UK Government should review into “the impact of extreme trans rights activism on women’s rights”.

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The SNP MP Joanna Cherry KC has demanded a UK Government review into “the impact of extreme trans rights activism on women’s rights”.

Ms Cherry urged justice minister Laura Farris to commission the exercise and condemn “violence and intimidation” against women in the name of trans rights.
During Justice questions in the Commons today, Ms Cherry raised a letter sent to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month by the group Sex Matters.

Its 15,000 signatories urged to take urgent action “to halt an escalating campaign of violence and intimidation against women in the name of ‘trans rights’.”

Ms Cherry, whose gender-critical views have led to her being shunned by many of her SNP colleagues, said the letter detailed the abuse suffered by those with similar views.

She said: “It details how women and, in particular, lesbians are being threatened with the loss of their livelihoods and with physical violence, shouted down and intimidated at public events, and sometimes even assaulted for insisting on their rights to freedom of belief and of expression, and for calling for sex-based protections to be upheld.”

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23938625.snp-mp-joanna-cherry-demands-action-extreme-trans-rights-activism/

Behind paywall but go to https://archive.ph and paste in article link above.

I couldn't see from the article what the reply to her question was. Or did he just ignore her?

They are doing it.

https://x.com/WRN_Manchester/status/1727393168382103984?s=20

Thanks - wonder why the Herald didn't report that.

And for those who can access X this is the link to the Telegraph article https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/11/22/ministers-investigate-intimidation-women-trans-activists/

Behind a paywall but you can go to https://archive.ph and pasting in the Telegraph link.

“Even though holding a gender critical belief is protected in law, both under Section 10 of the Equality Act 2010 and, more widely, under Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights, I am aware of the polarisation and, sometimes, intimidation that surrounds this debate.”

Laura Farris, the victims minister, added: “I have seen the letter that Sex Matters wrote to the Prime Minister, and she should be in no doubt about how seriously this is viewed.

“She has asked for a rapid review, and I would like to meet her to discuss that further and any next steps.”

The Times have covered it as well!

https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetimes.co.uk%2Farticle%2Fcherry-urges-uk-government-to-review-impact-of-trans-rights-activism-k6j2srj2m&xs=1&xtz=0&xuuid=778b47cb84e44d1407926036b51ba490&xjsf=otherclick_contextmenu%20%5B-1%5D

I wonder what form the investigation will take? And how long!?

Just to say that I suspect it may be one of those things that never really gets to the front of a minister's diary, BUT - really good that the letter and Joanna Cherry raising it in the HoC has got a response.

And I know it probably doesn't meant that much, but it now means that it is a matter of record in Hansard that women are being intimidated by trans activists.

I caught a little bit of the Let Women Speak rally in Leeds. There appeared to be a number of women reporting how their GC views had impacted their employability. I hope everyone affected like this writes to Laura Farris to demonstrate how this is directly harming women in the real world

In the Telegraph article that you posted @IwantToRetire(thank you) it says it'll be a 'rapid review'. So fingers crossed.

Here's an archive link https://archive.ph/RQG7U

Sarah Jane Barker's (punch a terf) is mentioned and the crowd of tras following, swearing at and threatening Maya and Helen Joyce. Also, at the end, a frankly stomach churning threat made to Helen Joyce.

That threat to Helen is giving me Peter Sutcliffe vibes. Just sheer, unbridled, murderous hatred of women. From a man who wants to be a woman. Pathetic.

At least the article calls him a man.

It'll get canned.

Next election is now shaping up after yesterday's budget as possibly next spring. Ed Davey and some SNP person were asked directly yesterday after the autumn statement when they thought it would be. SNP guy said April, Davey said May. I think that's very possible (it has to be before end Jan 2025).

This is about electioneering at this point. They know any such announcement isn't going anywhere before a GE and a Labour government will just bin it off.

It’s an election issue for me. I’m not voting for anyone who won’t protect my sex based rights