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Majorly outed myself at work

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cheshirecatssmile · 28/03/2023 12:41

I work for the nhs. Yesterday we were handed some laminated shite about gender identity information.
The fella handed it to me saying it had come from the inclusion &diversity dude. He's also LBGT+ lead and my head of nursing.

I showed the laminate to some gay members of my team. They were disgusted by the wording.

So I emailed the heads of nursing, stating the bloody obvious.
I had backing off my manager who didn't want the laminate on the staff room wall.

So pressed send. Had radio silence back.

I'm now getting my ducks in a row, maybe not needed , but just in case.

I had also sent them a foi regarding there partnership with stonewall.

It's either going to be how do we shut her up or how do we distance ourselves from it.

Either way big black mark against my name.

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TalcumX · 28/03/2023 12:57

@cheshirecatssmile at this point after everything that's happened the last few days I'd embrace it, and be loud and proud to be a terf!. You have the law about your beliefs on your side. Everything is coming unstuck. Might as well just go with it.

cheshirecatssmile · 28/03/2023 12:55

The trust also said they were changing policy wording in line with LGBT
I asked what changes 🤷🏻‍♀️
Who's advising these changes?
Why are they doing it?

These are simple questions that the outcome effects all service users within the nhs.

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cheshirecatssmile · 28/03/2023 12:53

piedbeauty · 28/03/2023 12:48

What was the wording you were disgusted by?

It was the gay and lesbian staff that were horrified by this poster.

They asked what about heterosexual people? Why is this being pushed

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cheshirecatssmile · 28/03/2023 12:52

@Forester1
Pronouns
Gender not sex
Titles and honorific's and how not to offend people by treating them as gender neutral.
Different LGBT identities including queer which is mainly what the staff complained about as it's foul.
Cis gendered people
Gender stereotypes
Sexual orientation
Gender expression

I work with a trans woman , who calls himself a man . Not happy .

Some may not find this interesting or care .
But as gay and lesbian staff came to me yesterday. I took one for the team.

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CryptoFascistMadameCholet · 28/03/2023 12:49

Well done!

We can’t fanny about appeasing identities when it’s bodies that are being attended to.

It’s bad for women and children and it’s bad for trans people too, especially transmen (who can forget the transman who suffered a tragic stillbirth in an ER because no one realised the stomach pain could be caused by pregnancy, or the transman that almost missed out on a kidney transplant because the wrong sex markers were applied to blood results, or the transman who died of ovarian cancer due having failed to access timely care?)

It’s not transphobic to prioritise evidence based care.

WickedSerious · 28/03/2023 12:49

Good for you,it sounds like you're not the only one in your workplace who's had enough of this shit.

piedbeauty · 28/03/2023 12:48

What was the wording you were disgusted by?

beastlyslumber · 28/03/2023 12:47

Good for you. Good luck! (Join the Free Speech Union.)

Forester1 · 28/03/2023 12:44

What was the wording?

PriOn1 · 28/03/2023 12:44

Good luck. Sounds like you are not the only person who doesn’t agree. I hope they are courageous and back you up if you need it.

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