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Norwich City Council votes TWAW

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Sazzasez · 02/10/2022 22:42

On 29th September, Norwich City Council passed a motion that “trans women are women, trans men are men and non-binary people are non-binary”.

Proposed by Green Councillor Alex Catt, voted unanimously by Labour and Green Councillors, though a clause that would give transgender people priority in housing was defeated by Labour votes.

Alex Catt announced the vote in a tweet ending with the words “transphobic extremists [sic] are not welcome in Norwich”.

Norwich Women’s Rights Group on Twitter posted queries: how will it affect women-only swimming sessions at the council sports centres, especially for minority women; what about hostels for homeless women; will disabled women be able to specify intimate care by female carers, and so on.

A freedom of information request has already been submitted to find out what Equality Impact Assessment has been done.

Surprisingly, the Norwich Evening News, which has previously repeated unchallenged everything Cllr Catt tells them, actually reported that there have been some queries.

www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/city-councils-transgender-motion-prompts-criticism-9303970

Norwich City Council votes TWAW
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Athenajm80 · 03/10/2022 00:36

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Sazzasez · 03/10/2022 00:20

dropthevipers · 02/10/2022 23:55

Look forward to them declaring the earth is flat and making the wearing of tin foil hats compulsory.

As winter’s setting in & a lot of us worried about heating, they should vote Norwich is in the Southern Hemisphere.

We can skip on to springtime.

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Pixiedust1234 · 03/10/2022 00:00

Would be interesting to see which genders voted for and which voted against. And how many of the councillors had genders 🤔

dropthevipers · 02/10/2022 23:55

Look forward to them declaring the earth is flat and making the wearing of tin foil hats compulsory.

pattihews · 02/10/2022 23:47

Cardiff is where the Welsh Government is based and the Welsh Government is total TWAW. Mark Drakeford and his team have blocked all polite requests from women's groups and lesbian groups for the last four years — and it's usually quite easy to arrange meetings with Welsh politicians. But not women who have an interest in women's rights. We're toxic, apparently. The whole situation is too toxic and upsetting for any member of the Welsh Labour cabinet to deal with. Sad to see Norwich going bonkers too.

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Sazzasez · 02/10/2022 22:57

I think the inspiration here was Bristol.

What happened in Leeds & Cardiff!

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pattihews · 02/10/2022 22:55

Gosh years after Leeds and London and Cardiff and Edinburgh declare TWAW Norfolk catches up — just as the rest of the UK realise that it's all bollocks. I think that's what's called Normal for Norfolk.