Debate relating to the definition of “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 will be in Westminster Hall on 12 June 2023 4:30pm

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Just posting this as on a thread elsewhere I made some disparaging remarks that the debate will be shuffled off to some small committee room.

But they must think that more than a few MPs are wanting to take part as I have just seen it will be in Westminster Hall.

Will be interesting to see which MPs are willing to state views about the reality of biological sex in public!

Event will be broadcast live.

Westminster Hall debate12 June 2023 at 4:30pm
e-petitions 623243 and 627984, relating to the
definition of “sex” in the Equality Act 2010
Member
Tonia Antoniazzi Labour(*)
https://whatson.parliament.uk/event/cal42480

(*) Not sure what this means - is she the Chair?

PB inviting people to read Helen Joyce 'Trans' and Kathleen Stock 'Material Girls' and defies them to find those views transphobic.

Great

Loving PB's tie!

Only one idiot so far - Angela Eagle's execrable dismissal of women's concerns.

I'm really enjoying this!

I was not expecting that from JP.

Her point about the other bill not mentioning women illustrates very well the kind of muddle we are in and the fear of mentioning women in the current climate.

Great that PB has brought sport up.

same as it ever was!

PB - sports, prisons, hospitals, personal care, sex matters.

RD up

Much better than I thought it would be

Some good clear speaking (not from TWAW lot though)

Nice swipe landed on Layla Moran!

Rosie! ❤️

Rosie on the abuse women have had over this

It's such a relief to hear it all laid out so clearly.

❤Rosie. Messaged her yesterday about the debate and she responded with a lovely message.

I can feel the tantrums building in certain quarters minute by minute!

I just want to hug Rosie when I see her

❤Rosie.

Omg Jessssss yessssss!

Just catching up go Jess Phillips - procurement include single sex spaces.

Jess was really good. I was so pleased to hear her make clear her views because she's been a bit woolly previously.

Doubt Kate Osborne will be any good- I wrote to her and got a TWAW response. The labour party canvasser backed away down the garden path when I raised it with them.

It's wild that Peter Bottomly seems to understand these issues better than Angela Eagle 😳

I like a subtle understatment but Jess Philips has been the floppiest of flipfloppers and the wooliest wooller of all time. Still sinking in that she said clearly that women need single sex spaces.