“there will always be places where it is reasonable for biological women only to have access”
Yeah, right. And if you believe this, there’s a bridge in London for sale.
Actions speak louder than words. The fact is that that neither Labour nor Tories have actually done anything to defend real women in the last decade on this issue.
Brian Villanueva
9 months ago
“there will always be places where it is reasonable for biological women only to have access”
Yeah, right. And if you believe this, there’s a bridge in London for sale.
Actions speak louder than words. The fact is that that neither Labour nor Tories have actually done anything to defend real women in the last decade on this issue.
Kathleen Burnett
9 months ago
Will be entertaining watching the Labour Party contorting itself over this issue; up until the moment we vote. There is only one question to ask of your prospective candidate; ‘is a transwoman a woman?’ Anything other than a simple one word – yes or no, can be taken as a yes.
Kathleen Burnett
9 months ago
Will be entertaining watching the Labour Party contorting itself over this issue; up until the moment we vote. There is only one question to ask of your prospective candidate; ‘is a transwoman a woman?’ Anything other than a simple one word – yes or no, can be taken as a yes.
Tom North
9 months ago
These ridiculous positions must be consistently aired during the next general election.
We, as taxpayers are keeping highly paid, supposedly intelligent people to spout this arrent nonsense.
In the meantime, the actual needs of their constituents are being blithely ignored.
Tom North
9 months ago
These ridiculous positions must be consistently aired during the next general election.
We, as taxpayers are keeping highly paid, supposedly intelligent people to spout this arrent nonsense.
In the meantime, the actual needs of their constituents are being blithely ignored.
David McKee
9 months ago
According to Dodds, writing in the Guardian, “Changing gender is not a decision anyone makes lightly. The process is intrusive, outdated and humiliating. So we will modernise, simplify and reform the gender recognition law to a new process. We will remove invasive bureaucracy and simplify the process.”
We can agree with her first sentence, after that, it gets terribly vague. We do get a little more insight into her thinking: “A diagnosis provided by one doctor, with a registrar instead of a panel, should be enough.” Really? Maybe we should wait for the final Cass report on the Tavistock before rushing into legislation.
You agree with “according to Dodds, writing in the Guardian”?
If so, I agree too.
David McKee
9 months ago
According to Dodds, writing in the Guardian, “Changing gender is not a decision anyone makes lightly. The process is intrusive, outdated and humiliating. So we will modernise, simplify and reform the gender recognition law to a new process. We will remove invasive bureaucracy and simplify the process.”
We can agree with her first sentence, after that, it gets terribly vague. We do get a little more insight into her thinking: “A diagnosis provided by one doctor, with a registrar instead of a panel, should be enough.” Really? Maybe we should wait for the final Cass report on the Tavistock before rushing into legislation.
Right-Wing Hippie
9 months ago
Secretary of State for Women and Equalities
What a terrifyingly revealing job title.
Right-Wing Hippie
9 months ago
Secretary of State for Women and Equalities
What a terrifyingly revealing job title.
Hugh Bryant
9 months ago
Does it matter what the politicians think or say? All this change is being driven from deep within the state class itself. So long as neither the voters nor their MPs have any real control over the bureaucracy and the vested interests it will continue and the state will become more and more beholden to the parasite class and it’s smokescreen ideology.
Hugh Bryant
9 months ago
Does it matter what the politicians think or say? All this change is being driven from deep within the state class itself. So long as neither the voters nor their MPs have any real control over the bureaucracy and the vested interests it will continue and the state will become more and more beholden to the parasite class and it’s smokescreen ideology.
S Wilkinson
9 months ago
Why is anyone taken in by what Dodds has said?
It is no different to what Labour have been saying all along except for one minor bit of admin – a requirement to self id to a doctor before self iding to a registrar.
She was clear that Labour believe trans is not a mental health issue so the doctor is not conducting a psychiatric assessment.
Gender dysphoria is only diagnosed on the patient’s declaration anyway.
