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Women's place in the House of Lords right now

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TerfedOff · 10/10/2018 16:22

We are delighted to be in the House of Lords for a meeting to discuss the #GRAconsultation There will be no films of the event but you can follow #WPUKintheHouse

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pombear · 10/10/2018 20:45

Fantastic! I feel like running around all the various people and groups who are building momentum and noise about this right now and giving them a virtual hug (obvs with their permission and consent!).

From those like Sarah Ditum, Julie Bindel, and lots of others who've been speaking about this for years when lots of us weren't listening properly.

To FPFW, ManFriday, WPUK, Standing for Women, WNTT, DrRadFem, Julia Long, Anne Ruzylo, boodleoops, Janice Turner, Jean Hatchet, James Kirkup, Andrew Gilligan, SwearyG, Ruth Serwotka, Lucy Masoud, Jana Cornel, Hadley Freeman, Graham Lineham...there's just too many to name.

And a virtual hug to the person who put a FPFW postcard through my door last week (I think we may accidentally exchange cards, leafleting in the same area!).

Every action, every word, every conversation whether it's in the House of Lords or to your neighbour.

Shining daylight on an issue we were told in no uncertain terms not to talk about.

It needs talking about.

LizzieSiddal · 10/10/2018 20:36

Thank you, you’re all stars!

citiesofbismuth · 10/10/2018 20:03

😀 wow, a breakthrough? Thank you to the ppl involved for everything they're doing. I was starting to lose hope.

Melamin · 10/10/2018 19:56

This is great.

Well done WPUK Grin

littlbrowndog · 10/10/2018 19:51

🔥🔥🔥on fire women

ChattyLion · 10/10/2018 19:48

FlowersFlowersFlowersFlowersFlowersTeam Reality absolutely smashing it today!!
Fantastic, amazing, democratic work.
So happy to see Peers doing their proper job, unlike that utter shower of ‘our’ elected representatives next door with fingers in their ears parroting ‘TWAW! TWAW!‘ any time we try to engage with them about the issues for women. It has been years now.
Feels like the grownups have finally arrived. Thank fuck.

Wish we could all be there to cheer you on!StarGinGlitterball

Poppyred85 · 10/10/2018 19:44

Brilliant news, just what I needed after reading the twitter feed on the FPFW Metro add.
Listening to the news earlier I wondered if the judgement from the Supreme Court regarding the case of the “gay cake” would help us. I missed who was speaking but they summed up the judgement as being that the decision was about freedom of speech and freedom not to have to be compelled to support a belief they did not agree with and that to do so does not constitute discrimination. Looks into the Article 9 bit well I think?

Deliriumoftheendless · 10/10/2018 19:34

Well done for making this happen.

At some point, simply tweeting #transphobia will not stand up to sensible, evidence backed discussion. Now people are listening.

Littlemouseroar · 10/10/2018 19:14

So pleased about this. Coming on here was getting upsetting. (Wonders if I can get to see my MP...)

BernardBlacksWineIcelolly · 10/10/2018 18:45

some brilliant tweets under that hashtag

Women's place in the House of Lords right now
OvaHere · 10/10/2018 18:42

A fantastic step forward. Well done WPUK.

HandsOffMyRights · 10/10/2018 18:39

Thank you. Wonder what 'uber feminist' Featherstone thinks!

Mytholmroyd · 10/10/2018 18:37

Well done WPUK! Love you all Flowers

BitterAndOnlySlightlyTwisted · 10/10/2018 18:37

JOY!

I'm so happy those lovely woman at Women's Place UK pulled this off. Genius

heresyandwitchcraft · 10/10/2018 18:32

Oh my God! Amazing! Well done WPUK! Thank you thank you!
And huge thanks to Baroness Winterbourne Star Flowers Gin

scepticalwoman · 10/10/2018 18:27

Well done WPUK. Very impressive.

TorchesTorches · 10/10/2018 18:19

Well, Captain Kirk, its not the House of Ladies...

OVAgroundWOMBlingfree · 10/10/2018 18:03

What a day for women!

How did this come about?

Wardrobehamster · 10/10/2018 18:01

Is there a way to find out which members of the Lords are present?

theOtherPamAyres · 10/10/2018 17:58

.. and outside Parliament, there's a Women's March and demonstration about the way the Government introduced changes to pension rights for women. (The WASPI women)

Women's place in the House of Lords right now
KatVonGulag · 10/10/2018 17:56

Well done!

CaptainKirkssparetupee · 10/10/2018 17:52

I wonder if the argument that the house of lords is transphobic will be made?

MrsWinkly · 10/10/2018 17:50

Thanks Beetroot

CaptainKirkssparetupee · 10/10/2018 17:50

Extremely positive.

WitchSharkadder · 10/10/2018 17:49

Place marking!