I won’t be surprised if this goes through. We are good at debating these issues, especially on the internet, but most women are too scared, not bothered enough (mostly this) or too bogged down with life to put their head above the parapet and take decisive action. Self-ID is starting to spread among public bodies already - Leeds City Council, council leisure centres, the City of London Corporation, universities - and soon the trickle will become a flood.
I knew that the outrage over the City of London decision would quickly die down and we’d move on to outrage about some other trans issue, and that that was what they were banking on. It’s not my issue, not my issue at all, but I tried to get some decisive action going, contacting those who said they were affected. Nothing. Everyone is banking on someone else taking action. Well, MPs and MSPs are human too. They too care about their mortgages and paying for their children. So don’t be surprised if they put self before the public good. If you expect them to do all the work you’ll be sorely disappointed.
And if self-ID becomes law, just like the GRA, it WILL NOT be rolled back. We will be stuck with it for the rest of our lifetimes because quashing it (not sure that’s the right phrase) will be touted and seen as taking rights from a vulnerable group.