Fair Play for women have got the conversion therapy consultation extended

[Clymene]

This is amazing news

fairplayforwomen.com/government-forced-to-extend-public-consultation-on-conversion-therapy-after-fair-play-for-women-threatens-legal-action/?fbclid=IwAR1G5wZH42TzmnfcN1dH0-kNf-DGCgQDEiyX2a2u4HhtJ015E17Ypfr5KZ4

Yes Margarita, that is the ground son which Fair Play for Women and two autistic women were going to take it to judicial review. Had they not done this, the deadline would have remained the same and would have discrimated against disabled people.

It is not a personal attack to suggest that someone ought to read a thread before commenting. Although thank you @MsGoodenough for putting it in a less exasperated tone.

Dr Nic & Maya have been doing fantastic work with this and so many issues.
I don't understand how more people can't see the dangers of transing children.

Transgender Trend (Stephanie Davies-Arai) has also been quietly producing lots of authoritative and influencial guidance for many years. Their research is excellent. They published "My Body is Me!" by Rachel Rooney, a book for young children to encourage them to accept their bodies in all their diversity, in 2019. The Gov have turned to TT for a gender-critical alternative to Mermaids. Stephanie is fantastic!

I'm glad the consultation has been extended, I have yet to submit my response. So thank you.

I know this thread has gone a bit quiet but I just wanted a vent. I emailed my MP about this before the consultation was extended, using Sex Matters' very helpful response on their website, and got a promise that he'd received my concerns, had had a number of similar letters from constituents, and would look into it.

I've just had a follow-up which encloses a bland photocopy from Mike Freer, Minister for Equalities, saying that 'legitimate talking therapies and clinical conversations are distinct from talking conversion therapy' and that they therefore don't need to wait for the Cass review to report before going ahead with the 'conversion therapy' legislation.

The covering letter from my actual MP, however, is an absolute joke and chooses to interpret my original letter as expressing worries that conversion therapy (which it calls 'conversation therapy' ) could be harmful to LGBT people. So nobody actually read it, clearly.

I realise that he won't have drafted the reply, some eager young bright-eyed zealot probably did that. But..... FFS.

I will write back to correct the misapprehension. And I suppose it has at least reminded me that I need to complete the actual consultation.

Rant over.

Thanks for bumping this thread. You’ve reminded me to write my response this week.

@BettyFilous

Thanks for bumping this thread. You’ve reminded me to write my response this week.

Same. Done and sent.