Update the Equality Act to make clear the characteristic “sex” is biological sex

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There's an active petition you can sign to this effect, if you're so inclined.

I'm not sure if we're allowed to link to it directly? Anyway, if you enter this thread's title into Google, it should come up.

This is the obvious way for sunak to go

It could mean that he can allow sturgeon her gender recognition laws whilst at the same time protecting most women - side stepping any possible dispute

It still leaves the problem of transitioning children

midgetastic · Today 18:39
This is the obvious way for sunak to go

It could mean that he can allow sturgeon her gender recognition laws whilst at the same time protecting most women - side stepping any possible dispute

It still leaves the problem of transitioning children

You make a good point, if it truly were strengthened to the extent that various bodies from prisons to refuges really would invoke their right in to discriminate in favour of single sex spaces, or if other laws were in place to make it mandatory to provide certain spaces as single sex (biological) regardless of a GRC.

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To update the Equality Act to make clear sex means biological sex, not sex as written on a gender recognition certificate.

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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/623243

To update the Equality Act to make clear sex means biological sex, not sex as written on a gender recognition certificate.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/623243

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Really interesting to see that a few areas of the map have turned red over the last few days, particularly wokity-wokeville Brighton and Hove (two separate constituencies). Must be a few TERFs lurking around.

FrancescaContini · Today 14:31
Really interesting to see that a few areas of the map have turned red over the last few days, particularly wokity-wokeville Brighton and Hove (two separate constituencies). Must be a few TERFs lurking around.

England is on the whole rather yellow. Not many people really realise the implications of how an ideology has taken a lot of control over every institution without adequate checks and balances from an informed democracy.

To update the Equality Act to make clear sex means biological sex, not sex as written on a gender recognition certificate.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/623243

What FrancescaContini meant Today 14:31

@ScrollingLeaves Yes, thank you for clarifying what I meant!

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70k!!!!

Excellent! This is a real milestone. I am confident we will get to £100k if we all keeping talking about it!

Woohoo!

Last paragraph from
The Observer view on Scotland’s controversial proposed gender reforms
Observer editorial
December 22 2022
There is a respectful compromise to be had – but it requires politicians to chose balance over toxicity

The respectful compromise would be to introduce a form of legal self-identification for gender identity for trans people while clarifying that this does not change someone’s sex for the purposes of the Equality Act. A clear distinction between gender identity and biological sex in law would balance the legitimate rights of trans people and those of women, protecting both groups against discrimination but establishing beyond doubt that it is lawful to provide female-only services for women as a matter of privacy, dignity and safety. But in Scotland and Westminster, self-described progressive politicians have proved too gutless to advocate balance and compromise. It is marginalised women – in prison, in domestic abuse services, and who require intimate care as a result of disability – who will bear the consequences of their cowardice.

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Slowly but surely it’s creeping up! The Nicola effect?

Some new red areas appearing in England and Wales!

I think these may all be places with universities:

Swansea
Brighton/Sussex
Cambridge
And a part of south west London - Richmond? For Royal Holloway?

RubyTrees · Today 11:26
Some new red areas appearing in England and Wales!

Finally maybe people hear 🚨🔔😳

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Sex Matters has written to Kemi:

sex-matters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Copy-of-Letter-to-Kemi-Badenoch.docx.pdf

ResisterRex · Today 12:33
Sex Matters has written to Kemi:

sex-matters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Copy-of-Letter-to-Kemi-Badenoch.docx.pdf

That is an excellent letter. Thank you for linking it.

To sign the petition to update the Equality Act to make clear that sex means biological sex,

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