Interesting article discussing transgender support by schools in the Guardian

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Interesting article discussing transgender support by schools in the Guardian www.theguardian.com/education/2018/may/15/transgender-row-teachers-afraid-challenge-breast-binding

actually has input from both transactivist and gender critical sides!
and an open comments section not yet censored to ribbons!
in the Guardian!

I shall be on my fainting couch for the rest of the afternoon...

I do believe that being autistic makes someone more likely to feel differently than most would about their gender identity. Me, I don’t feel that I have a gender identity at all. I consider gender to be imposed.

Glad to see from that article that the EHRC will have guidance coming out in this area soon- long overdue. Hope it is sensible and easy to use.

Thsi forthcoming guidance also looks useful- not sure if it’s the same as mentioned in the article or something else?

www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/our-work/news/intimidation-public-life-abusive-behaviour-undermines-free-speech

Intimidation in public life: abusive behaviour undermines free speech
Published: 13 Dec 2017

Welcoming the publication of Lord Bew’s report into abuse of MPs (on GOV.UK), Alastair Pringle, Executive Director at the Equality and Human Rights Commission, said:

"Robust debate is essential in any democracy, but that should never spill over into abusive and vile comments, or threats. No-one, including MPs from all sides of the political spectrum, should ever face intimidation and be made to feel unsafe. We need more people from diverse backgrounds participating in public life and there’s a real danger they will be put off because of a small minority of hateful people. This will only damage our democracy.

"Freedom of speech is an important human right for everyone, and it must be protected. This type of abusive behaviour undermines freedom of speech by deterring people from putting themselves forward and expressing their views. Our new guidance will make clear the distinction between freedom of expression and hate speech to help people understand where the line is drawn."

(My bolding not theirs)