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EHCR Lib Dem response

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Flotsamandjetsum · 17/06/2026 19:56

Apparently our Lib Dem mp has objected to the EHCR guidance because it would be unfair to women

“I am also incredibly concerned about the effect that this will have on women trying to access women-only spaces. This guidance creates a situation in which anyone can be challenged whilst accessing facilities based on how well someone else believes they visually conform to gender stereotypes. I think it is abhorrent that a woman could be made to feel they are 'not feminine enough' to access a woman's space, particularly those who have recently undergone a mastectomy or chemotherapy. This would cause embarrassment at best, and potentially huge self-confidence and mental health issues at worst. Women should be able to access services and facilities safely and with confidence. “

is it just me or isn’t this hugely misogynistic that a women is only someone with huge breasts and long hair.

thoughts.

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ErrolTheDragon · 17/06/2026 20:17

‘Incredibly concerned’ about something that no one was in the least bit worried about before males decided they could colonise women’s spaces. Hmm

Hedgehogforshort · 17/06/2026 20:08

he is just making things up to justify his opposition to the guidance. Which clearly states that there should be no policing of toilets.

In any event most of us would not mistake a women for a man, even if they have had a mastectomy or have no hair it’s all the same old bollocks

Thingybob · 17/06/2026 20:06

Sounds like your MP is regurgitating the unbelievable story put out by Mrs Maugham.

WomanWithoutNeedOfPrefix · 17/06/2026 20:04

And to think I actually voted for these sexists in every election I could for over 20 years.

Separating spaces and services by sex is the very opposite of separating them by 'feminine' or 'masculine' stereotypes.

And their solution to this imagined problem is to make all single sex spaces mixed sex. There isn't an eye roll big enough.