Sex Matters - urgent action - email your MP! Re Scotgov's gender self ID

My MP Julian Sturdy's reply was spot on. He fully supports Section 35 in order to safeguard women and girls.

Well here's my response from my MP, conservative, who did vote aye on the section 35 thing the other day which considering this was his reply to the please stop Nicola's Bill email i sent him rather surprised me.

You'll note no mention of Scotland but all about the GRA which I'd mentioned in the same email.

I am tempted to reply asking why he felt the urge to inform me that he was part of the many letters+ group. He's G by the way, but what has that got to do with what I Asked him. I didn't feel the need to inform him of my sexuality when i wrote to him. Whilst ignoring what i had actually asked him about.

Got a fancy letter back today, from the House of Commons, from my MP (seriously high quality paper).

She acknowledges I have concerns, but the Scottish GRA does not pose any issues to the EA, and she feels that trans people need more rights and protections (paraphrasing). We'll just have to disagree.

Didn't even expect an answer, but it is exactly the answer I would have expected. She's renowned for saying that trans people are the most oppressed/marginalised. She's also part of a totally captured party.

Pity.

I can copy out the letter in full, or photo is, if anyone fancies having a look?

Let us know how you get on @HardyEM 😁

Meeting with @DavidLloyd in York today. Will be asking if my 11 and 13 year daughters should expect to see a naked, adult man's penis in their changing rooms.

Well done #SexMatters

#WeBackAlisterJack

I've done it. Unfortunately my MP is SNP 🤮 so unlikely to have any effect but it took 10 seconds so why not. 🤷🏻‍♀️

'regardless of their sex, gender identity, race or disability. This is a complex area to reform and I do believe that the UK Government is getting the balance right.'
There is some hope in that it actually mentions 'sex' separately from 'gender identity' and that it acknowledges complexity and in that it states that the UK Government (which stopped self id) has the balance between the overlapping rights correct.
Ir is a good fudge of an answer lol.

Haha. Perfectly summarised @YouSetTheTone
I ought to send that to him really. 😉

I agree @FannyCann , this kind of response usually means I am pro ‘enabling men who would like to live as if they were women to be free to live their lives and fulfil their potential, regardless of how this impacts the protected characteristics of sex, religion or disability’ - yours sincerely, Heavily Stonewalled MP

I did it, making it more personal, Conservative MP.

Here's the response:

"Thank you for your email, and I hope you had a restful Christmas and New Year.

I appreciate the concerns that some people have raised over this Bill in Scotland, and the implications it may have for wider society. I understand that the UK Government has said that in order to understand the potential impact of the Bill on the rights of people across the UK, it will continue to monitor its progress. I am aware that the UK Government has made no decision on any potential action at this time.

I am determined that everyone in the UK should be free to live their lives and fulfil their potential regardless of their sex, gender identity, race or disability. This is a complex area to reform and I do believe that the UK Government is getting the balance right.

Thank you again for taking the time to contact me, and as always, if there is ever anything I can do to help as your local MP, please do not hesitate to get in touch."

It doesn't fill me with confidence regarding his stance on this issue.

Given the supportive responses from Cons MPs I’m inclined to believe The Times article which says the Gov is getting ready to oppose it. Think they are gathering constituent concerns to back up their move as it’s going to cause unholy hell with the SNP.

Done (and personalised).

Keep writing everyone!

Done. I personalised it at the top but my MP won’t be surprised to see it from me. We’ve met in person to discuss women’s rights/ gender ideology, we’ve zoomed about it, he’s had to pass on emails to Nick Gibb and also to Kemi Badenoch’s office. I sent him the Nolan Investigates Stonewall podcasts, I’ve sent him Trans by Helen Joyce and Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier… and many other things!
(writing all this down makes me realise it’s been quite a lot actually). He’s extremely receptive and sympathetic (and a Conservative MP) but I don’t know how effectual he is in Parliament on these matters..

I've contacted my (Conservative) MP and had a short but very supportive response from him which is encouraging.

Thank you. Done!

I replied and said I would prefer it in writing. I would imagine he would be in agreement though so not sure why he's being shy!

I've got a reply - checking I'm really his constituent and wanting a phone number because he doesn't want written evidence.

I’ve written to my MP about various things over the years (primarily Brexit). This is the first time he’s replied - letter from the House of Commons dropped onto my doormat this morning from him.

done, thanks for posting.

I emailed my MP and he replied today! He said:

“Thanks for writing to me. I have long expressed concerns and articulated that self ID was dangerous. It is for those reasons that I opposed the legislation at Holyrood.

It does conflict with the Equalities legislation that is reserved to Westminster. It is for that reason that the Supreme Court should address this as a matter of urgency. I believe that it should be a legal not political decision and for clarity that court decision is required.”

Done, thank you!