Labour and gender identity

I wrote to my local Labour party about it recently. And had a general note back about Labour being against all forms of discrimination.

I really admire you and all the women on here writing emails, especially when you don't get answers.

Is there some way they can be made to answer the question I wonder? as you say WeRoar it's the law.

Maybe a follow-up saying, 'i note your refusal to answer my question. I want it on record that you have refused to answer why you have removed sex as a protected characteristic. Why have you refused to answer this question? Is the labour party planning to change manifesto to remove sex as a protected characteristic?

I wrote to my local Labour party about it recently.
And had a general note back about Labour being against all forms of discrimination.
I wrote about the law - why are they ignoring the law?

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/4179641-Any-advice-on-how-to-respond-to-Labour-Party-rep-very-welcome

I've written to Marsha De Cordova, Labour MP and Shadow Secretary for Women and Equalities. She wrote the bit about the Equality Act on Labour's web page. Or perhaps someone in her office did.
Either way, they have missed out 'sex' and it is no accident.

Anyone have any family or friends in Battersea?
That is MDC's constituency. She has a duty to reply to her constituents.
I'm expecting to get a non-response as I live far away from London.

Is there anyone to write to about it?
Or a petition?
Is Labour Women's declaration aware?

This new woke remake of "Idiocracy" isn't very funny. I want my money back.

I am not a 'gender identity'. I am a woman - adult female with two X chromosomes. I fully respect the right of other people to reject a gender identity they feel is wrong for them, but people cannot change their sex.

How dare they assume your gender identity from the fact of your biological sex. Isn’t that the very definition of transphobia?

I am female but my identity is an aromantic pansexual genderqueer demi boi.

[quote slug]Make an official complaint. Nothing put the wind up them more. ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint[/quote]
@Slug do you know what they'll do and the best way to go about it?

that screenshot is shocking. shouldn't be surprised but still.

Labour have removed sex as a protected characteristic FFS

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[quote Cuesday]Here is the link: labour.org.uk/latest/what-is-the-equality-act-of-2010-and-why-does-it-matter/[/quote]
wow UK's Labour are still deliberately ignoring that SEX is a protected characteristic under EA

I've had leftie Labour "old school (so they should know better) but woke" guys laugh in my face when I've spoken of women as a class. A class with specific rights and needs. As far as they are concerned women do not exist as a class.

Gender ideology is a mens rights movement and the Labour woke blokes are revelling in it.

It never seems to occur to them that they are forcing people to out themselves as non-binary, or questioning (remember when the Q stood for that?), or anything other than utterly settled on a "gender identity."

That used to be considered poor form.

I only noticed this board a couple of weeks ago. But now the unease and second guessing that brought me here tells me clearly, our rights are being taken away.

Perhaps the idea of gender being confused with sex issemantics to many people. Their daily lives are not affected.
Many people take the 'live and let live' approach or suggest 'as long as they are not hurting anyone'.

But they are hurting us. Women. Women and girls are being hurt, excluded, demonised because of these so called semantics.

How can they simply behave as if it's not a protected characteristic?

I've been arguing this with the DWP over a few months. The EHRC don't see a problem, they think the use of gender is, 'semantics'

I wrote to my local Labour Party about the Labour website - the page explaining the Equality Act no longer includes sex as a protected characteristic. Captured by Stonewall-think perhaps.
I've had a standard email about Labour challenging discrimination in all its forms and committed to blah blah blah.
I've written to Labour Women's Network as well and am not holding out hope of a sensible response.
I think that is 2 Labour memberships cancelled in this house.
The next election is some time away but I think I'll end up agreeing with someone I would never have usually considered worthy of my vote.

Here is the link: labour.org.uk/latest/what-is-the-equality-act-of-2010-and-why-does-it-matter/

OP if you leave, please tell them why.

Make an official complaint. Nothing put the wind up them more. ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint

women are leaving in droves

is there a way to find out how many? FOI?

It does sound suspect from a GDPR perspective that they have collected data to one question and used the data to answer a different question, without consent

It will certainly deter some of us from joining. Broad church my arse.

As well as the usual reasons, do you think it’s been changed partly because Labour knows that women are leaving in droves and, to counteract that, are allowing identity to be the main focus. Thereby, showing that there are still lots of “women” in Labour Party.

Well put, Wendy.