To call to all: You have less than a month. Please act now to protect women's rights (Closes 1 March 2018)

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The Scottish Government's consultation on changes to the GRA closes on 1st March 2018.

The rest of the UK will likely follow Scotland's decision, so this is your chance to make your views known.

For those who don't yet understand the risks to women from changes to the Gender Recognition Act, please read this document. It is pretty straightforward

leyaterra.wordpress.com/2018/02/06/gender-the-gra-and-womens-rights/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Then please complete the Scottish Government's consultation.

You do NOT have to be Scottish or live in Scotland to complete it.

consult.gov.scot/family-law/review-of-the-gender-recognition-act-2004/

The brilliant Dr Nic Williams wrote a guide to the consultation

fairplayforwomen.com/scottish-consultation/

PLEASE complete it and pass to friends/family

Done. Thank you, OP.

Done.

SwanVests I was at a cross-country race last month and noticed in the results listing that there was a separate category for one M2F runner, so perhaps there is now more acknowledgement of the need to differentiate between competitors.

I’ll look at that when I get home.

@leyat thank you so much for writing that really thoughtful and informative guide! It's absolutely brilliant but I just wanted to suggest one thing that I personally think could be important to mention (perhaps you could consider adding it if you agree? Or perhaps it's already there and I missed it): that many trans women are straight men before they transition.

I was all for treating trans women exactly the same as any other woman up until very recently and dismissed anyone who felt otherwise as a bigot. The thing is, I had thought they were mostly gay men and all underwent surgery. I therefore thought all the stuff about risk of sexual assault, awkwardness of trans women in women's open changing rooms etc was nonsense. When I found out two key facts - that many trans women are straight men before they transition, and that the vast majority keep their penises - it changed my mind in an instant.

Just wanted to give some insight into my own thought processes as I think they may be the same for many.

In any case, thanks again for writing that. It's so very useful.

Will fill out the consultation ASAP!

I will be doing mine later on today. Work keeps getting in the way!

Completed. Thanks OP.

For people who think self-identification won't harm them/their daughters/woman in general - please read this.

translesbianpositivity.tumblr.com/post/170520246550/the-tip-of-the-iceberg-please-add-to-this-list

Thank you Done. Now off to do the PSHE one. And to get my DH to do this one.

Done!

Thank you for flagging this. I have just done it in under ten minutes, including copious comments!

Done.

Done. Thanks OP.

Done. Unfortunately I think a lot of people will be put off by the wording of the questions too.

Done it.

I don't live in Scotland but am very aware of the fact that what happens in one part of the UK is usually rolled out in the rest before too long.

The survey seemed very confused about the difference between sex and gender. I pointed it out about six times. And yes that marriage proposal is horrific - "you can't get a divorce you transphobe. So what if you only fancy men?"

I also told them the wording of some of the questions seemed almost deliberately confusing and could well result in many respondents posting the opposite of what they intended to.

I didn't know how to answer the question about being allowed to stay in a civil partnership if one partner transitions. Is there a reason that civil partnerships are only for same sex couples. Forgive me for being ignorant.

Done

Think there's a private members bill floating about about changing civil partnerships so that they are for everyone?

Completed thanks op

Done it.

Done.

Jumping on so I remember to do it later.

Will do although it feels very much like it's fighting a losing battle I read this yesterday and while I think fetishism and proclivities would be an unfair description in many cases, in other ways it seems to hit the nail on the head.

Done. It appalling how this proposed legislation has been allowed to get this far, driven on by the action of noisy and demanding activists. Women are only now beginning the wake up to the dangers posed by it. So much progress for women in my lifetime and now we have been colluding in our own sidelining.

Filled out; rarely do I bother with these things. I am very much a live and live character. I do not care what colour you are, you are welcome to practice any religion you like so long as not hurting others in it's name. As a consenting adults shag who you like, wear what you like, just be who you want to be. Obviously have a bit of respect and understanding for the people around you but in general just crack on and enjoy yourself. This is nuts though; it's like the lunatics are running the asylum and we're being very British looking at them askance but not really doing anything because well you know it'll be fine in the end. It won't be.

It sort of reminds me of Brexit I'm sure loads of people thought it was never going to happen because it was not a safe and sensible decision. So they didn't bother to vote and then were really surprised at the result.

Done