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?

What happened with Jess Phillips? I’m catching up

Who will you vote for?

Exactly.

It was fine to create a fuckton of problems with the GRA (I acknowledge that was Labour).

How about we repeal that instead then due to all the problems it's caused.

She said 'biology' and she said women need single sex spaces.

oooh the b word
excellent
thank you

@Twoshoesnewshoes
She came out for us!

The interesting this is that the MP who were speaking for women and girls knew their stuff and the ones against, just spouted TRA speak.

Well done Maya and Helen. Really well done.

Am wondering how this will be reported - if at all - by the news media.

But although disappointing (the joint debate made that inevitable) it was good to hear and see that some MPs have been paying attention.

Many more facts and acknowledgement of issues about loss of women's rights, and the other side was all emotion, and even trying to suggest it was shameful to discuss as it hurts trans people to do so.

I think my feelings now - relief that it was aired, and more clearly & openly than I'd expected, & a readiness to patiently await further discussion - is a damning measure of how bad things have got, as pissed off WOULD make a hell of a lot more sense!

Labour MP Antonia Antoniazzi is a gem
Very clear on Intersex and she is brilliant making moderate arguments from based around risk management and typical patterns of male violence

Sorry should have said, ‘Intersex’ arguments

And I’m finally cautious, a most enjoyable read

’you’re a dog whistle’ was my favourite moment I think

She said people with DSD want to be left out of it

Could someone advise on how to save / access this retrospectively? May advise some people to watch the first hour as an excellent précis, in a context that makes hard to dismiss as unimportant or phobic.

Labour and SNP zealots concern me more

And the debate hasn’t ameliorated that, Cons far more for biological reality

Right I'm off to be more horizontal. Whilst i catch up on what I've missed in the last few hours!

https://twitter.com/treesey/status/1668322415082971137

A woman wearing a dress with cartoon rocket ships talking gibberish.

Aha. Ahem. Turns out rewinding helps! Things went a bit wonky & it wasn't looking like it would work for a minute!

Time to rest!

I think, but due to lack of food and too much coffee may be wrong. but this should be the debate from the start. https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/60ce7953-6b23-4a2b-8bb0-0d59b94b380a

If not they check the Parliament tv archive later.

Thanks.

Someone who has given birth unsure about what sex she is

criminy!

Someone has made a very quick edit to Kirsty Blackman's Wikipedia page (under Early Life) -

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsty_Blackman

Who knows?

Jamie's chromosomes are a closed book.

God, these people really would struggle to chew gum and walk. The best of the best, Jesus H C.