Joint note from 9 organisations on Scottish Gov's gender reforms

[MagnoliaTaint]

'the Bill carries a high risk of becoming another piece of bad law, with unintended consequences which will be most damaging to women and to young people at their most vulnerable.'

murrayblackburnmackenzie.org/2022/05/30/joint-note-on-scottish-government-handling-of-gender-recognition-reform/

co-signed by Bayswater Support Group, Fair Play For Women, For Women Scotland, LGB Alliance, Sole Sisters, Woman’s Place UK, Women and Girls in Scotland, Women Speak Scotland and [Murray Blackburn Mackenzie]

Thanks for posting.

commenting to remind me to read when I have time

That's a good letter. I'm just wondering if there will be grounds for a judicial review of the law if it goes through in its current form🤞

A great letter. I'm presuming that the Scottish government hasn't responded to the damning result of the Gender Recognition Reform consultation?

That is an excellent letter. It will, of course, be ignored. But when this all blows up in the government's face, it is another piece of the paper trail to show that they were repeatedly warned about the issues.

Article in: www.scottishlegal.com/articles/gender-recognition-reform-bill-risks-becoming-bad-law?fs=e&s=cl

Meeting tomorrow at 9.30 of women's groups with the ScotGov to discuss reforms:

www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-equalities-human-rights-and-civil-justice-committee/meetings/2022/ehrcjs62216/agenda

And this page is where the current consultation process is at:

www.parliament.scot/bills-and-laws/bills/gender-recognition-reform-scotland-bill/stage-1

(we've done the 'try to educate the nasty women' bit, now moving on past the 'ignore the nasty women', and approaching 'threaten and smear the nasty women')

Thank you for links.

Isn't it all too late now though?

I don't suppose that the committee hearing is online?

Yep!

www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/whats-on-and-watch-live/whats-on?dateFrom=2022-05-31#wm

• click on 'committee business' tab. 9.30 am

Depends how cynical you are, maybe?

the Bill is at stage 1.

Still got a way to go to go through parliament, much scope for revision and voting. It has to be examined, possibly amended, and voted on.

www.parliament.scot/bills-and-laws/about-bills/how-a-bill-becomes-an-act/government-bill#topOfNav

Thanks, Magnolia!

It's also interesting to see what other groups they are listening to in that session.

www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/equalities-human-rights-and-civil-justice-committee-may-31-2022

about to start

This is already awesome.

Amazing opening speeches so far.

Maggie Chapman's here ... oh gosh.

Maggie Chapman seems actually to be having a conversation with people. Refreshing.

Discussion of intersection with religion as a pc. Also good to hear.

The speaker on trans gender inmates in prison is so eloquent

They are really fantastic speakers, I'm so pleased to have these women (and man) speaking on behalf of women's rights. Knowledgeable, compassionate, thoughtful and intelligent.

That's an excellent letter, and a useful summary of what has gone on, really quite shocking

Oh fuck off with your talk of cis, whoever you are 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