The Trans Ideology Threat: Women’s rights in danger. (LWS at the European Parliament)

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This event happened yesterday and I thought I'd create a thread about it for anyone who's interested and to make searching for information relating to it easier in the future

https://brussels.mcc.hu/event/the-threat-of-trans-ideology-in-europe-womens-rights-in-danger

Speakers:

• Kellie-Jay Keen (Posie Parker), founder of the global Let Women Speak movement
• Ashley Frawley, visiting research fellow, MCC Brussels
• András László MEP, Fidesz-KDNP, PfE
• Moderator: John O’ Brien, Head of Communications, MCC Brussels

Here's video of the event:
https://www.youtube.com/live/-DIFWHAVqIU?si=XTfba_fAEJT0jdGd

Thank you! I will watch it later.

Not sure if this is connected but Latvia, for one, have withdrawn or threatened to withdraw from the Istambul convention because they claim it's sneaking in gender ideology. I doubt it's that clear cut, there's probably misogynistic and homophobic influences too. I doubt those voices, assuming they exist, would have the leverage they do if it weren't for gender ideology.

That sounds like it's the sort of objection that's discussed in the panel - a number of countries are unhappy at being made to reciprocate the legislative preferences of more socially permissive countries.

Latvia voted to withdraw from the Instanbul Convention for Women's Rights which is meant to protect women from men's violence.
https://www.coe.int/en/web/istanbul-convention

The vote was taken by the Latvian Parliament which now has a right wing majority.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn09x7jpvw7o

The Latvian President has refused to sign this vote to bring it into law
https://www.eunews.it/en/2025/11/04/latvias-president-rejects-bill-to-withdraw-from-the-istanbul-convention-on-violence-against-women/