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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Union campaigner to sue PCS

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IwantToRetire · 26/07/2025 18:59

Ms Mackenzie believes that trans activism has become the de facto policy of her union and that it directly threatens women’s rights.

“I’d begun to notice a change in the nature of the motions in the equality section occurring around 2016,” she recalls. “When you’re on the National Standing Orders committee, you get a wide oversight of the state of the union. You’re seeing every motion from every branch and you have to determine if they’re competent and within the rules. I was the only female on it and there are no women on it now.

“Among those being put forward, there were suddenly many concerning trans rights. I began to fear some of the demands within these motions might be in breach of the Equality Act 2010 and carried the potential to bring the union into disrepute.

“Whenever I started to talk about issues from a woman’s perspective someone in meetings would always say ‘and transwomen’. But these were biological men. I assumed that more people would speak up. But as time passed I felt I needed to try to understand this ideology more.”
She says as the campaign by trans activists to cancel her award proceeded, it was accompanied by moves to humiliate her in public.

Full article at https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25342843.union-campaigner-cancelled-trans-rights-activists/ and also at https://archive.is/jQhaT

(Sorry if there is an existing thread about this. I did search but nothing came up. If there is already a thread can you post web link? Thanks)

I was cancelled by trans rights activists, says union campaigner

She says as the campaign by trans activists to cancel her award proceeded, it was accompanied by moves to humiliate her in public.

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25342843.union-campaigner-cancelled-trans-rights-activists/

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RandomHypatia · 24/03/2026 15:09

Just did some gardening for this. Best wishes Fiona

UtopiaPlanitia · 24/03/2026 15:22

Thanks for bumping the thread - I've stuck it in my diary to plant a few seeds at the end of the month.

Good luck Fiona!!!!

ProfPerformativeBewildermentOBE · 24/03/2026 15:50

Payday today, gardening done 🥕

@Clotheshorsesarehorses good luck and more power to your arm 💪🏻

Rightsraptor · 24/03/2026 16:11

Scout2016 · 24/03/2026 14:23

Giving this a bump as the priminary hearing date is set for 6th May, and there is still fundraising needed.

It was so stark in the last case re NHSE and Faye how much "the unions told us to do it" was spouted as an attempted get out clause. They have such a lot to answer for.

And in Faye's case NHSE actually said that they hadn't consulted with any women's groups because they expected the unions to watch out for women's interests.

NotAtMyAge · 24/03/2026 16:56

This is the archive link to the original article for those who haven't seen it. Appalling treatment by the union she'd worked so hard for.

https://archive.ph/aUl3t

Clotheshorsesarehorses · 24/03/2026 19:36

Thank you for this

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