Scotttish Hate Crime Bill - part 3

[ArabellaScott]

From For women Scotland's tweets:

twitter.com/ForwomenScot

And we're off!

Characteristic of sex

@JohannLamont
is up

@JohannLamont
says some will agree with her and some disagree but what she will say is not hateful.

She calls out @patrickharvie
for his male entitlement in ascribing to her a motive of transphobia.

Says more about his lack of self-awareness than how we make good law.

Easier to silence people than address concerns.

Cab Sec says there is high bar, but PH considers what she said on #IWD2021
to meet that bar.

This should worry everyone.

She is here to represent women and constituents who understand the abuse women face.

They are not funded to lobby.

Yet the Gov has chosen to listen to those funded by the public purse rather than the women who fund them.

watch live here

www.scottishparliament.tv/

FWS Tweets: Bracadale says this is missed opportunity.

If this sends message, you might think the group who suffers most should be included.

The scale of abuse of women is massive and has not changed.

There is no answer for exclusion.

Working group can do significant work, but the principle should be decided in parliament chamber.

'women are people too' - Lamont

Pauline McNeill up now

Sex a characteristic that matters 100s of women have written to me

Wow, she's listing all the things that concern women VaWG

why is Scotland not leading on this

FGM, online abuse, forced marriage, etc

''sex' is a glaring omission'

I like this woman!

Solidarity! 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

Thank you for the thread I've been waiting for this all day! Emailed 7 MSPs so far (didn't bother with the local Green) & I will be checking up on how they vote. Excluding sex from the Bill is a deliberate act of misogyny.

how does misogynistic harassment differ from domestic violence?

Women are already such victims of a range of crimes

why can you not (Scotgov) put sex as an aggravator?

Signing in for updates - thank you! Must look up Pauline McNeill.

please think very seriously about omitting sex as an aggravator urge members to consider seriously voting for amendments

Joan McAlpine now

'every young woman in the UK has suffered harassment'

it's not eough to say this is too difficult a problem to solve

needs to be addressed now

I understand sex aggravator is 'gender neutral' - (?)

scale of violence against women means it would be bizarre to exclude them
now talking about cross-dressers being included

but not women

'we seem to be saying femicide is not hate'

Notes that sex in the Eq Act mainly protects women, although it is also 'gender neutral'

so why not include sex?

[Strong arguments so far. I can't imagine people not including sex]

ideological schism in feminist thought

queer studies argue gender is a choice - this view is taken by most govt organisations

The passion coming through is amazing - I hope those in the parliament will listen.

debate is polarised but dynamic and changing

talkinga bout ONS/FPFW case yesterday

and mentions Scotgov's census bill

And Johann Lamon't's forensic medical examiner bill

Elaine Smith now, great. And then John Finnie is up to make an arse of himself, I mean, present the Green view

Elaine Smith:

women across Scotland are asking if this is really the best the parliament can do?

Not a new discussion.

misogyny/VaWG has been excluded from hate crime before

we cannot understand why we would exclude women

Thanks for the updates. Johann is excellent, such a shame she is standing down.

we have a responsibility to be very clear when defining sex and gender

we can't put women's concerns to one side

I am shocked by the indifference

Wooh, she's blazing!!!