Johnson to pitch TRA backlash as part of GE campaign?

I think the trans issues are just not on the radar for the majority of voters who will not know or particularly care what is going on or (like I used to be) just feel sympathy for those poor little trans people.

Is it a big enough issue to gain mainstream attention? Maybe not right now, but once the Olympics start then more people will be questioning what is going on.

Self-Id will never be popular with Tory voters. Anyone with half a brain can see this.

It will be a cold day in hell before I vote Tory and I hate that he is weaponsing a serious threat to women and girls for political points. Why can't politicians stand up and do the right thing purely because it's the right thing - no one believes TWAW absolutely no one.

I agree Red, it's nasty stuff. I live in hope that some of those "progressives" we keep hearing about who secretly believe that women's rights should be protected will find their backbone before it's too late.

I'd be astonished if Boris believes that transwomen are women.

Some people may be willing to suspend their disbelief to accommodate this logical fallacy, but nobody genuinely thinks it's true.

Thank you for the sharetoken Empress

Boris Johnson potentially lining up on this debate I trust as much as Orban banning gender studies in Hungary. It’s very scary indeed.

I find it very difficult to gauge, how much people in general are aware of the dangers of women’s and girl’s sex based protections being obliterated

From my own narrow experience, it’s the older generations who are more wary of a trans debate and the younger more liberal lot who think it’s discrimination to raise concerns about women’s right etc.

I have to admit, I was “woke” until I decided to actually read into this and explore the issues.

That’s the thing - a lot of people who aren’t taking this seriously just haven’t thought about it at all.

I'd be astonished if Boris believes that transwomen are women.

I find it very difficult to gauge, how much people in general are aware of the dangers of women’s and girl’s sex based protections being obliterated.

On the one hand, I would like to see the issue “weaponised”, if only for the sake of making more people aware of what is happening.

On the other, I do not for a moment trust Boris Johnson to handle our rights and those of trans identified people intelligently and respectfully.

Rachel Johnson is gender critical. Perhaps she's had a word in his ear.

I wrote to my Conservative MP saying this was an opportunity for the Tories to differentiate themselves from the other parties; let's face it, those who will be howling in protest won't be Tory voters anyway, so the party has nothing to lose - and much to gain - by appealing to the common sense of the 'ordinary' voter.

I am watching this space with interest.

Is it really not possible for politicians to stand up for women's rights because it's the right thing to do? Why does it have to be about appealing to the mythical northern working class?

No Boris fan but as we know people are worried about the impact of ignoring sex differences and pretending gender identity is all that matters. Ordinary people are worried about the effects on children and young people and the privacy and dignity of women. Pitched as upholding exemptions in the EA2010 it wouldn't signal a return to the 'nasty party' or have to be positioned as 'anti trans'. It would signal common sense on an issue of great importance to many people.

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/boris-johnsons-luck-might-be-about-to-run-out-xwg9plxv3?shareToken=e8406311002e161ef7a80c10eb22cb09

Does anyone have a share token? That’s interesting if true but BJ seems so massively disrespectful of women that I can’t believe he would ever want to ally himself with women’s concerns around gender vs sex.