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Many thanks to @LisaTMullin for the breakdown on how the women's declaration of sex based rights would affect trans people. Today I'm gonna look at some of the signatories and also CEDAW which they like to quote a lot
Many thanks to @LisaTMullin for the breakdown on how the women's declaration of sex based rights would affect trans people. Today I'm gonna look at some of the signatories and also CEDAW which they like to quote a lot
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Now as can be seen here this is the declaration that Joan McAlpine and Jenny Marra wanted to discuss at a meeting they arranged within the Scottish Parliament building on TDoR 2019 https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/20/trans-day-remembrance-anti-trans-joan-mcalpine-sheila-jeffreys-scottish-parliament-snp-labour/
Now as can be seen here this is the declaration that Joan McAlpine and Jenny Marra wanted to discuss at a meeting they arranged within the Scottish Parliament building on TDoR 2019 https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/20/trans-day-remembrance-anti-trans-joan-mcalpine-sheila-jeffreys-scottish-parliament-snp-labour/
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Some well known GC figures here and no suprise to see LGB Alliance mentioned
Some well known GC figures here and no suprise to see LGB Alliance mentioned
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Say yes to hate obviously had to be on there along with some other prominent names including Posie Parker of 'Adult Human Female' infamy
Say yes to hate obviously had to be on there along with some other prominent names including Posie Parker of 'Adult Human Female' infamy
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Mumsnet not wanting to be outdone by FWS, the group currently taking the Scottish Government to court to stop them having gender equality on public boards just because it might, just might, include a trans woman
Mumsnet not wanting to be outdone by FWS, the group currently taking the Scottish Government to court to stop them having gender equality on public boards just because it might, just might, include a trans woman
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Onto recent political party elections and of course the SNP are on there with both the new Womes's and Equalities Conveners joined by someone from the policy commmittee
Onto recent political party elections and of course the SNP are on there with both the new Womes's and Equalities Conveners joined by someone from the policy commmittee
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Last but not least making the headlines yesterday is one of the newly elected co-chairs of GPEW Women's Group, who even managed to sign this before Posie Parker
Last but not least making the headlines yesterday is one of the newly elected co-chairs of GPEW Women's Group, who even managed to sign this before Posie Parker
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So probably none of these people will admit to being transphobic but imo the declaration most certainly is. It would mean no GRA at all and trans women always called men and not allowed to use women's spaces, likewise for trans men being called women
So probably none of these people will admit to being transphobic but imo the declaration most certainly is. It would mean no GRA at all and trans women always called men and not allowed to use women's spaces, likewise for trans men being called women
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Lets have a look at CEDAW as that's what they keep quoting and yes if you look at the original it only mentions sex BUT if you dig deeper
Lets have a look at CEDAW as that's what they keep quoting and yes if you look at the original it only mentions sex BUT if you dig deeper
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This from March 2020 and I've helpully screenshot the actual document from CEDAW's archive. As you can quite clearly see trans women are explicilty mentioned so maybe the people behind the women's declaration missed these bits or maybe they just don't want to see them
This from March 2020 and I've helpully screenshot the actual document from CEDAW's archive. As you can quite clearly see trans women are explicilty mentioned so maybe the people behind the women's declaration missed these bits or maybe they just don't want to see them
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Forgot to add a couple of bits from the women's declaration's own q & a doc. Yes it's transphobic to call trans women men and try and revert all rights the have
It's also most definitely against ECHR as they forced the UK to have a GRA in the first place and its against EA
Forgot to add a couple of bits from the women's declaration's own q & a doc. Yes it's transphobic to call trans women men and try and revert all rights the have
It's also most definitely against ECHR as they forced the UK to have a GRA in the first place and its against EA
