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Sunak intends to review the EA

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ArabellaScott · 28/10/2022 10:22

This tucked in an article in the Telegraph on sex ed in schools:

'Mr Sunak also intends to look to review the Equality Act to make it clear that sex means biological sex rather than gender.
This would mean that biological males cannot compete in women’s sport and other single-sex facilities such as changing rooms and women’s refuges will be protected.
It would also mean clarifying that self-identification for transgender people does not have legal force, meaning transgender women have no legal right to access women-only facilities.
A Downing Street source said that protecting women and girls is a priority for Mr Sunak’s administration.'

www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/10/27/age-appropriate-sex-education-set-enforced-sunak-administration/

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donquixotedelamancha · 28/10/2022 10:48

I would write to my MP but it's Keir Starmer so might not be worth it

All the more reason to me.

I actually think the best outcome would be both parties cooperating because it might remove the risk of self ID permanently.

RosalindsAFuckingNightmare · 28/10/2022 10:47

Davros · 28/10/2022 10:34

🙏 fantastic news. I would write to my MP but it's Keir Starmer so might not be worth it

Same, only Ed Davey. I've written to him before and got short shrift from him.

donquixotedelamancha · 28/10/2022 10:44

If all they do is tighten the statutory guidance of the act then great.

But the EA is fine as is- it's the implementation of it and the fact that there have been a lot of lies spread about it that is the problem.

I would be concerned if the Tories brought forward a new EA. Weakening of workplace protection could be even more damaging for women than self ID.

QuebecBagnet · 28/10/2022 10:41

He has daughters. Hopefully he sees the issues.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 28/10/2022 10:38

I think it would, Davros. I'm convinced he does actually know what a woman is. He's going to have to spell out without fudging that he opposes women's sex based protections if he wants to win woke points by attacking Sunak.

Davros · 28/10/2022 10:34

🙏 fantastic news. I would write to my MP but it's Keir Starmer so might not be worth it

SirSamVimesCityWatch · 28/10/2022 10:31

Oh my god, please, please let this happen.

I will be writing to my MP to communicate my support of this. He's a Tory, bit of a twat, total yes man who always votes with the government, and he's ignored my emails on this is the past, but that was when the noises coming out of number ten were different. If the top dog is signalling a clear pro-woman agenda he is likely to be more interested in supporting it, the little weasel.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 28/10/2022 10:27

Absolutely. This is a step forward, if he means it.

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ArabellaScott · 28/10/2022 10:25

Yes. But I think this is crucial. The EHRC are hopefully going to get more involved.

We need clear, unambiguous definitions, clarity of language, so that everyone understands implicitly what 'woman', 'sex', 'gender' etc all mean.

THEN we can make the laws watertight.

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Ereshkigalangcleg · 28/10/2022 10:24

We need to keep him on track. There will be lots of back room negotiations with Stonewall etc to water anything down.

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