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Women & Equalities Commitee live today at 2.30

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ArabellaScott · 09/12/2020 14:08

'The Women & Equalities Committee will hear from witnesses tomorrow 9/12 on Reform of The GRA at 2.30 pm. Witnesses include @Docstockk
@ProfAliceS
@GoonerProf
& Prof. Stephen Whittle, Alex Sharpe.'

(from Allison Bailey's twitter feed)

www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/dfc9f53e-2ac4-4c30-8712-e3df47938fd7

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ArabellaScott · 09/12/2020 15:00

On the school run so can't actually watch it myself .... Will catch up later!

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gardenbird48 · 09/12/2020 14:58

no transparency in the Gender Recognition Panel - why would they want to be fully transparent about their decision making - does someone want to be able to 'game' it like they do with GIDS?

gardenbird48 · 09/12/2020 14:57

hmm, absolutely no problems with id fraud in Argentina

Stephen Whittle watches university students 'flower' because they can change their legal gender within 2 weeks just before they go off to uni (not sure which country he is talking about) - that sounds like it might be a recipe for disaster!!

Alex thinks a waiting period before GRC is 'insulting' - and we've been thinking about it for months and years beforehand.

LeftHandDown · 09/12/2020 14:55

No problems in Argentina or Ireland!

HecatesCatsInXmasHats · 09/12/2020 14:52

I do so enjoy being told how to feminist

HecatesCatsInXmasHats · 09/12/2020 14:51

Passive aggressive much! "There's an example of a great feminist"

GAHgamel · 09/12/2020 14:51

Yeah gods, Stephen Whittle don't half waffle on. I'm not sure that he actually addressed the question at all about the issues surrounding "living in the gender you identify as" requirement at all there.

Ameanstreakamilewide · 09/12/2020 14:48

@GAHgamel

Grrrr! Alex Sharpe going on about "... endless attacks by... well we all know who we're talking about". Nice way to throw mud while leaving room to weasel out later by saying "I wasn't talking about you" when pulled up on it.
I thought exactly the same thing. Hmm
GAHgamel · 09/12/2020 14:45

Grrrr! Alex Sharpe going on about "... endless attacks by... well we all know who we're talking about". Nice way to throw mud while leaving room to weasel out later by saying "I wasn't talking about you" when pulled up on it.

Deltoids1 · 09/12/2020 14:43

There are some clever people on this hearing but so far they don't seem to grasp that the 2018 consultation is not a referendum.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 09/12/2020 14:39

Just seems to have started streaming.

PearPickingPorky · 09/12/2020 14:24

Placemarking.

HecatesCatsInXmasHats · 09/12/2020 14:15

Thanks Arabella. Interesting to compare the following submissions which have been posted recently (shared from the previous thread):

This is the Stonewall submission:

committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/17743/pdf/

And the Pankhurst Trust (Incorporating Manchester Women’s Aid)

https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/17412/pdf/