The self-ID petition is live #2

[YesItsADebate]

Here it is: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/214118

The signatories now stand at 5444.

The grey areas on the map are:

• Airdrie and Shotts
• Staffordshire Moorlands
• Bassetlaw
• Harlow
• West Tyrone

The constituencies with the highest number of signatories are:

• Calder Valley
• Brighton Pavillion
• Lewisham West and Penge
• Lewisham, Deptford
• Bristol West
• Edinburgh North and Leith

It’s due to be reported in this week’s Mail on Sunday and Sunday Times.

Thankyou to everyone who has signed, shared, discussed and thought about this petition

Wow op which newspaper and what’s the story?

YesitsaDebate, you are brave!

After umming and ahhing for a few days, I have finally shared to my FB page. I tested the water privately with two friends beforehand, to be met with resistance (worries about being seen as transphobic). But one friend signed the petition pretty quickly after I'd posted it.

My constituency has been static for a few days so I'm hoping there might be an increase. I wrote to my MP a couple of weeks ago but not hopeful of an answer.

I am sharing like no tomorrow on these subjects on Facebook and Twitter, we have to get this into the public domain!

I’m looking forward to admiring your pecs, Yes. Well done.

I really hope they feature the petition positively and not make it out to be hysterical/a joke/insert prejudiced women’s issue in right-wing press slant here.

CircleSquare it’s the Mail on Sunday doing the photos today. The Sunday Times did clothed photos yesterday.

Yep, identify as trans - no problem. Preferred pronouns - no problem.
Live free from discrimination and prejudice - no problem.

Deny my biology because it makes you - I don't think so.

Exactly this.

All the trans people I have ever met are just people wanting to get through their lives.
There seems to be this new group who are demanding that the world spins a different way just for them.

MrSlant I did when we had a signature in each of the London constituencies, so I say go for it

Only a few grey ones left now - we just got West Tyrone!

Good for you op. Extremely brave of you, thanks for taking a stand sister!

Hi all, I have been sharing with a few friends at a time. Not brave enough to share on Facebook. I have also been trying to share with other groups - such as muslim women's groups on my twitter account. I am a bit disappointed that this is going more slowly than it should. I should also mention that The Sunday Times mag has carried an interview with US trans activist Sarah McBride. It's a very moving story ... and she comes across very different from the mad as badgers trans activists we have had to run the gauntlet of. Of course it doesn't alter the fact that self ID is crazy, but it normalises it and makes our lives harder in making others realise the unintended consequences of this law change ...

Can you sign this anonymously? I work in yhe public sector and not sure if I'm allowed to sign petitions to government.

Your name is not revealed Woodwick. Just don't use a work computer.

BINGO for NI as well now Wales was first though so ner

I am the voice of maturity on this thread

Wow that's brilliant!! Good for Wales and NI!!👍👍👍🎉🎉🎉

I can't believe how low the numbers are ☹️. I shared on fb - no reaction at all. I don't think people have any idea about it at all, and/or assume that we are talking about people who've had surgery.

I think people are just utterly clueless and see it as just another random petition that has nothing to do with them. The parliament bit might put people off as well. it is going slowly!!

Are people maybe feeling more afraid to sign petitions like this, after the things that happened with the gofundme and the facebook group? I've heard stories of people being harassed at work or having personal information posted in public.

It really is getting very 1984...sick to death of it and if one more person calls me a transposition bigot I shall scream!!!!

auto correct is a bugger...

Stupid new phone!!! Transphobic obviously, my phone needs to get used to this word.

That was a good read by kristinajayne Harrison. Sorry if I've missed this in all the posts; In expectation of the petition reaching 10000, are "we" mumsnet, prepared and clear of our demands if /when government responds? I've had a prompt response from my mp- but he's ignored my request to share it here after replying in quick succession initially. It's basically along the lines of govt has no intention of removing equality act provisions and respectful debate will take place. I'm not convinced.

YesItsADebate

If the Mail and ST allow comments, we need to link to the petition, to raise awareness.

my phone needs to get used to this word

You appear to have a TERF phone, Ihavesomeballs - report yourself for re-education immediately

I too think the general public have no clue what is actually happening. This new law could just slip through and most people wouldn’t even know about it.

I’m so glad the press are picking it up, you’re a Yes. I really hope the numbers rise tomorrow after the press coverage.

C'mon Airdrie and Shotts!