Scottish mumsnetters: chance to tell the SG that we value sex-based rights

[Lockdownennui]

Apologies if this has already been posted, but I couldn't see it elsewhere.

The SG has a "what views do you like page" where you can add your own views and up- and down-vote views you like / don't like.

engage.parliament.scot/group/10027?fbclid=IwAR1j4HUKP7l1CCs9_fgsUB127mQulr9C6at2F6NM3CofCY8L1gjAWF4cktw

I saw a post by a Facebook friend urging everyone to go and vote against all the 'transphobic' views - things like the view that prisons should be single sex. There's a lot in there about women's rights - well done everyone who added those - and there'll be a lot of organisation to downvote them, so I would urge anyone resident in Scotland to go online and upvote them.

Great thanks. Can;t believe some have voted down the freedom of speech one.

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Have added my votes

Done. Many of the ones about women's rights are very well written and I can't see any reason to vote them down, unless of course what you are aiming for is the complete removal of women's rights.

Thanks. Interesting initiative. I wonder if it will have any actual value.

@ArabellaScott

Thanks. Interesting initiative. I wonder if it will have any actual value.

I very much doubt that. I suspect it's purely performative.

@ItsAllGoingToBeFine

Done. Many of the ones about women's rights are very well written and I can't see any reason to vote them down, unless of course what you are aiming for is the complete removal of women's rights.

Seem to be quite a lot of people happy to do just that, looking at the votes.

Note that the app/site does show your name if you vote anything up or down.

@ArabellaScott

Note that the app/site does show your name if you vote anything up or down.

I signed up anonymously, but where do you see names? (I don't)

I don't think there is anything to stop anyone from anywhere logging onto it & the votes don't seem to reflect public opinion

People on Facebook are crowing about how they have downvoted all the transphobic views so that they are all off the popular list. Apparently there has been a view added about along the lines of shutting out the 'well-funded' gender critical view, which is anti-LGBT+ and anti-women's rights. Depressing.

When you have put in a suggestion, you see the names of people who respond to it. I'm not sure about the wisdom of this scheme, actually. I see there is an option to link it to Facebook, too.

Hmm.

@ArabellaScott

When you have put in a suggestion, you see the names of people who respond to it. I'm not sure about the wisdom of this scheme, actually. I see there is an option to link it to Facebook, too.

Hmm.

I clicked to have a look, saw it's linked to Facebook, and immediately clicked out of it.

Shame.

@ArabellaScott

When you have put in a suggestion, you see the names of people who respond to it. I'm not sure about the wisdom of this scheme, actually. I see there is an option to link it to Facebook, too.

Hmm.

That seems a little unwise in general, particularly as the site doesn't obviously warn of this, and particularly as it asks for your full name as part of the sign-up process.

Yep. I think this looks very poorly thought-through. Ironically I was going to post a suggestion about making it easier for women to participate in public life by making protections online.

I noticed a huge upsurge in anti-women votes and posts today with a lot specifically naming the 'danger' of gender critical feminists. I think a pp is right when they said this is all performative.