Do you think they make people sign a disclaimer to prove they are pure enough before they left them in? How will they claim on insurance? Do anarchists have insurance? Is that - not to mention the discrimination - even legal? So many questions...
As things are a bit crazy today - inevitably - we think it wise to protect overnight. See you tomorrow!
The parallel universes in the #MayaForstater case. Probably won't feature in the upcoming Marvel multiverse, but has more implications for women in the UK! https://t.co/W8vAVx...
RT @satiricole: In 2018, I gave a speech about my dysphoria. Willoughby tweeted comparing me and the other speakers to "Nazis". Hopefully, this ruling will mean other young women can speak freely and honestly about their experiences inhabiting a ...
Spoiler, I didn't... But some people do think about their appendages... https://t.co/ECDRtk...
Benjamin was claiming that women talking about rights constituted harassment. Now, he seems to think we are "cishet establishment men". Either way, he is still telling women he knows best. https://t.co/wnGos9... https://t.co/tI2Rse...
Is Dylan (he/him), suggesting that sustained misogynistic abuse of a woman is OK? That attacking her for a protected belief in a disgusting manner with threats of violence does not make her a victim of sexist harassment? https://t.co/7wA9X8...
Great thread on implications in Scotland of #MayaForstater judgement. https://t.co/tZPYD0...
RT @VictoriaPeckham: Maya Forstater’s victory is a relief to thousands of women (in particular, though men too) who live in fear of losing jobs or reputations for the simple belief that sex, in certain circumstances, matters. This is from a piece I ...
At this stage? Maybe it is too mild a word...? https://t.co/bjHy2A...
Political Parties will assuredly be in the spotlight now for definitions of "transphobia" which cross over into protected GC belief. For example, the @LibDems definition written, inter alia, by @europesheila https://t.co/NC3uFg...
RT @sleeepysandy: So: waiting lists for treatment: up. New legislation to help trans people: none. Third spaces created to allow trans people dignity: none. Allies won: none. Allies lost: hundreds of thousands. And now, less acceptance at work too? ...
RT @MForstater: It was a pleasure to talk to @freddiesayers @unherd https://t.co/THavjs...
So MPs and employees of RCS are saying that the protection of feminist beliefs is "scary". To incels and MRAs, perhaps. Do you really think women should be sacked for saying sex & sex discrimination is real @HannahB4LiviMP? https://t.co/vS3jyu...
RT @dj_forrester: “Nicola Sturgeon defends Stonewall charity amid backlash” Oddly, when gay legal equality was controversial she didn’t do a thing. When Labour/ Lib Dems sought to abolish s28 in Scotland she tried to stymie it. She has never ...
Ah yes, @ScotParl will you commit to uphold equality law? https://t.co/sonUJc...
What say you, @EngenderScot? https://t.co/PdiEHe...
RT @SexMattersOrg: If you want to support our work by making a one-off donation or subscribing to a monthly package of news, goodies and interviews, please visit our donation page. Today, we have a voice. Today, we level up. Take action with us. ...
RT @SVPhillimore: Absolutely. No one should be abused or suffer unlawful discrimination. So let’s hope you consider your own position and the advice you have given so many organisations, that has led them directly into unlawful discrimination. ...
RT @BobBibBab1: @ForwomenScot @peter_daly @scotgov @PermSecScot How does this impact, say, a public library who cancelled a booking from a GC org & then refused to rebook on the basis of their (very questionable) EDI policy that insists TWAW? ...
It is a very interesting article. @peter_daly also points out "The Scottish government has a range of policies, starting with the pending hate crime legislation, which need to reviewed." @scotgov policy that TWAW may be discriminatory to GC women in ...
RT @AnnMSinnott: As a result of the Forstater judgement today, @RosieDuffield1 could consider taking legal action against @UKLabour https://t.co/cpWX1E...
The hyperbolic publicity is only coming from TRAs. This nonsense helps no one, least of all trans people. https://t.co/n4qAgz...
RT @_Leyanelle_: Everyone take a minute to think of @NicolaSturgeon today, the 'feminist to her fingertips', who leads a party that has unlawfully threatened members with suspension if they express feminist speech.
RT @MenAtWork_MC: Hi @mimmymum - I chipped in about £20 I think. You’re welcome. #IStandWithMayaFors... https://t.co/R2woJ6...
We are so very grateful to Joan. She was the first female politician to stand up and speak out and she was subject to so much abuse simply for asking for and facilitating calm and respectful debate. We all owe her a massive debt. ...
RT @JoanMcAlpine: It’s now for those people in positions of power to think carefully about their failure to stand up to intolerance - or why they stood by when women were attacked and misrepresented by online mobs - some, sadly, whipped up by ...
Gay Pride began long before Stonewall was formed. The first Pride rally in the UK was in 1972. Stonewall was formed in 1989. @ScotGovFM should correct the record and stop misrepresenting LGB history. https://t.co/N2ztcS...
We are worthy of respect in a democratic society — Sex Matters
Will the update in protocol for gender identity services include a review of the Children's service in light of Bell ruling @NicolaSturgeon? https://t.co/Ptx94U...
She's in too deep and may be worried about what is lurking in Scottish public bodies and their reliance on faulty @StonewallScot training and legal advice. We understand there are some very problematic guidance documents out there. ...
