) has resigned.

"Ann Sinnott stood down from Cambridge council claiming that the authority was treating women with contempt and was acting in “dereliction of the law”. She said a policy that resulted in single-sex facilities, such as toilets or changing rooms, being “abolished at a stroke” was undermining women’s rights and was a breach of the equality act."

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Bespin · 31/07/2018 07:58

"Ms Sinnott said that based on national figures there were between four and 37 transgender people in the city."

she does not know Cambridge that well then does she, there are a lot of transgendered people there far more than the national average. also int that where our secret HQ is based lol

Pratchet · 31/07/2018 06:22

It's such a shame she had to resign to make her point.

TimeLady · 31/07/2018 06:07

Times article

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/labour-councillor-quits-in-row-over-facilities-for-trans-people-jnc7b5fw0

Flowers to Anne Sinnot and (again) to The Times

Turph · 31/07/2018 00:52

twitter.com/annmsinnott?lang=en
Hope that works

OvaHere · 31/07/2018 00:49

It's also Cambridge that are refusing to add sex as a protected characteristic in line with the EA.

twitter.com/sueveneer/status/1023567529317412866

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