WRITE TO YOUR MP

Even if your MP is TWAW, he still needs to know that you don't agree with him. People do change their minds, even if they don't admit it.

Please do not be scared of being called a 'bigot' - this has been the biggest weapon of one of the most unreasonable political movements of the 21st century. It is not bigoted to speak your own truth - which, presumably, is that you are female and that this fact has political consequences. This is not about being mean to trans people but about women's rights and how they are defined in law.

Complete waste of time to write to my local MP - he is so ideological that if he doesn't agree with you he would just pop it in the bin.

Then make it clear that you are not a transphobe by pointing out that you support people's wish to express their personal identity by how they dress and what they want to call themselves, but that must not supersede the protected characteristic of sex and the right of women and girls to single sex spaces on the grounds of safety, decency and privacy when they are in a state of undress and therefore vulnerable.

@WhatTiggersDoBest-that is helpful, thank you. I considered North Down MP but thought he wouldn't respond as I am not a constituent so will definitely do that. The joys of NI politics, but that's a whole other thread.

I am considering writing to my MP (female labour hasn’t said anything that I can find on the issue but I am scared of being told I am a bigot. I want to write about the importance of same sex spaces for women who have experienced abuse.

...and to halt the experimental medicalisation of children at gender identity clinics.

And throw in some examples such as Karen White and Katie Dolatowski for the dangers of Self ID; the widely reported phenomenon of girls at school either skipping school (thus damaging their education and career prospects) or not drinking water (thus damaging their kidneys) just so they can avoid using gender neutral toilets; the fact that so many clinicians at the Tavistock Clinic have resigned because of their concerns about the effects of puberty blockers and hormone treatments for children.

You don't need chapter and verse, as OP points out. You just need to say what you object to and why. If you mention those names and circumstances mentioned above, that should be sufficient because your MP should already be aware of them - or sufficiently motivated to look them up before responding to your letter. And if they can't be bothered to do their homework, you've just had your next response set up for you.

Even if you know your MP is all TWAW, it doesn't matter. Write or email anyway. You are their constituent and they need your vote. They need to know that they haven't necessarily got a free pass on this.

Why don't you start like this:

"Dear MP,

I am writing to express my support for the government's decision to halt the reform of the Gender Recognition Act and to scrap proposals to implement gender self-identification. I also welcome the government's commitment to strengthen single-sex provision for women."

... somebody else take over?

Does anyone have a draft or some sort of starting point? I want to, but honestly I don't even know where to begin.

(sorry I just re-read that and realised you said nothing about disliking your MP, my apologies)

I also emailed Liz Truss using the email address someone here posted.

I can't get the email number 10 link to work which is a shame because I want to email them. :(

I've emailed my Tory MP. This makes it the 4th time in about 4 years. She has always responded.

1st reply was meaningless waffle about the government's commitment to equality

2nd reply sounded more interested. I'd linked to the survey commissioned a couple of years ago that showed the strength of GC feeing when questions were phrased in very neutral ways. I can't remember the name of this now? It was clear that she had followed the link and looked at the survey results.

3rd reply sounded like she had swung more into the GC position. That letter was focused on prisons. She had taken further steps to look into it further.

Fingers crossed that she continues in the same vein with this one.

Written to my MP for the first time (finally). She's a Tory and always follows the party line, so hope in this case! I meant it to be short but it ended up longer. I referenced JKR and linked her essay and also linked to the Baroness' tweet with letter to Gavin Williamson. I pointed out that 4 years after Jo Cox's murder TRAs were not showing kindness.

Also brief emails to Liz Truss, No 10 and Keir Starmer sent.

Have written to my MP. From a face to face conversation, my MP understands the issues and supports upholding the EA exemptions. My MP also has a handle on the way lobbying groups are misrepresenting EA2010 and said it needs to be addressed. In my email today I’ve told my MP I won’t vote for Labour in the next election unless the party acknowledges women’s legitimate concerns on this issue and start upholding women’s rights, even though s/he individually is a good MP.

I've Witten to my MP but she's a TWAW believer. Anyway I cc'd Keir Starmer into the email as well, so at least that way he will see the strength of feeling. I also emailed Downing Street to state my support of Liz Truss.

Since I’m sat here contemplating a snooze I thought I’d put my time to good use and have emailed my MP. He’s male and story but was the only one to respond when I emailed all candidates at the last elections. Shamed on Labour and the LibDems ad it’s this stuff that might make me vote Tory for the first time in my life

I have written to mine before on this issue and he's in agreement that single sex spaces should be upheld (Tory, male, 50s). I shall write to him again saying how pleased I am

Just got a response from mine (well, the one for my U.K. base).

Youngish, male, Tory. He's in 'complete agreement & very pleased with the party stance' .

Good lad. Never thought I'd say that of a Tory boy! I won't name him because I don't want to sic the monitors on him, although they seem to mostly be driving people more firmly into our GC arms atm.

Thank you @OvaHere, will do that and the PM and Starmer.

Mine is Labour out gay previously stated TWAW - but, has been given shadow cabinet job so depends what example Starmer is going to set perhaps?

I wrote to him about Cummings and he was quick to reply, not so sure he'll welcome any criticism of GRA

Anyone have any advice for us in NI whose MP doesn't take their seat?

Thanks for the prompt, just wrote to Liz Truss, I emailed my very safe-seated Labour MP on Sunday but no reply yet.

I wrote to mine on Sunday (male, Tory) thanking them for their commitment to women's rights under the EqA (as published in the Times). I also added a few further points of areas that need closer scrutiny.

I received a same day reply later that evening so I think it came from him rather than an assistant.

It didn't say a lot, just thanked me for writing and asked that I write again with my thoughts once the policy is released in full.

I spoke to him on the doorstep at the last election and whilst he was cautious he clearly gets the gist of the issues.

First time I have ever emailed an MP, but I've done it. Male Conservative in my constituency. No idea of his views on sex and gender, wait and see if I get a response.

Yes, I have no idea on my MP's views. She's female, Labour and early 30s. Who knows? Let's see if anything comes back.