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'Rough sex' defences: Grazia mag asks party leaders to act

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WomanDaresTo · 10/12/2019 09:02

Hi all

Fiona from We Can't Consent to This here - just thought i'd update you on some progress in our mumsnet viper originated campaign to end the use of 'rough sex' claims in the killing or injury of women.

Grazia magazine have been incredible and are fully supporting our campaign. They have used their UK party leaders questions special to ask Jo Swinson, Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson: will you reintroduce the Domestic Abuse bill and back Harriet Harman's amendment to ban the so-called '50 shades' defence?

And all three said yes (or very like it).

It's not online yet but it's in the shops today -more here graziadaily.co.uk/life/in-the-news/boris-johnson-jeremy-corbyn/

We'll be asking everyone to write to new MPs once they're in place, and also working on media guidelines for reporting on this in the new year. All details will be here wecantconsenttothis.uk/actnow

there is also a petition but please don't link as this'll get sent to the doldrums of the Petitions board

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ErrolTheDragon · 10/12/2019 09:44

Your site won't load for me at the moment, but the petition is fairly easy to find in the Grazia article.

If you start a thread with a petitions link it will indeed get booted to the tumbleweed board when and if MNHQ become aware of it - though I can't imagine what sort of person would want to reduce all possible publicity for this issue. (I don't mean MNHQ, they have to keep their own rules I suppose - I mean what would motivate anyone to bother reporting it)

Itsallgonetoofar · 10/12/2019 09:30

Well done on the campaign shame it's Grazia as they have no fucking credibility on women's rights - who could forget the infamous Bergdorf article in Grazia where they lectured women on how they were doing feminism wrong

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WomanDaresTo · 10/12/2019 09:23

Thank you! Errol I haven't shared the petition as I didn't know if it'd immediately get booted to Petitions purgatory. Can set up a thread, although all links on the grazia piece and on our site

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Cuntysnark · 10/12/2019 09:11

Excellent news and well done.

ErrolTheDragon · 10/12/2019 09:08

Well done!
Is there a link to this petition on the board - i couldn't spot it.

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WomanDaresTo · 10/12/2019 09:06

And last week we kicked off Scotland, as the Domestic abuse bill and the proposed additions to it will not apply in scotland. I gave a speech at a Scottish Parliament event and did a whole raft of press. And amazing MSPs are already on the case - we got a couple of mentions in the Scottish Parliament debate, and there is action on the way.

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