She didn’t even say these doctors would be specialists but, even if that were to be a requirement, GenderGP and their pals would simply provide the certification for £50 and a 10 minute zoom consultation. (This kind of certification arrangement has been implemented in the US for college students to gain access to cross sex hormones: they give out pre signed certificates at some freshers’ fairs!)
Dodds also said that gender and sex are already well defined in the Equality Act but that’s not true; if they were we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in.
Additionally, Labour isn’t taking into account Lady Haldane’s ruling about the impact of ‘legal sex’ ‘for all purposes’ as defined in the GRA.
Disingenuous bs – they haven’t changed anything. Don’t be fooled.
Why is anyone taken in by what Dodds has said?
It is no different to what Labour have been saying all along except for one minor bit of admin – a requirement to self id to a doctor before self iding to a registrar.
She was clear that Labour believe trans is not a mental health issue so the doctor is not conducting a psychiatric assessment.
Gender dysphoria is only diagnosed on the patient’s declaration anyway.
She didn’t even say these doctors would be specialists but, even if that were to be a requirement, GenderGP and their pals would simply provide the certification for £50 and a 10 minute zoom consultation. (This kind of certification arrangement has been implemented in the US for college students to gain access to cross sex hormones: they give out pre signed certificates at some freshers’ fairs!)
Dodds also said that gender and sex are already well defined in the Equality Act but that’s not true; if they were we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in.
Additionally, Labour isn’t taking into account Lady Haldane’s ruling about the impact of ‘legal sex’ ‘for all purposes’ as defined in the GRA.
Disingenuous bs – they haven’t changed anything. Don’t be fooled.
David Morley
9 months ago
But this is just to prefer old woke to new woke and reflects the continuing influence of old style feminism on the Labour Party. It still looks like student politics masquerading as the grown up version.
Labour needs to go further by lining its thinking up better with that of the general population – which is both more tolerant, and more socially conservative than the woke brigade of any stripe.
David Morley
9 months ago
But this is just to prefer old woke to new woke and reflects the continuing influence of old style feminism on the Labour Party. It still looks like student politics masquerading as the grown up version.
Labour needs to go further by lining its thinking up better with that of the general population – which is both more tolerant, and more socially conservative than the woke brigade of any stripe.
“there will always be places where it is reasonable for biological women only to have access”
Yeah, right. And if you believe this, there’s a bridge in London for sale.
Actions speak louder than words. The fact is that that neither Labour nor Tories have actually done anything to defend real women in the last decade on this issue.
“there will always be places where it is reasonable for biological women only to have access”
Yeah, right. And if you believe this, there’s a bridge in London for sale.
Actions speak louder than words. The fact is that that neither Labour nor Tories have actually done anything to defend real women in the last decade on this issue.
Will be entertaining watching the Labour Party contorting itself over this issue; up until the moment we vote. There is only one question to ask of your prospective candidate; ‘is a transwoman a woman?’ Anything other than a simple one word – yes or no, can be taken as a yes.
Will be entertaining watching the Labour Party contorting itself over this issue; up until the moment we vote. There is only one question to ask of your prospective candidate; ‘is a transwoman a woman?’ Anything other than a simple one word – yes or no, can be taken as a yes.
These ridiculous positions must be consistently aired during the next general election.
We, as taxpayers are keeping highly paid, supposedly intelligent people to spout this arrent nonsense.
In the meantime, the actual needs of their constituents are being blithely ignored.
These ridiculous positions must be consistently aired during the next general election.
We, as taxpayers are keeping highly paid, supposedly intelligent people to spout this arrent nonsense.
In the meantime, the actual needs of their constituents are being blithely ignored.
According to Dodds, writing in the Guardian, “Changing gender is not a decision anyone makes lightly. The process is intrusive, outdated and humiliating. So we will modernise, simplify and reform the gender recognition law to a new process. We will remove invasive bureaucracy and simplify the process.”
We can agree with her first sentence, after that, it gets terribly vague. We do get a little more insight into her thinking: “A diagnosis provided by one doctor, with a registrar instead of a panel, should be enough.” Really? Maybe we should wait for the final Cass report on the Tavistock before rushing into legislation.
