Reminding Ourselves of the Recommendations in the light of Maria Miller's Reverse Ferret

[theOtherPamAyres]

Maria Miller MP is the chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Women and Equality responsible for the recommendations on Transgender Equality.

She is trying to re-write history and put some distance between the Gender Recogition fiasco and her Committee.

Presumably, in her Committee's view, Transwomen are still women and she stands by recommendations like these (a selection of a few):

1. Urgent clarification on the position of transgender prisoners, given the "clear risk of harm" if trans people are held in prisons according to their birth genders.
2. Mandatory training for police officers on transphobic hate crimes, and the extension of hate crime laws to cover gender identity.
3. The lowering from 18 to 16 of the age limit for obtaining official recognition of a new gender without parental consent.
4. Training for school staff to better support "gender-variant" young people.
5. Guidance for sports bodies to make clear that exclusion of transgender players on grounds of safety or fair competition is rarely justified.

She says that single-sex services are not at risk, (and I don't believe that's possible without a change to the Equality Act).

I am waiting to hear more about her views on the other aspects of the Committee's work - specifically, her views about prisons, children, sports, and the training of police and teachers to affirm trans identities and prosecute dissenters?

Any other purported feminists remember this report?

publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmselect/cmwomeq/390/390.pdf

Some gems from the linked document:

18. The protected characteristic in respect of trans people under the Equality Act should be amended to that of “gender identity”. This would improve the law by bringing the language in the Act up to date, making it compliant with Council of Europe Resolution 2048; and make it significantly clearer that protection is afforded
    to anyone who might experience discrimination because of their gender identity.
    (Paragraph 108)

19. The protections afforded by the Equality Act 2010 are intended to be available to all, including children and adolescents. (Paragraph 109)

20. The Equality and Human Rights Commission must be able to investigate complaints of discrimination raised by children and adolescents without the requirement to have their parents’ consent. (Paragraph 109)

21. We recommend that the Equality Act be amended so that the occupational requirements provision and / or the single-sex / separate services provision shall not apply in relation to discrimination against a person whose acquired gender has
    been recognised under the Gender Recognition Act 2004. (Paragraph 132)

22. We recommend that the Government work with Sport England to produce guidance which help sporting groups realise that there are likely to be few occasions where exclusions are justified to ensure fair competition or the safety of competitors.
    (Paragraph 143)

23. We have found that the NHS is letting down trans people, with too much evidence of an approach that can be said to be discriminatory and in breach of the Equality Act. (Paragraph 144)

24. We are concerned that Gender Identity Services continue to be provided as part of mental-health services. This is a relic of the days when trans identity in itself was regarded as a disease or disorder of the mind and contributes to the misleading impression that this continues to be the case. (Paragraph 209)

25. Consideration must be given to the transfer of these services to some other relevant area of clinical specialism, such as endocrinology (which deals with hormonerelated conditions), or their establishment as a distinct specialism in their own right. (Paragraph 209)

26. We recognise that there are legitimate concerns among service-users and their families about the clinical protocols which the clinic operates regarding access to puberty-blockers and cross-sex hormones. Failing to intervene in this way, or unnecessarily delaying such intervention, clearly has the potential to lead to seriously
    damaging consequences for very vulnerable young people, including the risk of selfharm and attempted suicide. (Paragraph 250)

27. There is a clear and strong case that delaying treatment risks more harm than providing it. The treatment involved is primarily reversible, and the seriously dangerous consequences of not giving this treatment, including self-harming and suicide, are clearly well attested. (Paragraph 252)

28. Accordingly, we recommend that, in the current review of the service specification and protocol for the Gender Identity Development Service, consideration be given to reducing the amount of time required for the assessment that service-users must undergo before puberty-blockers and cross-sex hormones can be prescribed.
    (Paragraph 253)

29. While the safety and welfare of all offenders is paramount, caring for and managing trans offenders appropriately is crucial. There is a clear risk of harm (including violence, sexual assault, self-harming and suicide) where trans prisoners are not located in a prison or other setting appropriate to their acquired / affirmed gender. Neither is it fair or appropriate for them to end up in solitary confinement solely as a result of their trans status. (Paragraph 320)

30. We recommend that the Government hold similar conversations with further education providers. The Government should also take steps to ensure all further education and university staff receive gender identity awareness training. Further and higher education institutions should take proactive steps to promote trans equality, including having a Transgender Champions scheme for their non-trans staff. (Paragraph 369)

Not forgetting that in all 98 pages, there is zero mention of autogynephilia. And when challenged, Caroline Dinedage said it's very existence was 'controversial'.

The entire report is misleading at best or untrue/full of omissions at worst.