UK parliament LBGT booklet

I know I’m a woman but that doesn’t mean I have a gender identity. I’m Me in a female body, and that’s how I know I’m a woman.

Exactly. And how can anyone claim to know what 'feeling like a woman' feels like, since all they have ever experienced is feeling like themselves?

It’s good there is a new one without the glossary.

Again its politically re defining homophobia to a political agenda. I have often been accused (as an L person) of being homophobic for not agreeing that someone biologically male is a potential sexual partner or a lesbian, and transphobic at the same time.

Stonewall guide the law. They advise on policy. I am starting to think there is some extremely cynical actions going on while people are obfusticated by language choices so don't realise or put barriers in the way. For example relying on traditional shared meaning of words like 'homophobia' to gain agreement while actually meaning something with their personal definition of that word that many would not agree with.

At the end of this mess, while picking up the pieces, a lack of cynicism and critical thinking by well intentioned people is going to be an issue that comes up a lot.

Under transphobia it includes beliefs about lesbian and gay people .

Surely this conflation is gobbledygook or is there something I don’t understand?

Christine Burns was born in 1954 in Essex and was raised as a boy.
As she grew up, Christine realised that she was transgender. She had
always known she was female.

No, Christine Burns is not female, female is a biological fact and reality, not an identity. Christine Burns is a biological male who identifies as a transwoman.

Oh, I just clicked the link in the OP, so that’s still the same then. I wonder why they haven’t taken that one down as anyone who has that bookmarked will still see the glossary.

I can't see a glossary in the current version.
assets-learning.parliament.uk/uploads/2021/10/LGBT-History-Month_Oct.pdf

I see there is a glossary again, I haven’t had a good look to see what, if anything, has changed.

Phew! Bit late but sent it anyway. Very long. I pasted the glossary in and annotated it. I know it has been removed but I wanted to show the seriousness of this and raise my concerns for the record.

Christine Burns was born in 1954 in Essex and was raised as a boy.
As she grew up, Christine realised that she was transgender. She had
always known she was female.

Given mine and no doubt many other women's experiences of growing up and spending their working adult lives with people born as boys in 1954 and thereabouts I have absolutely no interest whatsoever in anything they have to say about life as a woman.

That generation of men are the reason for the current gender pay and pension gap for women over 50.

I am appalled that anyone would think that young people should be influenced by someone with values about women from that era.

This is what i wrote. I've had no reply.

I am writing to express my concern about the inaccurate information that is published in the Government published LGBT History month booklet.
I am concerned that the definitions in this booklet are scientifically inaccurate and misleading, and this sort of information should not be being given to schools and thereby children.

The booklet describes trans-people as being "people whose gender is not the same as the sex they were assigned at birth". Sex is not assigned at birth. Sex is observed by medical professionals, based on the biological reality of the child's body. This is often done in utero, via a 20 week scan, and confirmed at birth.

It also states that "everyone has a gender identity". This is also untrue. Many people believe that gender is a social construct based purely on stereotypes and that they do not define themselves by any gender label. They accept their biological sex as a fact of life, based on the physical attributes of their body, and the make up of their DNA. Their sex does not necessarily mean that they do, or should follow the stereotypical attributes of a female/male/other gender label.

For example, a biological woman who wears jeans, jumpers, no make up and short hair is still a woman, even if she may be mistaken for a man. This does not mean she labels herself with a male gender identity, it may simply be that she has no interest in conforming to gender stereotypes and wears what she is most comfortable wearing. She considers herself a woman because of her biology, not because she has a 'female gender identity'.

Information that is given out to children and young people by the Government should consist of facts, not statements that are inaccurate and misleading.

Repacae him with Angela Eagle, first out-Lesbian MP.

And to balance the sexes, imho one of the men could be edited out, it’s Liam

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5459013/Men-supporting-women--screenings-banned-waiting-room.html

Thank you for your email in relation to our Your Story, Our History resource.

We really value your feedback and as you reference below, are committed to ensuring all our learning resources are accurate and of a high quality. The content in the glossary is based on Stonewall definitions and was intended to provide some context to the terminology, as used in the stories, to try and make them as accessible as possible to a younger audience. However, we recognise that this has been problematic in practice and in light of your feedback have taken the decision to temporarily remove the glossary from the booklet, pending a further review of all the definitions.

We really appreciate you taking the time to contact us with your concerns.

Kind regards,
Amy

It’s still there. 6 figures, which includes one lesbian & Christine Burns as a trans figure. The rest men.

...But, if true, there goes another expensively prepared pamphlet that has to be pulped.

Well done, Stonewall. Another Winner.

Glossary still there in all its glory when I click on the link.

I think they may have just done a bad cut and paste job from the description of .

Pretty much summarises all the forced pairings and false equivalences that the trans ideology clutches at.

Thank you, I have emailed my objections to the email address given.