Well, yes, but this has been happening worldwide. So look for a comparator with other countries and their handling of the same societal forces. It's a kind of controlled trial... We can't say how Labour would have responded, but we can get an idea by looking at the response of countries with "left"-ish governments.
Clearly the UK is the world leader on this, by far.
I know this was from a few days ago, posted by necessaryscene.
But I think it is such a significant point that it bears repeating.
We get so lost in arguing about who, in the political parties here, did and said what- in the arc of events since the GRA. But looking at the larger context (beyond the UK) gives a true sense of the powerful tide that is so much bigger than our particular party politics.
I am fascinated, and strangely proud, that more consideration has been enabled here than in most other countries- and has even influenced other countries who are starting to consider, perhaps.
The myriad reasons for why that could be, have been explored across many threads here- and again- often extend beyond party politics (The press, size of country/networks, strong history of feminist activism, cultural traits etc)
Re the politics though:
The sense of hope at the prospect of a change of government feels so dampened for me, despite understanding and feeling the need for it.
Especially as it comes at a time of finally feeling that some sanity in area that had made me feel crazy for so long is being restored.
Because personally, I have no sense of what Labour will do in power, even given the shifts in awareness and debate that have happened in the last year-ish.
But, what I do have, is almost no doubt that we would be in a very different (unfavourable- in terms of gender self-id etc) position if Labour had been in power in the current term.
And that really throws me into a spin.