"Like a snowball: the growth and impact of the gender critical movement in the UK" - if you wanted a very good reason to never give Amnesty a penny, this is it. But a lot of people will read and believe.

Not very erudite but I have nothing much to say other than what a lot of absolute shite.

This is just a rehash of the tactics showcased in the Dentons report isn't it? Transactivists got used to secret privileged access to politicians, the media, organisations and business and being able to impose their niche dangerous demands on an unconsenting public. Once the appalling consequences emerged they're now subject to democratic scrutiny.

The whining is epic and enabled by far too many useful idiots.

Good point - and all this stuff (decriminalising sex work, letting men into women's spaces) is all of a piece.

I think we're not far from that point, tbh.

Weeeelll, I know opinions have always varied. There have been many areas/issues that AI have been criticised on by various people.

I used to think that was inevitable for an organisation working in highly contested areas and the political arena, but these days ... I wonder.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/apr/25/gita-sahgal-amnesty-international

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/25/magazine/why-amnesty-international-is-calling-for-decriminalizing-sex-work.html

They really are 'Am nasty' these days.

Just like UN women really are unwomen.

Ok, I'll be honest, I haven't read the document.
Does it say anywhere in it how the LGB part of LGBTI+ has been negatively affected or is it all just about the T?

I don't think they did - I think there'd have been a major scandal if they had done. Amnesty always seemed a pretty decent organisation until the trans madness took hold.

“Most media reports about trans people have a negative sentiment, while trans people are hardly seen in stories. When they do appear, it is as criminals or murder victims”

That’s a very selective filter they’ve applied there. And murder victims (plural)? I can only remember one in the UK, as horrific and unjustifiable as it was.

Thanks for that.....though this article seems mainly to do with accusations of nationalism and racism ( rather than 'rainbow' issues). He would certainly have referred to himself as a patriot, and came from a military background

Between January 2020 and April 2025, media coverage of issues about trans people has been excessively high compared to the size of the trans population, their role in society, and public interest in these topics.
and...
Most media reports about trans people have a negative sentiment, while trans people are hardly seen in stories. When they do appear, it is as criminals or murder victims.

Well, Amnesty there's a very good fucking reason why the negative reports of criminals are high compared to the size of the trans population...give yourselves another decade and you might be able to work it out.

And Amnesty there are more men who say they are women who are murderers than murder victims.

Utter twats.

The report is not authored.

I'm not surprised. 😂

Spot on. This statement from them is a proper 'tell me you have no idea about feminism, the GC movement and women's groups without telling me you have no idea'.

'...we consider the demands of GC actors to be the same as those of ultra conservative Christian groups.'

All this effort and a shiny report, and they are no further forward than the TRAs in 2018 accusing us of being Xtian Rightwing US fundamentalists.

If they weren't so stupid, they'd be dangerous.

As a result of legal challenges by GC groups, in the UK legal gender recognition has been restricted, if not made redundant

It's not restricted. Any bloke can have a certificate to say he's a woman. It just doesn't buy him the right to use women's spaces.

Sorry, lads.

'In the UK, compared to the US or some European countries, legal challenges to limit access to abortion have historically been unsuccessful. In our assessment, legal challenges to the ability to consent to gender affirming healthcare, pursued by GC actors, are not only shared by ultra conservative Christian groups but can also work as a proxy to diminish access to healthcare across the board, including abortion and contraception, by undermining ‘Gillick competence’.'

I mean, fuck you, Amnesty.

Suggesting that feminists are attempting to undermine access to abortion and contraception is absolute offensive fucking hogwash.

Isn’t the TRA “ecosystem” exactly the same?

'Previous Corpus Linguistics Analysis has shown a sharp growth in the amount of press coverage related to so-called ‘trans issues’38 with roughly three and a half times as many articles in 2018-19 compared to 2012. In addition to increased volume, the sentiment of the coverage was negative, with trans people increasingly described as involved in controversy, demanding or aggressive and with a propensity to be offended'

😶

'‘trans issues’ have been elevated to top political concerns for the press. The most recurring name in bigrams by far is J.K. Rowling.'

Bigly bigrams, JK! Well done, that woman.

'The GC ecosystem is diverse, and while it is possible to identify groups with distinct priorities and tactics, all share broadly the same goals and appear to closely collaborate and endorse one another.'

What are those goals, Amnesty?

Can you say 'Women's rights'?

Thank you. So, Amnesty did not support PIE? Googling is not throwing up anything.