UK Physios

is transphobia an actual issue? Are there examples of physios being struck off or disciplined for being transphobic?

So apparently CSP are now going to release a position statement/policy on transphobia as there is no issue that’s more important. I guess racism and ableism will just have to wait. The statement from the LGBT network below says you can email her for a copy of the draft statement, but shouldn’t they be consulting with all members?

x.com/csplgbtqia/status/1747926721855115687?s=20

why can’t our governing body communicate with members in a way that doesn’t lead to “pissed off”? I can see the problem, accidentally causing pneumothorax is one of the reasons I stopped using acupuncture but the upset on here is palpable. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2788672197888435/permalink/6879867852102162/

thry are overdue making a statement about how we must wear Palestine lanyards, and when the general election is called we will all have to wear red ones to signal support for vote Labour. And Rosie Duffield isn’t to get any physio under any circumstances but Bungle can have as much as he likes because he’s an original rainbow.

where’s my Pay rise? And did we ever sort out the weekend working fiasco? And why can’t I get community rehab services for my patients? That all used to be the CSP’s job, didn’t it?

Did anyone check that glossary? This for instance:

'It is now widely accepted that race is a social construct, rooted in White supremacy'.
Is it though? Is it really!!
And the constant use of 'sex assigned at birth' opposed to biological sex...

Yes, that’s the stonewall glossary. See anything missing from the “w” list?

(hint, it’s xx people)

Has anyone seen this? I suspect no one has thought it through as they include crossdressers in the definition of trans. All taken from Stonewall I suspect.
https://www.csp.org.uk/about-csp/equity-diversity-belonging/strategy/glossary#t

I mean, I hope there are. Science based professions can’t lie about truth.

Well, that’s possibly quite significant. Perhaps there are changes

Pronouns are still there, plus old-fashioned rainbow flag rather than the new version. Took me a moment to realise "Ass editor" wasn't some sort of joke!

Pronouns are in her bio but I'm sure they used to be visible on her tweets but not now & yes she definitely had the flag too.

They are back now, but no trans flag. I’m here she had that before?

That’s a surprise

Just noticed RM no longer has pronouns on twitter

Yes, and I suspect that was because the network won't be happy with anything other than an unquestioning acceptance of TWAW.

They need to define transphobia before acting on it, and that turned out to be a big “too hard”.

bet Karen Middleton can’t wait for January.

It all seems to have gone quiet on the trans front but I heard through the grapevine that the LGBT network are not happy with what they perceive as CSP's inaction on transphobia. It's interesting isn't it, how that always becomes the most pressing of equality issues over say, racism or ableism?

This is the problem with playing with politics - you can make clumsy mistakes. I know RM has friends in Palestine and has worked there, but a Jewish physio was kidnapped and no comment at all?

it’s like the gender stuff, it’s complex and you have to know what you are doing before you comment or you can cause upset if not real harm.

I hope she makes it back to her family soon, I don’t pretend to understand the Middle East, which is why I’d not comment publicly.
https://x.com/nirit_rotem/status/1717977742698750143?s=46

Nothing in the chairs statement about the impact of the Middle East on members who are either Jewish, Muslim or has links to Israel or Palestine? https://www.csp.org.uk/news/2023-10-19-csp-chairs-statement-gaza-israel

I don't know why it is necessary to comment on war and politics at all - our remit is anatomy and function and surely our trade union should stick to political issues which affect members.

Is Ishmael going to comment on the plastic-berg in the ocean? On the plight of child soldiers in the DRC? On the famine that's about to explode in the Horn of Africa? Or, does he only react to the latest hashtag?

Actually, I'd be quite interested in his thoughts on the WRN report about how many rapes and sexual assaults happen on mixed sex wards. <crickets>

Oh, neither it does. That is interesting, I don't use LinkedIn so I hadn't spotted that. he's at least got clinical experience and is not Rob the communications guy.

As he's a gay man I'm wondering just what kind of diversity he's most interested in? On the other hand his LinkedIn doesn't have pronouns so you never know!

His LinkedIn says "I am an open and authentic individual". I wonder what that means? As opposed to a closed and inauthentic multiple?