@raddledoldmisanthropist
does no one care to defend the rights of those women?
Mr Johnson's awful past behaviour has been subject to much discussion on here (and was a large part of why I couldn't vote Tory last time either) but I would suggest that if self ID came in the people who would be most affected would be:
- Muslim women
- Orthodox Jewish women
- Non-white women who are often from cultural backgrounds with a more conservative approach to intimate spaces and (for some demographics) are more likely to be poor in the UK.
- Poor women who are more likely to need access to refuges, more likely to go to prision and have fewer sporting opportunities.
Actually I think this view, although widespread, is wrong. It would affect pretty much all women including wealthy ones. And children.
Rape and sexual assault happens to rich as well as poor. Money doesn't protect against needing sexual assault counselling and support services.
Even if you can afford private hospital, emergency is NHS, and women of all incomes need intimate exams (smears etc).
Toilets at schools (private or state), hospitals, offices, shopping malls. Changing rooms.
Plenty of affluent people pursue sporting careers including the Queen's daughter and granddaughter. They need changing rooms, etc as much as children and women from poor backgrounds.
Even refuges and prisons. They might have higher proportion of people from poorer backgrounds but it's not exclusive. Particularly when it comes to so-called white collar crimes.
With refuges. Financial abuse can mean a woman from a very middle-class affluent background has no money or anywhere to escape to. And, despite popular stereotypes, physical violence does happen in middle-class homes. Refuges aren't homeless shelters. They're safe houses with hidden addresses to protect women whose lives are at risk if an abusive spouse finds them.
Self ID will impact on all women and girls walks of life.