Here is Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion, Caroline Lucas, speaking at trans pride today.
twitter.com/mimmymum/status/1152536786360553472?s=09
She supports GRA reform, including the removal of medical gatekeeping. She talks about her constituents, who have told her how difficult the current process is.
What she doesn't mention are the constituents who have told her how concerned they are about single-sex provision of services and facilities, who are concerned about the cotton ceiling and the unquestioning affirmation if children and teens, among other things.
It's worth noting that one local school has at least 76 trans identifying children/teens (article below).
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1051523/Gender-identity-Brighton-school-gender-fluid-education-transgender
The guidance used in local schools breaks all sorts (no pun intended) of regulations, as you can see from the impact assessment conducted by transgendertrend.com
www.transgendertrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/CRIA-Allsorts-Toolkit.pdf
And our local rape crisis centre has adopted the TWAW mantra, which has caused great distress to many local, vulnerable women who have experienced sexual violence.
survivorsnetwork.org.uk/inclusion-statement/
We're calling on Caroline Lucas to think seriously and critically about what she's saying, and the negative implications on vulnerable trans people, young people and women and girls.
There is myriad evidence that young people presenting as trans often have mental health issues or trauma. We're deeply concerned that the removal of medical gatekeeping will leave these youths vulnerable, and we'll see a wave of detransitioners in a few years, who will ask us why we didn't stop them.
We're also worried that self-id leaves women and girls vulnerable to men who will take advantage of the removal of boundaries. This is already happening, as many institutions have gotten 'ahead' of the law, and already allow self-id.
Caroline, if you're reading this, please listen to women