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A vote for Labour = a vote against women's rights??

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ClaireP20 · 24/12/2020 13:22

I've been giving some thought about who women can vote for if they are concerned about protecting women's rights, and feel confident that the party will support safe spaces, ensure more protection for women prisoners, women's groups, etc etc.

I don't think I could vote, in all good conscience, for Labour again. So many examples of supporting trans activists at the expense of supporting women.

Dawn Butler, attacking what she described as outdated legal measures designed to protect single-sex facilities "Labour will remove outdated language from the Equalities Act. And there is no way these spaces will be permitted to discriminate against trans people".

Rebecca Long-Bailey, Angela Rayner and Dawn Butler backing a trans rights charter that calls on Labour to expel “transphobic” members and describes campaigns including Woman’s Place UK as “trans-exclusionist hate groups”.

Now Eddie Izzard has decided to become a Labour MP, and bringing with his all his hate filled vitriol towards women (in my humble opinion).

I think Tony Blair has it spot on in the interview below, which I'm copying as an interesting read:
www.spectator.co.uk/article/labour-s-trans-rights-problem

I can't find too much information on where Conservatives stand on the issue though (but is this deliberate?)

Who can feminists genuinely vote for?

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Helmetbymidnight · 24/12/2020 14:02

this is the time to re-group and win the party back. it can be done.

persistentwoman · 24/12/2020 13:57

I am cautiously optimistic society wise that the adults are starting to speak out. But I'm not so confident about the Labour party. Starmer appears to be too scared? to stop the bullying and intimidation that happens to mainly women - or of course maybe he enjoys it and really is an anti vaxxer, flat earther, science denier who believes TWAW?

At the moment I also consider myself politically homeless and hell will freeze over before I give my vote to any party intent on obliterating women's rights and the safeguarding of children.

Helmetbymidnight · 24/12/2020 13:47

i think we've got three yrs (before next ge) to turn this ship around and i want to play a role in that...

ArabellaScott · 24/12/2020 13:39

I think you'll find many feminists consider themselves politically homeless at the moment. I'll vote for whomever I consider most likely to be of benefit. At the moment, I don't have a party to vote for.