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yourhairiswinterfire · 2021-01-20T17:10:22+00:00

Exciting one. Tweeted by Maya. [[https://twitter.com/MForstater/status/1351928600522596359]] 'A new org campaigning for clarity on sex in language, policy and law, in order to safeguard the human rights, health, safety and dignity of everybody. Launching soon.' They say: 'Sex matters, in life and law. This is particularly important for protecting women's rights, and safeguarding children and vulnerable people. It shouldn't take courage to say so.' Set up by Maya, Emma Hilton, Rebecca Bull and Naomi Cunningham (of legalfeminist). :)

TheShadowyFeminist · 20/01/2021 23:44

Not so 'niche' now is it? 😎

Melroses · 20/01/2021 23:43

It is truly amazing to see all those groups listed together.

Then more come up.

And they keep on coming

Who would have thought it just 2 or 3 years ago

MerchedCymru · 20/01/2021 23:24

[cough]
and Merched Cymru + LGB Allies Cymru making waves in Wales.
Plus Safe Schools Alliance, Filia, ObjectNow.
And rumour has it that Labour lesbians are about to appear in a puff of green smoke.

Fab innit!

TinselAngel · 20/01/2021 23:14

@OhHolyJesus

Sorry I was (quite rightly) on the naughty step. One min for every year meant I was there for quite a while....

@TinselAngel forgive my dreadful omission and I'm reminded of Children of Transitioners and Detransitioners Advocacy Network to add to the list too.

Thank you for corrections of dates on group launches too. I clearly can't be trusted to keep official historical records!

But before I get my coat...

If the GRA consultation hadn't been discussed here, I never would have known about it, so I remain grateful to all those who kept talking when no one else was and when it really wasn't something that could be discussed. It's still tough of course but with all these women gathering and speaking up loud I wonder why anyone ever thought we would shut up.

Such a terrible game plan.

TheShadowyFeminist · 20/01/2021 23:07

"The WESC report was actually published in January 2016, not December. Which might make more sense of things for you"

Thanks, I've obviously got my dates all mixed up. Makes sense now!

TheFleegleHasLanded · 20/01/2021 22:51

Don’t forget the political women’s groups too. Can’t link to the websites from this device but there are a few now;
SNP women’s pledge
Labour Women’s Declaration and Lesbian Labour
Conservative Women’s Pledge and Conservatives for Women, all have websites.
WEP, Greens and Lib Dem’s all had petition/pledge groups but not all have websites.
And don’t forget their cross-party working group, Women Uniting.

Almost all submitted evidence to WESC, most not published yet

OhHolyJesus · 20/01/2021 22:24

Sorry I was (quite rightly) on the naughty step. One min for every year meant I was there for quite a while....

@TinselAngel forgive my dreadful omission and I'm reminded of Children of Transitioners and Detransitioners Advocacy Network to add to the list too.

Thank you for corrections of dates on group launches too. I clearly can't be trusted to keep official historical records!

But before I get my coat...

If the GRA consultation hadn't been discussed here, I never would have known about it, so I remain grateful to all those who kept talking when no one else was and when it really wasn't something that could be discussed. It's still tough of course but with all these women gathering and speaking up loud I wonder why anyone ever thought we would shut up.

Such a terrible game plan.

TalkingtoLangClegintheDark · 20/01/2021 22:14

@Voice0fReason

So many women want their voices heard.

Don’t we just!

TalkingtoLangClegintheDark · 20/01/2021 22:14

@TheShadowyFeminist

I'm curious about FPFW forming back in 2016. I had no idea. Can anyone from FPFW give us some preamble on this as it was well before most of us realised this stuff was happening. They started before the WESC trans enquiry committee hearings in the Dec '16 I think it was? I wonder what brought about the formation before we knew what was happening?

The WESC report was actually published in January 2016, not December. Which might make more sense of things for you!

FannyCann · 20/01/2021 22:14

What a great list. Thanks for the compilation. It's very heartwarming to see such a long list and think of all the many women that represents.

