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Communist Party UK statement on GRR

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Ingenieur · 29/03/2023 19:03

https://www.communistparty.org.uk/the-gender-recognition-bill-and-equality-law/

Gender as an ideological construct should not be confused or conflated with the material reality of biological sex. Gender is the vehicle through which misogyny is enacted and normalised.

I think I know who's getting my vote this year!

The Gender Recognition Bill and Equality Law - Communist Party of Britain

Communist Party executive committee STATEMENT March 2023 1 The GRR Bill was passed by the Scottish Parliament on 22 December, 2022. The Bill reforms the 2004 Gender Recognition Act (GRA) for Scotland only. It changes the process for obtaining a gender...

https://www.communistparty.org.uk/the-gender-recognition-bill-and-equality-law

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Ingenieur · 29/03/2023 19:27

The Communist Party rejects gender self-ID as the basis for sex- based entitlements in law to women’s single-sex rights, spaces and facilities.

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BlackForestCake · 29/03/2023 19:27

I realise communism is not exactly everyone’s cup of tea, but it would be much harder for TRAs to call us Nazis if the Communist Party turned up to Let Women Speak events. I hope the CPB will follow through and put some effort into defending women's free speech.

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Ingenieur · 29/03/2023 19:30

@BlackForestCake

Yeah, it's great that they've maintained coherence with their own ideology, which proves it's not a Left vs Right issue.

Nobody can credibly claim that the Communist Party are Right-wing!

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Sunnava · 29/03/2023 19:48

Ingenieur · 29/03/2023 19:03

https://www.communistparty.org.uk/the-gender-recognition-bill-and-equality-law/

Gender as an ideological construct should not be confused or conflated with the material reality of biological sex. Gender is the vehicle through which misogyny is enacted and normalised.

I think I know who's getting my vote this year!

Yes. The same here.
Labour, you have lost me and so many other women.

IcakethereforeIam · 29/03/2023 19:54

If they'd stand I'd happily vote commie.

whenindoubtgotothelibrary · 29/03/2023 20:04

A wonderfully clear and unambiguous statement.

LizziesTwin · 29/03/2023 20:07

I have a party I can support.

ClassicLib · 29/03/2023 20:10

Given that there are probably a grand total of 37 people in the U.K. who give a flying fuck what the communist party says about anything, it’s probably best to ignore them, like 99.999999% of people.

Brefugee · 29/03/2023 20:10

I'm usually described as a Marxist and I'd probably gladly vote for these.

But on the internet i've been called a commie-pinko-fascist by those who have no clue about anything.

GCAcademic · 29/03/2023 20:11

I guess that must make the Communist Party far right?

MiniTheMinx · 29/03/2023 20:12

BlackForestCake · 29/03/2023 19:27

I realise communism is not exactly everyone’s cup of tea, but it would be much harder for TRAs to call us Nazis if the Communist Party turned up to Let Women Speak events. I hope the CPB will follow through and put some effort into defending women's free speech.

Communism is the only social system in which women can have equality.

Why we have gender critical feminists lining up to speak alongside right wing nut jobs I'll never know.

Whaeanui · 29/03/2023 20:12

Isn’t that woman Ash a communist?

crunchermuncher · 29/03/2023 20:13

If we had a candidate stand they'd get my X.

Unfortunately its a 2 horse race between the equally excrable Tory and Lib Dem candidates here.

RoseFl0wers · 29/03/2023 20:13

My grandma grew up in a communist country. I know how communism ruins people’s lives. It’s not the utopia they preach.

SmugglersHaunt · 29/03/2023 20:14

Ooh - now I have a choice between them and the SDP

crunchermuncher · 29/03/2023 20:14

No commie option 😪

MiniTheMinx · 29/03/2023 20:14

ClassicLib · 29/03/2023 20:10

Given that there are probably a grand total of 37 people in the U.K. who give a flying fuck what the communist party says about anything, it’s probably best to ignore them, like 99.999999% of people.

Cost of living an all!

I have never seen so much support for socialist ideas and so many critical comments about capitalism as I have recently on MN.

crunchermuncher · 29/03/2023 20:15

Of course it's not. But at least they know what a woman is!
The UK isn't going to suddenly become a communist state because the communist party puts up a few candidates.

Circumferences · 29/03/2023 20:15

RoseFl0wers · 29/03/2023 20:13

My grandma grew up in a communist country. I know how communism ruins people’s lives. It’s not the utopia they preach.

God bless capitalism!!!!!

titchy · 29/03/2023 20:15

ClassicLib · 29/03/2023 20:10

Given that there are probably a grand total of 37 people in the U.K. who give a flying fuck what the communist party says about anything, it’s probably best to ignore them, like 99.999999% of people.

Why is it best to ignore a group just because their voice is quiet?

Fulmar · 29/03/2023 20:16

Communism is the only social system in which women can have equality.
Yes, their lives are equally as bad as men's.

BluebellBlueballs · 29/03/2023 20:17

Ingenieur · 29/03/2023 19:30

@BlackForestCake

Yeah, it's great that they've maintained coherence with their own ideology, which proves it's not a Left vs Right issue.

Nobody can credibly claim that the Communist Party are Right-wing!

TRAs may try.. After all, in their world, believing a thing makes it so!

Hepwo · 29/03/2023 20:17

GCAcademic · 29/03/2023 20:11

I guess that must make the Communist Party far right?

Oh yes.

Far out, hip and groovy.

RoseFl0wers · 29/03/2023 20:21

Circumferences · 29/03/2023 20:15

God bless capitalism!!!!!

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At least we have freedom of speech and aren’t prosecuted for saying negative things about communism. My grandma saw middle class people executed publicly. Stepped over dead bodies in the street from starvation whilst being so skinny she could barely walk. Families losing their businesses and properties. Capitalism isn’t perfect, but at least we don’t live in fear.

IcakethereforeIam · 29/03/2023 20:23

Perhaps a leavening of commies? I agree there's no communist utopia. But, perhaps, just enough to keep the capitalists relatively honest.