NHS, NICE, NIHR, Charities, Patient Organisations and Pronouns

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I get emails from most of these organisations. Most of the emails have pronouns in the signature files In light of the recent Cass updates, why are the NHS, NICE and NIHR staff encouraged to take one side rather than remain neutral?

I attend events run by them and meetings with them. Lots of the staff have their pronouns in their chyrons. There's a lot of announcing of pronouns with people's names when there are introductions at the start with some pitches for everyone to give their pronouns.

At all of these meetings, everyone is encouraged to avoid group think and be bold and express their perspectives.

Do you think that the people running these meetings would tolerate a genuine diversity of perspective or opinions?

What is the legal position of them all having opted to take a side and produce an unwelcoming culture for gender critical opinions and beliefs?

As a follow-up, should any of the professional organisations be effectively signalling their allegiance to one part of this controversy. E.g., the professional organisation for physiotherapists?

www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4479019-uk-physios?page=1

We might travel in similar circles. I have noticed some of these bodies are very pronoun enthusiastic. I had a call where one participant cheerfully announced her pronouns. Deafening silence on my end. Had to bite my tongue to not say "that's nice dear"

I noticed recently that a number of senior NHS people on Twitter have removed their pronouns from their bio. I wonder if that was because of the brouhaha when Dr Michael Brady was reassuring lobby groups that although the committee that Brady was chairing had to allow women to comment on the proposals concerning single-sex wards, Brady wouldn't listen to them.

www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4506395-Fears-over-flawed-NHS-single-sex-wards-review-carried-out-by-trans-advocate

When the EHRC issued guidance on something, a number of senior NHS personnel declared on Twitter that they would refuse to implement it.

It's after this that I noticed some pronouns disappear from Twitter bios and even some Zoom/Teams chyrons. However, in meetings, and during the inevitable introductions/ice-breakers, those people are still announcing their pronouns and encouraging others too. At the same time as reminding people to be fearless, speak up etc.≥