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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Tom Clownfish elected as British Medical Association chair

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QAOPspaceman · 27/06/2025 23:53

https://www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-centre/dr-tom-dolphin-elected-as-new-bma-council-chair

Yes, the genius behind the rogue critique of the Cass review is now the boss. Good luck Agent Clownfish in your mission to destroy the rest of the BMA’s credibility!

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Dr Tom Dolphin elected as new BMA council chair - BMA media centre - BMA

BMA press release 

https://www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-centre/dr-tom-dolphin-elected-as-new-bma-council-chair

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Helleofabore · 29/06/2025 09:34

BeeSouriante · 29/06/2025 00:22

If you were in the slightest bit informed, you would know that the UK doesn't do trans surgeries with anyone who isn't an adult. Sadly you're not at all concerned about cisgender girls having elective surgery.

Please detail the elective surgeries that are likely life limiting with life lasting negative outcomes that female children are having?

The ones that you have just accused a forum called Mumsnet, where it is likely that the majority of posters are in parent or caring positions post, of not being concerned about?

At this stage, nearly every post has some kind of false accusation or misinformation posted. You really are doing a great job of showing the inconsistencies and falsities in argument that support the inclusion of male people in female single sex provisions.

RedToothBrush · 29/06/2025 10:14

BeeSouriante · 28/06/2025 00:32

Yes of course and yes, it's well written (it should be, they had years), but that does not say anything about its validity.

Here's a (incomplete) list of some of the pushback that the Cass Report has received - https://ruthpearce.net/2024/04/16/whats-wrong-with-the-cass-review-a-round-up-of-commentary-and-evidence/

Some of the review articles have been utterly damning, but even if you pretend that the criticism doesn't exist. The actions of Wes Streeting in outright banning puberty blockers (against the recommendations of Cass, which recommended caution) are unconscionable.

Yawn.

The answer is still no.

No one can change sex. Lying and pretending we can IS part of the problem.

Igmum · 29/06/2025 12:40

Honestly if Bee whatsisname does any more insulting posts with naff all evidence, sticks around for half a dozen you’re-so-stupid-and-bigoted finger wags then vanishes - AGAIN -I’m going to start a petition for all students to do compulsory farm labour or National Service over the summer holidays.

That said, if he really is a gender studies student and has submitted essays like this he’s failed anyway. So maybe I should just wait for karma.

StellaAndCrow · 29/06/2025 15:29

Theeyeballsinthesky · 28/06/2025 07:52

i wonder how many BMA members voted? On the other thread about the BMA several posters who were members said they had stopped engaging with the BMA because of the batshittery

As far as I know, "ordinary" BMA members don't get to vote on who becomes chairperson. I think it's all down to committee.

Does anyone know if this is correct?

StellaAndCrow · 30/06/2025 08:41

Regarding the vote for BMA chair, I've found the answer. (from Reddit)

>>Why was there a change in BMA leadership?
How did this happen, in the middle of a campaign to initiate IA?

>>Prof Banfield had a 3 year term that ended during ARM. So a new chair of council was elected by the BMA council. Only the council got to vote for the new chair, the majority of doctors attending ARM did not get a vote.

>>Prof Banfield stood for re-election.
I too would like to know why the great and the good of Council decided to ditch a successful leader in the middle of a strike ballot?

>>I think if he was re-elected it would only be for a 1 year term, whereas someone new would be a 3 year term. But it was the BMA council who made this decision.

Cailleach1 · 11/07/2025 10:39

KeepTalkingBeth · 28/06/2025 08:06

A doctor in sociology it appears. Specialising in transgender issues

When I see the word sociology now, bullology immediately comes to mind. It is a pity how much bs has been incorporated into what should be impartial and reliable research.

TheAutumnCrow · 11/07/2025 10:59

I wouldn’t be in the least bit surprised to learn that there might be more to Prof Robert Winston’s resignation from the BMA than ‘doctor strikes’.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c15wxn851eqo

Professor Robert Winston faces the camera in a library.

IVF pioneer Lord Robert Winston quits BMA over doctor strikes

The Labour peer says the strikes could damage public trust in doctors.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c15wxn851eqo

HappyNewTaxYear · 11/07/2025 22:28

TheAutumnCrow · 11/07/2025 10:59

I wouldn’t be in the least bit surprised to learn that there might be more to Prof Robert Winston’s resignation from the BMA than ‘doctor strikes’.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c15wxn851eqo

Yes indeed. He’s had enough of the BS.

Notfinanciallyresponsibleforyou · 11/07/2025 23:43

Maybe he will set up an alternative to the BMA. Is the BMA going to lose power if smaller unions will be set up?

Opinionpolecat · 12/07/2025 10:24

There are other unions doctors can join such as the HCSA (hospital doctors only, I'm not sure if GPs have much choice).

I suppose the BMA are going to be concentrating on the industrial action, but maybe they need to make sure somebody is updating their policies in line with the law (that's the law handed down from the Supreme Court, who are actual experts on the law, and not something dreamt up by the resident doctors committee, who aren't). They've got advice on their webpage which says in the section on "Gender and personal care"

"When a person has affirmed their gender to be different than the sex they were assigned at birth, they are protected from discrimination. The sex they were assigned at birth becomes irrelevant to their current working and day-to-day lives."

and " in some instances, for the psychological safety of a patient, there may be occasions where accommodations can be made about the presenting gender of a professional who treats a patient – this would be on a case-by-case basis. For example, if a patient had been the victim of sexual abuse by a person of a particular gender, they may ask for a professional to examine them who physically presents in a different gender."

So just "presenting in a gender" is fine!

www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/equality-and-diversity-guidance/discrimination-guidance/managing-discrimination-from-patients-and-their-guardians-and-relatives/exceptions

PrettyDamnCosmic · 12/07/2025 10:45

The HCSA originally was only for consultants but now welcomes membership from all hospital doctors but it is really tiny compared to the BMA. The most recent figures I have seen give HCSA membership as 3,100. In contrast the BMA has over 190,000 members. The total number of doctors on the medical register is about 330,000 so a decent majority are BMA members.

The BMA is more popular because they a very effective trades union* with very good support for individual members regarding employment contracts, pay, pensions etc Member benefits are good including a free copy of the BMJ every week.

*ironically the HCSA are affiliated to the TUC whereas the arguably more effective BMA are not.

Opinionpolecat · 12/07/2025 12:45

One month after the Supreme Court verdict, Dolphin and Vassili Crispi announced the formation of a new BMA LGBTQ+ group which they are co-convenors of.

https://www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opinion/stronger-together

Stronger together

Stronger together

The newly created network of elected members Proud@BMA highlights the power of community in the fight against LGBTQ+ discrimination

https://www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opinion/stronger-together

PriOn1 · 12/07/2025 13:27

I know it was earlier in the thread, but nobody has answered the question, “whatever happened to Jess Bradley?”

He was quietly dropped from frontline transactivism and the NUS after it was discovered he had been publishing pictures of his penis taken in compromising situations, including in his office, on a website called something like “Exhibitionism”, I believe.

An amazing coincidence that so many men arguing they should be allowed into women’s spaces turn out to be perverts… 🤔

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 12/07/2025 13:31

Isn't he now involved in a mushroom venture?

Ereshkigalangcleg · 12/07/2025 15:45

Yes, that was the last time I heard anything about him too @Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g and he looked like he’d at least partially detransitioned.

AnnaMagnani · 13/07/2025 09:41

My experience of the HCSA was they are incredibly effective on employment issues for individual members. More so than the BMA ever was for me.

However they aren't that well known and most doctors just sign up to the BMA at med school (I certainly did) as it's the thing to do.

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