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Liz Truss letter to EHRC; spot the contradiction

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InTheCanteen · 05/08/2022 13:14

The Conservative leadership election is giving women some opportunities to draw out the candidates on single sex spaces, services, sports and opportunities.

Frankly, I'm surprised this letter from February hasn't been more widely publicised up until now. I do hope Liz Truss can come up with a clear response: has she since changed her mind? Can she explain to us what she means by 'transgender people'?

twitter.com/TheAttagirls/status/1555514182493245445?s=20&t=mK96bvctJrsp2umZYK5r1A

Retweeted by Helen Joyce too.

Liz Truss letter to EHRC; spot the contradiction
Liz Truss letter to EHRC; spot the contradiction
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Johnnysgirl · 05/08/2022 14:38

That letter literally makes no sense Hmm Wtf?
If this is what "let me clarify things" looks like, I despair.

JacquelinePot · 05/08/2022 14:33

So Truss wants to maintain single sex spaces while simultaneously allowing both sexes access to said spaces?

Alice in Wonderland politics!

achillestoes · 05/08/2022 13:54

My interpretation is that Truss was getting the EHRC to issue the new guidance, while making it clear it wasn’t the government doing anything.

NancyDrawed · 05/08/2022 13:30

I think there might have been a thread about it at the time, I'll see if I can find it.

That letter is a worry, although I'm hopeful that her position has become firmer in favour of single sex spaces since February.