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Is this hustings question good enough?

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Garlicker · 08/06/2024 08:04

It's good to see that Women's Issues are receiving focus here. To help establish the Candidates' grasp on these issues, I'd like to ask them:

  • What is a woman? Can a woman have a penis or a prostate?

This question is important to more than half of the electorate because, when you're looking at rights and protections for women and girls, sex is an extremely relevant factor.

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theilltemperedclavecinist · 08/06/2024 09:39

For reasons of safety, fairness, dignity, and acknowledgement of religious practices, many people, especially women, wish to see the urgent reintroduction of sex-segregated provision, on the basis of sex at birth, in all areas where it previously existed, such as intimate spaces, sports, shortlists, and awards.

The loss of sex-segregated provision constitutes indirect discrimination against women and religious minorities under the Equality Act.

Do you agree, and, if so, what measures do you propose in order to bring this about?

AstonScrapingsNameChange · 08/06/2024 08:39

Good idea, i also need to do this.

I think sex matters have an article about questions for candidates on their website.

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Garlicker · 08/06/2024 08:36

I feared as much, @CandidateX! Will keep reading and put something smarter together (I hope).

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CandidateX · 08/06/2024 08:31

Garlicker · 08/06/2024 08:04

It's good to see that Women's Issues are receiving focus here. To help establish the Candidates' grasp on these issues, I'd like to ask them:

  • What is a woman? Can a woman have a penis or a prostate?

This question is important to more than half of the electorate because, when you're looking at rights and protections for women and girls, sex is an extremely relevant factor.

no, complete and total waste of time, such a bog standard and cliched question, most candidates will have a bog standard and cliched answer ready - this is in the top 10 expected questions at hustings, and is included in training on how to give bland meaningless answers.

StripeySuperNova · 08/06/2024 08:31

My supplementary question is, if people with a GRC can legally be excluded from single sex spaces and services of their 'acquired gender' then what is the function of a GRC?

StripeySuperNova · 08/06/2024 08:28

The question I want answered is, do the candidates agree that single sex spaces and services are normal, necessary and legal? And if so, how do we ensure that spaces and services are indeed single biological sex when people can have the sex on their birth certificate and other legal documents changed?

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Garlicker · 08/06/2024 08:06

I want to send it off this weekend. More difficult than I expected to frame it compactly without seeming 'vexatious' 🙄 I'm certainly open to better suggestions!

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