Labour women's declaration on sex-based rights

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There was the SNP Women's Pledge, launched at their conference last month, and now there is a Labour women's pledge with 300 founder signatories, including three MSPs.

Twitter account: twitter.com/LabWomenDec

Declaration can be signed here: www.ipetitions.com/petition/labour-womens-declaration

Article in the Morning Star:
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/labour-activists-launch-declaration-women%E2%80%99s-sex-based-rights#.Xcnazpu5Rpo.twitter

Excellent.

Signed.

Oh yeah was just going to,post this

Tide on turn ?

Crikey. That's actually amazing.

I'm slightly sceptical. Does it actually define woman? As in, a human female, XX, the cunty ones?

Am I dreaming, is this real?

Signed

Well, it says "sex based" which helps.

Oooh, now this is interesting!

But... but... I thought GC people were all middle class white conservative women? There seems to be an error in the matrix.
(Come on labour party, get behind this. I've been a left leaning liberal supporter all my life, the LDs have made it clear they don't want my vote any more. Desperate for someone I can vote for.)

Well this is cheering. If this gets traction (and given the amount of frothing that the SNP version created among the woke, I suspect it will) that'll give us lefties a bit of hope. Maybe just in time for the GE.

YourOpinion it mentions 'sex' several times, which as we all know is actually forbidden and old fashioned because only a glittering spectrum of gender exists these days.

Brilliant, brilliant to see.

Just coming to post, great stuff. I've rarely voted labour but starting to consider it despite my dislike of JC.

Signed.

Tide on turn?

It’s beginning to feel that way to me too. The mood on Twitter is changing and I don’t think it’s all down to t*rfblockers.

Women have the right to discuss policies which affect them, without being abused, harassed or intimidated.

Wow. It's like common sense is back in the room!

Brilliant. Signed it.

Signed. And it's gained 100 in about the last hour.

Wow - imagine this a year ago !

Sorry to be Cynical Cynthia, but I'll be very surprised if any Labour PPCs for Westminster sign this. Happy to be proved wrong.

Signed!

(And yes - have my eyes out for PPC names - my local candidate is very TWAW)

I'm going to email my Labour PPC and ask if they'll be signing. And if not, why not. Because, honestly, which of these demands are unacceptable?

1. Women and girls are subject to discrimination and oppression on the basis of their sex.

1. Women have the right to freedom of belief, freedom of expression and freedom of assembly (Articles 18, 19 and 20 of the UN Declaration of Human Rights).

1. Women have the right to discuss policies which affect them, without being abused, harassed or intimidated.

1. Women have the right to maintain their sex-based protections, as set out in the Equality Act 2010. These include female-only spaces such as changing rooms, hospital wards, sanitary and sleeping accommodation, refuges, hostels and prisons.

1. Women have the right to participate in single-sex sports, to ensure fairness and safety at all levels of competition.

1. Women have the right to organise themselves, as a sex, across a range of cultural, leisure, educational and political activities.

1. We condemn all attempts to undermine or limit the rights of women to self-organise and call on the Labour Party and the trades union movement to actively support these essential freedoms.

In my constituency, it's a run-off between Labour and the SNP, so I can handily ask the SNP PPC if they've signed the SNP Women's Pledge. And again, if not, why not.

That’s brilliant. I’ve signed it

Does this mean the Labour policy will change? That would be incredible!

Do representations like this usually get traction in the main party and if so, what would the next steps be?

Glad someone beat me to it by posting this here. Signed & will share 👍🏻