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"Public discourse around sex increasingly seeks to deny basic facts of human biology."
A Letter "The Reality of Sex" has been published in the
Irish Journal of medical Science. @IrishJMedSci
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"Public discourse around sex increasingly seeks to deny basic facts of human biology."
A Letter "The Reality of Sex" has been published in the
Irish Journal of medical Science. @IrishJMedSci
@FondOfBeetles @SwipeWright https://twitter.com/FondOfBeetles/status/1350039627428745216
THREAD: How "Gender Identity" is taking precedence over sex in Ireland.
In Ireland we have Self I.D, a man can change his legal status, his SEX, by filling in an A4 form.
In Ireland we have Self I.D, a man can change his legal status, his SEX, by filling in an A4 form.
The Hate Crime Bill which is going through the Seanad Éireann at the moment lists "sex characteristics" rather than sex.
It doesn't provide an interpretation for "sex characteristics" yet it provides one for "transgender identity".
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/2020/52/
It doesn't provide an interpretation for "sex characteristics" yet it provides one for "transgender identity".
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/2020/52/
The term "sex characteristics" is used in the Yogyakarta Principles. (YPS)
The YPS are not binding in law yet:
"The Yogyakarta Principles are widely considered by governments, legal experts, international human rights bodies and many national courts (Cont.)
The YPS are not binding in law yet:
"The Yogyakarta Principles are widely considered by governments, legal experts, international human rights bodies and many national courts (Cont.)
as an authoritative legal statement."-Prof Michael O’Flaherty, professor of human rights law and director of the Irish Centre for Human Rights, NUI Galway.
After this letter in which Prof. O 'Flaherty talks about the
After this letter in which Prof. O 'Flaherty talks about the
The Yogyakarta Principles, Ireland moved from gender recognition that required just a doctors note, to full Self I.D. https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/gender-recognition-bill-is-in-violation-of-international-human-rights-law-1.2097289
The YPS are frequently used by Irish Trans Rights Groups, TENI and BeLongTo, in submissions and recommendations for the GRA review.
Recommendations like the inclusion of Non binary identities into the GRA and provision for under 16s.
https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/43aef0-minister-doherty-publishes-her-report-on-the-review-of-the-gender-re/
Recommendations like the inclusion of Non binary identities into the GRA and provision for under 16s.
https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/43aef0-minister-doherty-publishes-her-report-on-the-review-of-the-gender-re/
In the Programme for Government: Our shared future, under the programme for LGBTI+ it states they will:
"Amend the gender ground in equality legislation, to
ensure that someone discriminated against on the
basis of their gender identity is able to avail of this
legislation".
"Amend the gender ground in equality legislation, to
ensure that someone discriminated against on the
basis of their gender identity is able to avail of this
legislation".
This is a concerted effort to remove sex (or gender as synonymous with sex) and for gender identity to take precedence.
We have seen this with the HSE removing the word woman from cervical screening information, they have since reinstated "Woman" for the "interim" after
We have seen this with the HSE removing the word woman from cervical screening information, they have since reinstated "Woman" for the "interim" after
Irish Women objected to being called "anyone with a cervix" and demanded that women be included in healthcare literature.
Read about this and our submission to the @HSElive to reinstate the word Woman on our website: https://thecountessdidntfightforthis.com/submission-to-the-hse-on-cervical-check/
Read about this and our submission to the @HSElive to reinstate the word Woman on our website: https://thecountessdidntfightforthis.com/submission-to-the-hse-on-cervical-check/
"Human sex is an observable, immutable, and important biological classification; it is a fundamental characteristic of our species, foundational to many biology disciplines, and a major differentiator in medical/health outcomes" @HSELive
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