In a way, all public bodies subjected to the batshit bonkers ideals that certain politicians are still trying to justify, there’s a cost whichever way they jump. It’s just that ‘til now, they’ve all jumped on throwing women under the bus because the perceived cost not to, has been far too much for individuals with responsibility to bear. That’s both the spineless & self preservation option that the grown ups (who should know better) have gone with.
We’re still seeing a massive pushback against the FWS judgement despite knowing for sure that ‘inclusive’ provision that allows any men into single sex spaces/services is unlawful & opens the provider up to litigation risks. There’s a lot of closed door co-ordination going on, to convince those facing those risks that it’ll be ‘sorted’ one way or another - the Data Bill that Sex Matters have been lobbying on for clear accurate data on sex to be enshrined in that bill, is one angle that’s being grasped onto. Sturgeon suggesting the EA2010 needs to be looked at (specifically to remove the rights women & girls have under that for SSSs) is another.
We are in a different era on this stuff now, because in order to re-establish male inclusion into female provision, all those pushing for it have to clearly state they don’t believe women & girls deserve privacy, dignity, safety & opportunities to participate in society. Thats pure, naked, misogyny. For a lot of the feminists who have been complicit in this whole batshit nonsense, actively playing a part in removing women’s rights, that’s going to be a hard sell for some. The rest will grasp onto it anyway & continue to insist that women’s rights are bigoted/transphobic/fascist etc. etc.
With all of this going on in the background, this is all way too much to hang on Sandie’s shoulders IMO. She needs to look after herself & consider what it takes for her to feel vindicated & satisfied with the outcome achieved. She’s done us all a massive service to expose the impact of the widespread ‘education’ so many public & corporate bodies have taken into their policies, and it makes it that bit easier for the next women or girl to speak up & challenge it when it happens. But we’ll all still have to deal with it as it’s not going away any time soon & the endless whackamole efforts of the trans lobbyists means we’ll probably still be battling against the next switch & bait tactic, well into our dotage.
Jolyon (GLP) claimed that MP Nadie Whittome was given assurances over the Data Bill that the efforts to add an amendment ensuring sex data was accurate would not succeed, and that’s what happened yesterday. The MP who stood up to take Qs on the bill & responded to the amendment was Chris Bryant - the same MP who was in the chat group with another, unhappy with EHRC Chair’s comments on sport & SSSs having to now exclude men claiming to be women. There are still a lot of very influential people in positions to thwart the efforts we’re all making to preserve women’s rights. And we’ll always need to be vigilant over what’s going on. In Scotland, they’ve been looking at the PSED to be ‘updated’, with the likes of Maggie Chapman & Karen Adams (both zealots over male inclusion in women’s provision) on the committee looking at it, and the make up of the bill skewed in favour of the SNP who are only too happy to try another way to get their ideological agenda to bear fruit. It’s endless & it’s going to be a long hard battle to ensure all the tinkering around the edges with other legislation that undermines our rights doesn’t succeed.
The one thing we have in our favour now is that it’s not easy to hide what’s going on & the whole stealth aspect of the past has been destroyed. We just need to keep watching, ensuring any attempts to rewrite the legal rights we have are robustly challenged whenever it comes up.
The EHRC are going to have to step up and start tackling all of this, to ensure that women like Sandie Peggy don’t have to face this alone, or rely on the deep pockets of anonymous supporters to have a fighting chance of defending themselves. The problem they face is that the widespread refusal to update policies to make sure they’re legal is still so embedded, they’ll be inundated with complaints. That’s going to take resources they don’t yet have.