Fairplay for women take ONS to judicial review for redefining sex in census

[fatblackcatspaw]

fairplayforwomen.com/

I don't imagine many of the wider public know a lot about it. It's not easy to share, given the vitriol from some entitled people. I've a few friends/family members who I just can't risk setting off.

Very close to halfway now!

Just wiping my spade.

I have gardened but I am so tired of gardening just to exist, and be recognised, and have my rights respected.

The struggle happens daily in work, it's now all around us. Just exhausting.

But I am a bit sad that an issue this important isn't resonating more with the wider public.

I think that is that it's just not enough of a story yet to have been picked up widely by mainstream media.

Once the pre-action letter has been sent and the coalition website launched on Sunday I imagine it will get much wider attention. I certainly hope so.

Thank you - that is very encouraging and I think what I needed to hear.

greatpurplepolkadots I think the echo chamber of FWR gives us a false idea of how aware people are of these issues unfortunately - and allpicklemewalnuts is right that it isn't easy to share publicly. I've sent the link individually to people I trust but can't share openly on eg. twitter or facebook as I risk losing my job (as mad as that seems!).

I'm astonished at the Twitter replies to FPFW about this, yet again claiming it's transphobic. How on earth can they claim that? Surely it can only be helpful to know the stats of the trans community in relation to the larger non-trans population??

I love gardening. We shouldn’t have to do it to protect our rights but thank goodness FPFW are prepared to stand up to the ONS.

@Vargas

I'm astonished at the Twitter replies to FPFW about this, yet again claiming it's transphobic. How on earth can they claim that? Surely it can only be helpful to know the stats of the trans community in relation to the larger non-trans population??

It's not about reality though. For trans activists it's about validation and/or about removing sex as a category entirely in society.

I've seen transactivists arguing for blood donation by self ID even though an accurate record of sex is very important for donor blood as it could potentially kill a man if he uses donor blood from a woman who's ever been pregnant. It makes no sense at all.

Brilliant!

Half way there! In 2 days!

yay 50% carrotts!!!

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@HubertHerbert

You don’t need a GRC to change your passport. And the words “such as” are not helpful.

Have a read here:

fairplayforwomen.com/sex-in-the-census-our-legal-challenge-to-stop-the-ons-redefining-sex/

51% of carrots planted.

And now the ONS (who don't seem to be very bright TBH) have put out two contradictory tweets in the space of 30 minutes, one that tells Clare that the sex question refers to 'what was recorded at birth' and the other that tells Ken that 'everybody will be able to identify as they wish'.

Is there something we should know about Ken?

@Olderstyle1

51% of carrots planted.

And now the ONS (who don't seem to be very bright TBH) have put out two contradictory tweets in the space of 30 minutes, one that tells Clare that the sex question refers to 'what was recorded at birth' and the other that tells Ken that 'everybody will be able to identify as they wish'.

Is there something we should know about Ken?

What plonkers!

Hello
Thanks for this link, I've dug.

It's in the Times!
does anyone have a sharelink?
www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sex-question-on-census-challenged-by-campaigners-xctbxj6lm

Here, I was just checking if someone had posted it yet:
www.thetimes.co.uk/article/93e88008-72dc-11eb-bd2f-f33f509764cd?shareToken=4f67bde198d5860c4e3337da38b608ca

Thanks all. Will share. What FPFW are asking for send extremely reasonable.

Commenters on The Times get it.