Maya Forstater, Akua Reindorf and Susan Smith of FWS

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The Liberal Democrats are hosting quite the Fringe event at their upcoming conference in March

Liberal Voice for Women

Sex, Equality and the Law

Last April the Supreme Court clarified the meaning of ‘woman’ in the Equality Act. Nearly one year on, has anyone listened? This panel will
cut through the dithering and flanelling by the Labour government and discuss why the judgment matters and what organisations should do.

With Susan Smith (For Women Scotland), Akua Reindorf KC and Maya Forstater (Sex Matters).

Novotel, Meeting Room 1&2

Congratulations to everyone who made this happen 👏. Its about time political parties stopped sticking their head in the sand

Full agenda here: www.libdems.org.uk/conference/papers/spring-2026/agenda-directory

By the first aid room, very handy, when they see how many people are attending the fringe event they'll all start having the vapours. 😂

Given last week's detransitioner lawsuit in the State of New York, I would expect lots of big pharma firms have been revising their gender-related profits

I see they laid off 500 staff last October. Approx 7% of workforce.

Am I the only person who is childishly amused by the LGBT stand being between the male single sex toilet and the accessible toilet and at the opposite end of the entrance to the female single sex toilet?

It was the giant MAN sign that had amused me, tbh.

I’m glad they’re allowing feminists to have a stall. But it will take a lot more than that to make me even start revising my low opinion of the Lib Dems.

Step in the right direction, but pity they had to be pushed into it. I'm also an ex-LibDem member who'd love to be able to vote for them again. Or anyone, really.

To be fair, if you couldn't align with a party for some unpleasant, or dodgy action in the past, you'd have to give up voting.

Hahaha 🤣

I did the same - told him no he couldn't have my vote, and BTW I'd just voted Tory for the first time in my life because Mr Libdem was the only realistic alternative and his party is anti women's rights.

He mumbled some bs about it 'takes all sorts' - wish I'd had the presence of mind to say something pertinent back.

The rumour is that they dont have a box to tick for encounters with voters around sex and gender ideology, so that means it doesn't crop up in their door-knocking reports

Running scared of finding out what voters really think on the issue. Why am I not surprised? The capture of the LibDems really saddens me as I used to feel at home with them and was even a member for a while. I voted Liberal or LibDem at every single general election from 1970 to 2024 when I cast my first vote for the Tories. Annoyingly, after a major constituency boundary change, we've ended up with a left-wing, hardline TRA, Labour MP, who has yet to even acknowledge my letters to him, let alone reply to them. 😬

Sounds very plausible.

Maybe people should start videoing the canvassing attempts.

If my candidate went to this event I’d vote for him. He doesn’t even need to agree, but he’d need to go and listen in order for me to give him my vote.

Times must change

Tickets now available

https://liberalvoiceforwomen.telltix.com/events/liberalvoiceforwomen/2082142

Has anyone sent thoughts, prayers and smelling salts to Christine Jardine

Thanks for the link, it looks like a rock star line up, I expect the sound of the LibDems imploding will be heard all over the country on Friday the 13th in March. 😂

No, but I sent her two tickets.

Silly question, but do you have to be a member to attend?

I am not far from York and would love to hear this line up, but I’m not a LD member and based on their general batshittery am not likely to sign up.

Excellent - I have bought an online ticket. Not a member (I am a former one) - no membership question was asked.

Brilliant 🤩

😂

I sent her online tickets, didn’t want to waste the live event ones. I’ll email my liv dem candidate and ask if he’ll go along.

im so
impressed by the Lib Dem women making this happen.