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Simon Fanshawe calls for calm

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MrsSnippyPants · 04/11/2019 08:02

“There’s been an absolute sleight of hand and it’s got even worse with LGBTQIA Plus, and I don’t know if the joke works on paper, but I always say that, you know, they’ve turned one of the great passions of my life, which is fighting for lesbian and gay equality, into a slightly secure password on the internet."

www.holyrood.com/inside-politics/view,cofounder-of-stonewall-calls-for-calm_14648.htm?

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NotTerfNorCis · 04/11/2019 08:43

He's got entirely positive responses on Twitter so far.

TheShoesa · 04/11/2019 08:37

What a very clear and considered article, thanks MrsSnippy. I hope it gets widely shared and read.

(Your shortened name made me think 'Mississippi'!)

Herocomplex · 04/11/2019 08:35

I really don’t understand why there is any argument at all with any of the things he says in that article. Every day I see someone who I think is reasonable say that those views are transphobic because TWAW, and I just feel disappointed and confused as to why this is happening.

ChateauRose · 04/11/2019 08:34

Great article. Published in an important place too - the magazine for policy makers in Scotland.

teawamutu · 04/11/2019 08:32

That's so true, Prion.

thirdfiddle · 04/11/2019 08:32

It's a feature of this debate that first made me sit down and question what I thought at the time were instinctive liberal inclusive views, that all the adult sounding voices are on the GC side. He's not saying anything many respected women haven't before him, I hope his voice and his credibility adds another brick to the pile and makes a few more people start to look deeper and ask themselves questions.

OvaHere · 04/11/2019 08:31

Excellent interview. He covers some of the main issues very well.

AnyOldPrion · 04/11/2019 08:31

I read that and can’t imagine how anyone logical could argue. I know they will, but not in any rational way.

And hearing the history is fascinating. Clear-minded discussion and gradually winning round the public despite the government not being behind them is literally the opposite of the current situation.

Pushing through laws that will alienate the public when the effects become clear is the worst possible pathway. The eventual backlash will be huge.

teawamutu · 04/11/2019 08:25

Measured, thoughtful, articulate and calm. Great stuff, thanks for sharing.

CuriousaboutSamphire · 04/11/2019 08:24

Crikey!

Did he miss anything? That is such a well written piece that I REALLY fear the backlash!

boatyardblues · 04/11/2019 08:24

Simon is fantastic in that article - clear, compassionate and balanced. Thank you Simon and colleagues for fighting this fight.

MindTheMinotaur · 04/11/2019 08:20

Very clear, he covers a lot of ground and acknowledges how lesbian women supported gay men in battles that weren't their own.

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