So it seems likely the EHRC guidance will be issued tomorrow Thursday 21st May …

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That is if The Human Paperweight that is Philipson can make her mind up. What should we expect?

Keep this one alive on the big board if it looks quiet... https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5532573-aibu-to-celebrate-the-government-finally-releasing-guidance-on-keeping-single-sex-spaces-single-sex-even-if-it-is-more-than-a-year-after-the-supreme-court-judgement?page=1

Are we taking bets on which MP will be the first to try?!

I hope not! But surely they can't filibuster it forever, at some point they are going to have to hear it whether they like it or not?

That bell end plumber no doubt.

There is going to be an awful lot of ignoring this

And “a lot of people don’t realise this but it’s not actually legally binding”

Why does he think it won’t reference “trans women”?

My money is on Nadia Whittome, not my MP thankfully but she is has some extreme views that directly harm women and children.

I couldn't see anything on the BBC website, so I did a quick google of news stories in the last 24 hrs, and found:

Telegraph
GB News
Belfast News Letter
The Times
Daily Express

BBC, nothing. Guardian, nothing...

My £££ is on Angela Eagle to try.

Prepare for endless media interviews with sad / angry men in costume talking about how they won't be able to leave the house if they're not able to invade women's spaces.
It's going to be tedious. 😑

Now where is my surprised face 😶

No I haven't - see 'cis women affected' 😁

I did, however, miss Section 28 which was in there. Remiss of me.

Well, if they have to stay home for a while, #SadTimes, at least our streets will be free of piss for a while.

Great work. Thing is as usual a whole bunch of people have been working to push things along some openly, many more behinD the scenes

After today the effect of anything we do to improve women's rights will be magnified hugely. Every single small action has an effect. Keep writing and complaining.

We have to take down a huge fortress, but it can be done we have already started undermining the walls. Look back a few years ago to see the huge progress we have made.

Everyone has played a part, lots more to do.

I’d forgotten she existed. I reckon Kate Osborne.

Oh so many people, thousands, most from behind a shroud of secrecy because the push back is so mental

I found this comment in response to a lamentation that Bridget Phillipson would never face consequences for her (minimal) part in this quite sinister:

“Oh, I'm sure some will be arranged. All it will take is one trans person who feels they have nothing left to lose.”

On this thread.

I reckon my backbench Labour MP (elected in 2024) will try. She has been woeful when I emailed her.

It will be very interesting to see how many try to do something. I suspect it might be a tiny number, also many supposed trans supporters MPs will suddenly go missing now there is a chance to be put their names on record in a different climate.

Many have started refusing to discuss their position openly.

Of course Kate - she insists she is always being mistaken for a man. I don't believe her

The attempt to silence people really back fired long term. Outspoken women are great obviously. The secret witchy terfs are though a hidden power taking ongoing action and are very powerful.

From the dawn of time women have learned how to defy male threats and work behind the scenes when they need to. For every open suffragette there were many more who supported secretly.

It's a written statement, not an oral one. So there is nothing to talk out. Most of the day will be taken up with the second reading of the Steel Nationalisation Bill.

There's nothing to filibuster, it's a written statement. It was laid before the house at start of business at 9.30 this morning.

This is so accurate. I would add:

"How long before they start throwing us in camps" (actual comment currently on Reddit and massively offensive)

"I'm going to flounce off move abroad" (yeah, because moving abroad is as easy as just waltzing into another country)