Humza Yousaf and Scottish Hate Crime Bill

Joanna Cherry has had a 'vile' threat tonight which she's reported to the police.

It's not even enough that women have to deal with this vile violent misogynistic abuse, but that's not hate or worthy of protection in the hate crime bill.

This bill & this government is a farcical joke, only it's not fucking funny.

What are they going to do, jail us all?

This daft bill will go the same way as the Named Person scheme.

I absolutely cannot get to grips with a world where using former names becomes an offence. Our entire approach to safeguarding is based on the premise that it's an offence to conceal a former name or identity. I'm applying for a voluntary job at the moment which requires a disclosure check and they are very clear that I have to supply any former names as well as names I could be known by.

All of this stuff is chilling but this in particular is mind bogglingly daft. Get sacked for doing the till? Change your name and start again. DV? Change your name and start again. Preying on young children? Change your name and start again. Disgusting.

If I were a Labour MSP I would try and read the room and rethink my messaging on this stuff before the election.

Also I wrote to Liam Kerr about the equal boards bill ages ago and he was useless so whoever has explained this to him properly, I thank you

What a fucking day. Why is everyone running so scared? I’m ashamed of our government today. And absolutely fearful of our future.

Well the general gist of Yousaf's supporters on that thread is that so long as females shut their mouths, have no opinions, keep their heads down and neither ask for nor question nothing, then they have nothing to fear.

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There's no way I'm voting for them in May. Not after the last 24 hours.

Utterly depressing state of affairs.

It's a good point, Michelle. Are they really going to prosecute for using the wrong pronouns?

Well they're going to need more women's prisons.

Blasphemy laws return to Scotland. I honestly wish at this point for Brigadoon, I'd quite like to wake up 100 years from all this relentless shit.

murrayblackburnmackenzie.org/2021/01/27/protecting-freedom-of-expression-when-less-is-less/

The Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Humza Yousaf has put down an amendment (amendment 82) which says:

“Behaviour or material is not to be taken to be threatening or abusive solely on the basis that it involves or includes discussion or criticism of matters relating to transgender identity.”

The other amendment from a Conservative, Liam Kerr, was:

Behaviour or material is not to be taken to be threatening or abusive or as stirring up hatred solely on the basis that it involves or includes—

(a) discussion, criticism or rejection of any concepts or beliefs relating to transgender identity,
(b) questioning whether any person should undergo, or should have undergone, a process of gender reassignment,
(c) stating that sex is an immutable biological characteristic,
(d) stating that there are only two sexes,
(e) the use of—

(i) “woman” or “man” and equivalent terms,
(ii) third person pronouns
in a way other than that which a person prefers, or

(f) reference to any past name used by a person.

The scrapping of which seems to suggest that 'stating there are only two sexes' is at best problematic, at worst, a potential hate crime.

It's fucking terrifying law making, no matter your stance on the GRA/genderism.

Essentially, it means if you question the trans ideology you are guilty of a hate crime.

Depressing day to be a woman in Scotland.

Of course he has. The SNP have sacked Joanna Cherry, scrapped the amendments to the Hate Crime Bill that would have allowed women to discuss the effects of self ID on women's rights, and are lining up to get rid of Joan McAlpine.

They are pushing themselves off a cliff. It's horrible to watch.

What does this mean? I need someone to break it down for me & explain what this means for women defending our rights, spaces & legal protections.