RT @charlesworth102: After today's EAT ruling can we look forward to @stonewalluk and @Nancy_M_K withdrawing the remarks that likened gender critical beliefs to anti-Semitism. Over to you, Nancy.
RT @suzanne_moore: Gender-critical views are a protected belief, appeal tribunal rules . Hello my ex-employers...what a joke. https://t.co/Rgc7GF...
The extent of @Stonewallscot influence in @scotgov and civic Scotland now needs urgent investigation. What are they telling our gov and our largest employers? Are Scottish institutions discriminating against women and GC beliefs which are now ...
Good point. Belief is protected under law - including Hate Crime - we have no wish to see ridiculous tit-for-tat reporting to the police, but if individuals are using law against women, women also have the right to report. It will be instructive to ...
RT @StandingforXX: 《theposieparker》Cel... Marions....... Both Calder & Millar @ForwomenScot https://t.co/ra2rh1...
And, again, neither @MForstater ot anyone else wanted to remove protections in law. No one wanted to harass or discriminate. Mermaids are also making serious, potentially defamatory, allegations about Maya and her "conduct". Perhaps @ChtyCommission ...
RT @iseult: Thankyou to @MForstater and @jk_rowling for standing up, speaking their truth, and refusing to back down at huge personal cost. It is insane that it came to this. But here we are. Time for people to start talking instead of saying ...
RT @giagia: Biological sex is a real thing with real consequences for women and girls. Thank you to @MForstater and @anyabike!
RT @BBCWomansHour: Do you feel able to freely speak your mind? Maya Forstater, who lost her job because of comments she made about people changing sex, has just won what could be a landmark appeal case. @EmmaBarnett speaks to @charlotte_bbc who has ...
RT @BBCWomansHour: Scottish law student Lisa Keogh, who’s been cleared of misconduct after expressing her opinions on sex and gender, speaks to @EmmaBarnett https://t.co/DZdW0N... https://t.co/lJNsXI...
There are already people claiming this ruling will allow people to harass trans people. This is absolutely not true and was never the aim of this case. Mandy is correct - no one else has lost rights. https://t.co/pw1hWB...
A year to the date @jk_rowling wrote her essay on women's rights, @MForstater has been vindicated. The fight to ensure women's rights are protected goes on and Maya and others have founded @SexMattersOrg to ensure women are heard. ...
RT @MagiGibson: @RoddyQC @crit_gen @ForwomenScot @LucyHunterB Many institutions allow allegations to be made anonymously and procedures like this set in motion and no procedures at all to investigate if complaint was vindictive. No repercussions on ...
Maya has won!
You beauty! #WomenWontWheesht #sexmatters https://t.co/4htzQs...
RT @kathmurray1: Our petition on accurately recording the sex of people charged or convicted of rape or attempted rape can be signed here. Signatures are not published, & you don’t have to be in Scotland. Many thanks to everyone who has already ...
We can dream! https://t.co/0AsCEG...
"A spokesman for Jewish Human Rights Watch said: “It is a gross insult to the millions of victims of antisemitism, both past and present, to compare a reasonable belief in sex and gender to Jew hatred." https://t.co/v6ndA9...
“I always knew the complaints made against me were groundless. I was targeted because of my gender-critical views — it was a modern-day witch-hunt. No woman should face discrimination in the way I have because she believes in sex-based rights.” ...
RT @ruthserwotka: We'll done @joannaccherry for standing firm. The trans activists had their interviewer of choice there and still you held your ground. #r4today
On now @BBCr4today discussing @MForstater case #sexmatters
RT @MForstater: Thank you ALL for the so many good wishes! 💝 And before it all kicks off .... Thank you to @anyabike and @peter_daly (and Ben Cooper QC) and everyone else who is in my corner. https://t.co/zpUfKV...
Coming up! #WomenWontWheesht https://t.co/ki4EjH...
RT @BlackIslePMD: Still can't quite work this one out, it's either Deeply worrying ignorance (ie *all 4* didn't understand or were unaware of the law) Or They knew and just thought they were "above the law" Either option reflects pretty poorly. ...
The voice, Mr Cohen, was not the issue. The issue was the lies, hyperbole, self-centred aggression and ludicrous demands the Justin Webb answered your "questions". https://t.co/4NdOd9...
Is this how Jo is justifying ignoring the abuse of academics like Neil Thin, of rectors like Ann Henderson, and students like Lisa Keogh? Just pretend it isn't happening? It is possible for multiple issues to exist and, to do your job, you need to ...
RT @KBaxter99: @RoddyQC @ForwomenScot Petition to the Scottish Government to have Police Scotland record sex accurately for those accused of sex offences. Please consider signing - (anyone can sign, you don't have to be in Scotland.) ...
RT @Equality_FWS: Hi @UniWestScotland We note in your report, Equality Outcomes, you seem to refer to the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010 Was this your intention? If so there are some missing and others are incorrect. See :- ...
This is disgusting from @oxfamgb. A training guide says "privileged white women" cause "harm" when they fight sexual violence. As Naomi Cunningham of @legalfeminist says, this surely creates ‘an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or ...
RT @RoddyQC: This is an acceptable thing to say. Surely? Whatever else: it is not hateful for her to have said it. I have a mother& a father. I do not have a “parent who gave birth to me” & one who did not. So saying is not hateful. I don’t ...
Take a bow (of either variety) #WomenWontWheesht https://t.co/9WcBB5...