Scotland to go ahead with self-ID? In the name of the wee man...

I would be interested in Nicola Sturgeon addressing these issues rather than issuing mealy mouthed platitudes.

If you think she will then you have not been paying attention. Mealy mouthed platitudes is her forte.

The First Minister said she understood some people had “sincerely held concerns”, and insisted the changes would not remove any legal protections women currently had.

There was a fair amount of respondents in the analysis who pointed out that the Scottish Government were citing reports and sources in relation to GRA reform which were irrelevant and were using statistics which were either incorrect or were interpreted in a less than impartial way. I would be interested in Nicola Sturgeon addressing these issues rather than issuing mealy mouthed platitudes.

I get nervous of writing to my MSPs because I worry I'll miss something out or not be powerful enough to get their attention.

Don't suppose anyone's seen a draft letter or list of key points about why I need my elected representative to be able to define me as a person so he can protect my rights as a citizen?

Fucking raging.

www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/

Write to your MSPs. It's not a done deal yet, there are still lots of stages (I think) that it has to go through, and opportunities to stop it. external.parliament.scot/visitandlearn/Education/18641.aspx

@KittenKong

How can this happen?

They did say this is what they would do.

Of course they are. You don't make pathetic apolegetic videos to transideologues because you have voted to allow traumatised injured women who have been violently raped by men to request a female doctor examine them immediately after an assault; have supposedly impartial civil servants insisting more needs to be done to appease political lobbyist; give ministerial positions to arch misogynists; or ignore the abuse directed at your own MSPs because you care about a yone othe than these men.

If the medical element is removed (presumably a diagnosis of GD) then is the NHS still expected to cover costs of hormones and other treatments to assist transition? Would that all then be down to the individual to pay for? It seems to acknowledge that this is a lifestyle/cosmetic matter rather than alleviating the misery of GD. Or is the process of getting a GRC being treated as separate from medical transition/GD treatment and that anyone may do one without the other?
Perhaps I am getting muddled.

The First Minister said she understood some people had “sincerely held concerns”, and insisted the changes would not remove any legal protections women currently had.

Oh ffs Nicola, who do you think you're fooling.

No, women's sex based rights and spaces cannot simultaneously exist while giving all male people full all entry tickets to them.

Throwing money at VAWG also means bugger all, since by 'women' you mean 'people of either sex' and some of those female people those refuges and crisis centres were fought for, funded by and set up for are now staying in life threatening relationships because they aren't allowed female only spaces and mixed sex spaces are not compatible with their needs.

Anti female politics.

www.heraldscotland.com/politics/19564440.nicola-sturgeon-tries-calm-fears-gender-recognition-reforms/