A call to all wims to challenge registered charities who claim to be women’s services who include “transwomen”

We've discussed the Lemkin institute on here before.
Two people with a laptop, identifying as an "institute". Might even be one person now, didn't one of them leave?

"Whether you are a CEO, trustee, comms lead or safeguarding professional, it's so important to understand the landscape you are operating in."

I couldn't agree with you more, Kev!

"This matters. Women’s charities are already under pressure, financially, politically and reputationally."

Again, you're spot on Kev! Nothing gets past you! They're under pressure so make sure you focus on the people they were set up for - women!

Charities are not subject to FOI
but the CC is
hence my suggested wording up thread.

New to the thread but not to the board.... I'm happy to help as and when (lots of experience in advising charities etc).

That Linked In thread is bonkers

I would suggest this kind of behaviour is yet more evidence of a genocide against trans people. More importantly the Lemkin institute already identified a genocide against trans people in the US and UK.

Clearly no idea whatsoever what genocide means.........

Come on Kevin, do hop over to MN and respond to these questions - we're a friendly bunch (providing you recognise that women, girls and females doesn't inlcude anyone born with a penis, of course)

with the seen in health foi of all trusts, and the WRN foi of all local authorities, it would be good to have some similar publicity on charities.

Kev, start your own charities. We want our stuff back!

Hi Kevin,
In which other contexts would you support &/ or advise charities to break the law by disregarding the Supreme Court & their own Governing Documents?
Please provide an exhaustive list & show your reasoning.

BP's conduct is enabling and emboldening misogynistic abusers like him and the people in his replies.

He alleges that we are "self-identified 'anti-trans activists'".

Nobody on this thread self-identified that way so that is both an outrageous lie and very ironic coming from a member of the "respect people's identities are what they say they are" cult.

Usual replies on there from people who have either lost touch with reality or are deliberately pushing misinformation ("marriage camps" and "genocide").

Misogynistic bully.

Why does LinkedIn allow misogynistic abuse to be posted?

Dear Kevin,

Women wanting the law upheld are not "transphobic".
We are concerned about men - however they identify - in our spaces.

Yours
TiP

Or why women should be led to believe they are attending female-only events which meet their right to safety, privacy and/or dignity, only to find men are present.

Or why it's right that people who donate money in good faith to organisations which purport to be for women are unknowingly donating to organisations which are mixed sex.

Hey Kevin, since you are reading this thread please come on to explain why women and girls should undress infront of men and why men belong in women's rape crisis and domestic abuse centres. We'd love to hear your reasoned arguments.

From the comments on the link above:

Women should be really concerned that their right to free speech and free association is under attack from other women.

Irony-meter explodes! 😁

Please watch out. This thread has been screenshot and shared on LinkedIn

I see you Kevin. I see that you don’t think women deserve single sex spaces.

Single sex spaces can be trans inclusive you know.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kevin-taylor-mcknight-he-they-2313262_thirdsectoragainsttransphobia-activity-7431963945017458689-Tj6r?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAAFSXe4BoYpKzzss48JLiWn7lsoyZydj2bg

Sorry if this has already been suggested, but please can people on this thread write to or complain to the Charity Commission - about their own behaviour. They are saying it is reasonable for charities to wait for EHRC Code of practice, which is contrary to what the EHRC and Bridget Phillipson have said.

https://x.com/childrenoftrans/status/2024456005279457763?s=46

Up to date statement from EHRC about not waiting is on this page : https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/high-court-judgment-summary-good-law-project-v-equality-and-human-rights-commission

i have already written but I think the more the better.

To my mind the FOIs will be along the lines of

Dear Charity Commission,

This Charity is in breach of its objects [ link to CC page about it ] and [ link to offending website on their own website ]
and the Supreme Court Ruling [link to SC webite https://supremecourt.uk/uploads/uksc_2024_0042_judgment_aea6c48cee.pdf ] paragraph number NNN

Please could you confirm what enforcement action you are taking against the charity for breaching your own guidance https://www.gov.uk/guidance/charity-purposes-and-rules#the-law]

I look forward to confirmation that enforcement action has been completed

Yours

Morning vipers!

Can I add a charity to your list, please?

www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5492538-boy-on-the-girls-maths-olympiad-team

How would you phrase the FOI

@Hedgehogforshort
The simplest way - and to reduce duplication

will be to get each person on this thread
to send an FOI to the Charity Commission about the specific charity they have chosen.
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/body/charity_commission

Then we will get a data set of non compliant charities
AND the CC responses

Individual letters tend to have more impact than that kind of thing unless you're looking to have it published, like yesterday's letter re the GLP, in which case you'd want it signed by a solid phalanx of legal academics & practising lawyers.

@Hedgehogforshort Each poster pick a charity, ideally local to them and send a letter to the CC about it

link to the page of the charity website that is wrong

link to the SC ruling (ideally with the offending paragraph numbers quoted)
.... this site is the quick way to find paragraphs
https://sex-matters.org/posts/for-women-scotland-v-the-scottish-ministers/fws-v-the-scottish-ministers/
link to the EHRC saying not to wait for guidance
https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/our-work/uk-supreme-court-ruling-meaning-sex-equality-act-our-work

link to the best practice equality policy that only a fool would contradict
https://www.acas.org.uk/equality-policy-template