Voice0fReason · 20/01/2021 21:45

So many women want their voices heard.

TheShadowyFeminist · 20/01/2021 21:41

I'm curious about FPFW forming back in 2016. I had no idea. Can anyone from FPFW give us some preamble on this as it was well before most of us realised this stuff was happening. They started before the WESC trans enquiry committee hearings in the Dec '16 I think it was? I wonder what brought about the formation before we knew what was happening?

MouseandCat · 20/01/2021 21:32

This list makes me so happy!!

TinselAngel · 20/01/2021 21:25

@WichBitchHarpyTerfThatsMe

That's you on the naughty step OhHolyJesus!

She's got some serious crawling to do.

TalkingtoLangClegintheDark · 20/01/2021 21:06

Oh and great news about this new group of course - nice one, Maya et al, and what a fantastic submission to the WESC.

TalkingtoLangClegintheDark · 20/01/2021 21:04

Specialist question on Mastermind in years to come: grassroots GC feminist activism of the 2010’s/20’s

TalkingtoLangClegintheDark · 20/01/2021 21:02

@OhHolyJesus

On another new group, the Repeal The GRA launched last week and now this, so very exciting!

It does rather seem like the No Debate days are over and so many groups have launched since GRA reform was proposed, it's sort of an own goal by SW.

So we have

LGB Alliance (which is now global)
Safe Schools Alliance
Fair play for women
For women Scot
The countess
Standing for Women
We Need to Talk
Keep prisons single sex

And now also
Repeal the GRA
Sex Matters

All since 2018 - who have I missed?

Transgender Trend and WPUK were long before that but isn't it amazing how many single issue campaigns there are now, the more the merrier!

FPFW actually came before WPUK, in 2016. WPUK was started in Sept 2017, so not long before 2018!

Filia is another one - it was around before either of those two but wasn’t overtly GC till 2018 I think. Fond memories of Filia 2017, when it was almost there!

WichBitchHarpyTerfThatsMe · 20/01/2021 20:56

That's you on the naughty step OhHolyJesus!

Melroses · 20/01/2021 20:42

TheShadowyFeminist · 20/01/2021 20:38

Trans Widows Voices weren't missed out were they? Tsk 😬

TinselAngel · 20/01/2021 20:35

@OhHolyJesus

On another new group, the Repeal The GRA launched last week and now this, so very exciting!

It does rather seem like the No Debate days are over and so many groups have launched since GRA reform was proposed, it's sort of an own goal by SW.

So we have

LGB Alliance (which is now global)
Safe Schools Alliance
Fair play for women
For women Scot
The countess
Standing for Women
We Need to Talk
Keep prisons single sex

And now also
Repeal the GRA
Sex Matters

All since 2018 - who have I missed?

Transgender Trend and WPUK were long before that but isn't it amazing how many single issue campaigns there are now, the more the merrier!

Ahem???

Fallingirl · 20/01/2021 19:40

There is also WHRC, Women’s Human Rights Campaign

MForstater · 20/01/2021 19:38

Hi all

Thanks for the welcome.

Yes unconnected with the previous Sex Matters campaign, which seems have been defunct for quite for a while, but the name was too good not to use.

Watch out for the website soon.

Maya

OhHolyJesus · 20/01/2021 19:18

Thanks @ViperAtTheGatesOfDawn good to get the timeline right.

@persistentwoman I assumed it was the same account, are there now two SexMatters campaigns? It will be confusing if there are. A new one should think of a new name just to be clear.

There is also GRARG that's looking at repeal or reform but Repeal the GRA is a new group and so has a new name, and is not connected to Sarah Phillimore as far as I know.

Original poster

yourhairiswinterfire · 20/01/2021 19:14

@HighHeelBoots

I had to read that twice I thought it was part of the don't kink shame brigade wanting rights to group sex

The reality is far better

Lord, I worded the title badly

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