You agree with “according to Dodds, writing in the Guardian”?
If so, I agree too.
You agree with “according to Dodds, writing in the Guardian”?
If so, I agree too.
According to Dodds, writing in the Guardian, “Changing gender is not a decision anyone makes lightly. The process is intrusive, outdated and humiliating. So we will modernise, simplify and reform the gender recognition law to a new process. We will remove invasive bureaucracy and simplify the process.”
We can agree with her first sentence, after that, it gets terribly vague. We do get a little more insight into her thinking: “A diagnosis provided by one doctor, with a registrar instead of a panel, should be enough.” Really? Maybe we should wait for the final Cass report on the Tavistock before rushing into legislation.
Secretary of State for Women and Equalities
What a terrifyingly revealing job title.
Secretary of State for Women and Equalities
What a terrifyingly revealing job title.
Does it matter what the politicians think or say? All this change is being driven from deep within the state class itself. So long as neither the voters nor their MPs have any real control over the bureaucracy and the vested interests it will continue and the state will become more and more beholden to the parasite class and it’s smokescreen ideology.
Does it matter what the politicians think or say? All this change is being driven from deep within the state class itself. So long as neither the voters nor their MPs have any real control over the bureaucracy and the vested interests it will continue and the state will become more and more beholden to the parasite class and it’s smokescreen ideology.
Why is anyone taken in by what Dodds has said?
It is no different to what Labour have been saying all along except for one minor bit of admin – a requirement to self id to a doctor before self iding to a registrar.
She was clear that Labour believe trans is not a mental health issue so the doctor is not conducting a psychiatric assessment.
Gender dysphoria is only diagnosed on the patient’s declaration anyway.
She didn’t even say these doctors would be specialists but, even if that were to be a requirement, GenderGP and their pals would simply provide the certification for £50 and a 10 minute zoom consultation. (This kind of certification arrangement has been implemented in the US for college students to gain access to cross sex hormones: they give out pre signed certificates at some freshers’ fairs!)
Dodds also said that gender and sex are already well defined in the Equality Act but that’s not true; if they were we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in.
Additionally, Labour isn’t taking into account Lady Haldane’s ruling about the impact of ‘legal sex’ ‘for all purposes’ as defined in the GRA.
Disingenuous bs – they haven’t changed anything. Don’t be fooled.
Hear! Hear!
Hear! Hear!
Why is anyone taken in by what Dodds has said?
It is no different to what Labour have been saying all along except for one minor bit of admin – a requirement to self id to a doctor before self iding to a registrar.
She was clear that Labour believe trans is not a mental health issue so the doctor is not conducting a psychiatric assessment.
Gender dysphoria is only diagnosed on the patient’s declaration anyway.
She didn’t even say these doctors would be specialists but, even if that were to be a requirement, GenderGP and their pals would simply provide the certification for £50 and a 10 minute zoom consultation. (This kind of certification arrangement has been implemented in the US for college students to gain access to cross sex hormones: they give out pre signed certificates at some freshers’ fairs!)
Dodds also said that gender and sex are already well defined in the Equality Act but that’s not true; if they were we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in.
Additionally, Labour isn’t taking into account Lady Haldane’s ruling about the impact of ‘legal sex’ ‘for all purposes’ as defined in the GRA.
Disingenuous bs – they haven’t changed anything. Don’t be fooled.
But this is just to prefer old woke to new woke and reflects the continuing influence of old style feminism on the Labour Party. It still looks like student politics masquerading as the grown up version.
Labour needs to go further by lining its thinking up better with that of the general population – which is both more tolerant, and more socially conservative than the woke brigade of any stripe.
But this is just to prefer old woke to new woke and reflects the continuing influence of old style feminism on the Labour Party. It still looks like student politics masquerading as the grown up version.
Labour needs to go further by lining its thinking up better with that of the general population – which is both more tolerant, and more socially conservative than the woke brigade of any stripe.