Humza Yousaf and Scottish Hate Crime Bill

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Humza Yousaf, the Scottish Justice Secretary, has just tweeted that the recent amendments tabled on the Freedom Of Expression (Hate Crime) Bill will not now be moved on. Hugely disappointing for women speaking out might still be labelled hate criminals here in Scotland. And I can't help wondering if it's somehow linked to Joanna Cherry's sacking.

mobile.twitter.com/HumzaYousaf/status/1356299644553322497

mobile.twitter.com/RBFMaguire/status/1358487542954414080

Ruth Maguire speaking up

Yes yousetthetone

It’s strange that. Can’t think why. 😖

And the totally useless yousaf humza. That man really is being paid well above his intellect

Ahh but he does what he’s telt littl that seems to be the only current criteria for SNP MSPs

From Johanna Lamont

Today in the Times, letter from churches to Yousaf:

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/6eb53dfe-6d81-11eb-acad-72136628cce4?shareToken=b79515eb8cacd83444cf00f43207c28c

[quote Igneococcus]Today in the Times, letter from churches to Yousaf:

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/6eb53dfe-6d81-11eb-acad-72136628cce4?shareToken=b79515eb8cacd83444cf00f43207c28c[/quote]
Thanks for the share token! I'm surprised that more Muslim women are not asking how it will impact upon their rights to not be able to discuss single sex spaces.

Eg. There is a thread I was reading on ovarit (I sometimes lurk there) about how a Muslim student had deliberately selected a female only house so that she didn't have to wear her head covering at home, but someone was in the house who presented as male, but declared themselves to be she/her. The Muslim continued to wear her cover, but was concerned that this would be read as "misgendering" by not acting in the way she would have otherwise done in single sex accomodation. Fortunately, the person she was sharing with didn't realise that she had changed her behaviour based on perceiving this person as male.

www.heraldscotland.com/news/19100424.last-minute-plea-help-fixing-snps-hate-crime-bill/?ref=twtrec

Last minute call for evidence

@334bu

www.heraldscotland.com/news/19100424.last-minute-plea-help-fixing-snps-hate-crime-bill/?ref=twtrec

Last minute call for evidence

Do you have a link to the survey? I'm struggling to find it.

mobile.twitter.com/SP_Justice/status/1362372580884250624

Link embedded in here. It is only a call for comment on possible amendments to a particular section of Billl
You might also check out Murray Blackburn Mackenzie on Twitter they have done a lot of work on this

This is the Justice Committee page with information on the Call for Views on the four types of amendments to choose from.

www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/CurrentCommittees/117116.aspx

what was the outcome of the bill please?
Or has it all not finished yet?

@lightand

what was the outcome of the bill please? Or has it all not finished yet?

Not finished yet. There will need to be a vote on the Bill by the MSPs in parliament.

I wonder if all the shenanigans at the moment will make any difference. Maybe there'll be a re-think to make it look like women are being listened to?

@NonnyMouse1337 Thanks. The thread just suddenly finished so I wasnt sure what had happened.