Should there be a public enquiry into how gender identity ideology took over public life?

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I think there should.

If you agree, there's a petition called 'Hold a statutory public inquiry into Gender Identity Ideology and Queer Theory'

Also a thread in Petitions and Activism section

I think it’s needed but I don’t think it will happen. It would expose all the back office lobbying and back-scratching that greases the wheels of our current political system. I am not sure our political system would survive that kind of radical transparency, though it would help restore public confidence and get us back to a functioning democracy.

Yes, absolutely. I'm not sure we've reached the tipping point yet. More dominoes need to fall. We may be on the way, though, given WPATH and NHS, Cass, etc.

Absolutely

Yes, but the adults need to be fully back in charge first.

It will inevitably come, but I agree it's not there yet. A very key part will be a basic investigation into why safeguarding principles and things such as the Nolan Principles were simply brushed aside by government, civil service and all parties and this political capture was so easy and thorough?

To the point of training taxpayer public service establishments like the police, NHS, schools, in misrepresented law for political gain unchallenged , and steering and forcing policy against democratic means.

I've signed

Signed

I think it would be premature at this point.

Depressingly.

That would be great but I don’t think the extent of the problem has been recognised yet by anywhere near enough people. The political will isn’t there.

Yes there should. But it won't happen. Almost every political party, media source, government and non govt institution has pushed this for years. Literally fawning over every trans lobby group, no matter how emotionally unhinged they are and offering them children in and out of school to gaslight.

Far too much culpability. I reckon it will happen in 10 years time when the children have matured and finally understood the terrible reality of their sterilised, damaged bodies and minds.

Their rage will be uncontainable and then the pointless apologies will be made.

I don't think there's a chance in hell of it happening before the key people who have pushed the ideology in our public institutions are safely retired.

And when / if it does ever happen they will take at least 10 years and release the report on the same day as a royal wedding or something similar.

You can't link the petition but you can link the thread

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/petitions_noticeboard/5028108-hold-a-statutory-public-enquiry-into-gender-identity-ideology-and-queer-theoery

It seems I'd already signed it.

8579 Signatures. Anything to keep pressure on. So worth signing.

8588 signed including me, thanks OP

Hi OP this is a brilliant question. Would you mind posting the petition?

thanks x

We can't post links to petitions here. There's a link on this thread.
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/petitions_noticeboard/5028108-hold-a-statutory-public-enquiry-into-gender-identity-ideology-and-queer-theoery

One thing that came out of Free Speech Nation on Sunday was the fact that WPATH persuaded the NHS to use their computer system, at HUGE cost, which records gender identity. This explains why men are being asked if they're pregnant and mother's asked about their baby's gender identity. How this happened needs investigating ( and removed ). So yes, I totally agree there needs to be a public inquiry.

Absolutely necessary, I've signed

Thanks yes I’ve signed

Sadly I think this petition is about 15 - 20 years ahead of its time.

Thanks for the heads-up. Have signed.

Yes

Sadly I think we are going to have to wait before something happens nobody can ignore - perhaps a death on the sporting field, groups mass suing the NHS etc. I'm astonished how many women seem either ignorant of what is going on or keeping their heads down. Sometimes we women are our own worst enemies.

On that note, here is a link to the D.Telegraph today - Suella Braverman calling for reform to the gender equality act. Please don't dismiss it because of not liking Braverman.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/13/fix-equality-act-restore-sanity-to-trans-debate/

The problem is it needs more than reform. It needs tearing up and starting again really.

There's already a thread about this here https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5027853-fix-the-equality-act-to-restore-sanity-to-the-trans-debate

Thanks for the info about the petition - I've signed. There are 8,680 signatures at the moment, so just 1,320 more needed for it to be debated in parliament!