Full Council Chaos. Bristol City Council refusing to implement single sex services

Now, women can't engage in a democratic process without abuse and harassment.

Can’t imagine that with Mrs Miggins out for her weekly coffee and cake with her friend Enid. Sorry, I thought the article was about same sex spaces, my bad.

We aren’t all as primed to look for those things, and I still think there’s a risk there.

Edit: as PP have said, not the right place to discuss this, sorry.

Last night at the full council meeting women asking questions about BCC's refusal to implement the law was met with heckling from the gallery and a nonsensical word salad from council officials.

Somehow the number of questions, and goodness knows what other personal details, was leaked from within the Council offices and fed to far left activists who put out a call for attendance online. At least 100 turned up and abused and harrassed members of the public while they were speaking. At one point they were shouting at a questioners to sit down. No action was taken by council officials to maintain order.

As they left, women were met with heckling, chanting and shouting outside the building from more far left activists. The atmosphere was intimidating and abusive.

Please note, the Council agenda that evening held an item on a city wide commitment to ending VAWG. Harrassment and abuse was happening right in front of them and they not only initiated this spectacle but supported it.

Women are not safe in Bristol.

Something I read recently did give me pause…

Some trans men (women) pass exceedingly well - so to all intents and purposes they look male. But will use the female facilities. How will some people deal with what certainly looks like a bloke in the female loos/changing rooms? What’s to stop a predator saying they’re a trans man? I get it the other way, there aren’t as many trans women who pass (they need a critical friend on the hair, make up and fashion elements!) but this does worry me. Feels a bit ‘own goal’ iykwim

Something I read recently did give me pause…

Some trans men (women) pass exceedingly well - so to all intents and purposes they look male. But will use the female facilities. How will some people deal with what certainly looks like a bloke in the female loos/changing rooms? What’s to stop a predator saying they’re a trans man? I get it the other way, there aren’t as many trans women who pass (they need a critical friend on the hair, make up and fashion elements!) but this does worry me. Feels a bit ‘own goal’ iykwim

Why are you posting this on a thread that is clearly and specifically about what happened at BCC last night?

Why did you not start your own thread to discuss this topic that's been discussed many many times on here already?

Something I read recently did give me pause…

Some trans men (women) pass exceedingly well - so to all intents and purposes they look male. But will use the female facilities. How will some people deal with what certainly looks like a bloke in the female loos/changing rooms? What’s to stop a predator saying they’re a trans man? I get it the other way, there aren’t as many trans women who pass (they need a critical friend on the hair, make up and fashion elements!) but this does worry me. Feels a bit ‘own goal’ iykwim