Women's and Equalities - inquiry into the Reform of the Gender Recognition Act

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Live now for anyone interested:

www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/6436ad0d-508d-4208-97da-a39a913a254c

In case anyone not twigged, this is the other speaker: www.stonewall.org.uk/people/nancy-kelley

Mermaids - they have been allowed to give evidence even though there was no real requirement as this wasn't being considered. Lower age to 16 and GRA.

Mermaids wanting age lowering to 16. Raising the fact that too young to make such big decisions. ooohhhh listening - so is implying that kids should not be challenged. Disingenuous. The reversal is incredible

How can a non-linear journey of transition be supported with a GRC? You get one, you give it back, you get another?

Not enough resource, would agree with that but lots are young lesbian women for whom trans seems to be better choice

This doesn't have any force in law, right? Govt would have to agree?

Guidance for schools tells you what you're not supposed to do but then again Stonewall, you were in schools and causing all these problems by misinterpreting the law. oooohh for good ness sake she just mentioned LGB

Stonewall: "Our positions are really closely aligned with Mermaids as partners"

Yes, let's all agree we need to intervene in the puberty of children. FFS

What is socialisation of a young trans person?

OMG - Cat saying puberty blockers should be prescribed from the first stage of puberty. This is very distressing to hear, advocating rendering children infertile.

Inappropriate puberty. So the argument now onto wanting kids to early transition. So now it's about waiting lists and that being the only reason why kids are going through puberty whhhhaaaat

Bed Bradshaw doing well

@jeaux90

Yes, let's all agree we need to intervene in the puberty of children. FFS

Difficult to reproduce here without the audio, but this was alarming:

"the damage done by testosterone done during puberty"

1% trans????? but doesn't explain why it happened so suddenly

the word trend just came in then that was a bit of a mistake (talking about young girls) Will have to see how it looks in future. What on earth

OMG - Cat saying puberty blockers should be prescribed from the first stage of puberty. This is very distressing to hear, advocating rendering children infertile.

Is that the person who transitioned aged 58 after spending the majority of their life as a male pilot?

It would be helpful if they introduced the next speakers. Who has just asked the question about the GRA consultation?

@OvaHere

OMG - Cat saying puberty blockers should be prescribed from the first stage of puberty. This is very distressing to hear, advocating rendering children infertile.

Is that the person who transitioned aged 58 after spending the majority of their life as a male pilot?

Yep.

Mmm - GRA questions - you gave everyone too long to respond and our flooding by trans people was spotted....

Time for Anti trans mobilisation - I like that. So in other words do things in secret otherwise vipers find out

@Leafstamp

It would be helpful if they introduced the next speakers. Who has just asked the question about the GRA consultation?

Kate someone....

Interesting juxtaposition of 'GRA must not be medicalised' alongside 'inappropriate puberty means blockers are necessary'.

How many times can Nancy Kelley get "anti trans" in!

No mention of the consultation being a troll exercise. Self declaration is now the new word, not self-id

Now saying the public were supportive. Yes they were and that was before anyone knew what was going on

Jane just said that there was a lot of anti trans pre populated responses and most responses from the public were supportive. Is that right ?