Very good to see @EHRC do not support #sexselfID as part of GRA reform.
But removal of the spousal exit clause to allow wives to annul their marriage before their husband becomes legally female should not happen without consultation with the women this could impact.
The @EHRC is wrong however in it's claim that "There is no reason why simplifying the process for obtaining a GRC should have an effect on these protected [single sex] spaces and services". /2
When a transwoman gets a GRC they don't just become legally female. They get a birth certificate saying they were BORN female. Plus it becomes a criminal offence for an official to ever reveal their true birth sex. This effectively erases their trans history. /3
This means transwomen with a GRC actually become non-trans women. They disappear from trans statistics in prisons. Every single piece of ID says they are a natal female.
So how can service providers implement the lawful single-sex exemptions? /4
On paper service providers will still be able to lawfully exclude transwomen from female only spaces - but if it is no longer possible to know who is trans then these exceptions are unworkable on the ground. /5
What's the point of laws on paper if they can never be used? The @EHRC should know this.
It's really not good enough to wave away the complexities of the interaction of the GRA2004 and EA2010 and pretend they don't exist. /end
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We asked whether they plan to remove Germany from the list of approved countries for the overseas route of gender recognition after the German Self-Determination Act comes into force on 1 November.
They said GR systems in other countries "constantly change" and it would update the "list annually".
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They ignored our key question about whether German applicants could now get a UK GRC without supplying medical reports. Just a copy and paste answer about annual updates /3
Breaking News: Census data on trans population downgraded by Stats Regulator. /1
“We consider that there is sufficient evidence that the gender identity question in the census has underperformed, with some groups of people being more likely than others to misunderstand the question.”
Analysis by Professor Michael Biggs showed flaws in the data triggering this investigation. Public struggled to understand a complicated question about gender identities matching sex registered at birth. Result was lots of people saying they are trans by mistake and inflating the figures /2
The ONS team in charge of designing the Census were captured by gender ideologues. Basic questionnaire design principles abandoned in favour of ideological language and motives. /3
The office of the Taiwanese ambassador, Vincent Yao, contacted us on Tuesday to express their “gravest concern” that we had chosen to “verbally attack a biological female” and asked that we “put an end to the act of spreading disinformation and harmful comments.” /3
Semi-final starts soon. Follow this thread for live updates. /1
Suwannapheng is a phenomenal female boxer. Silver medalist in World Championships last year. Will her female talent be enough to overcome the male sex advantage of her opponent? /2
“The lawyers advised to monitor the situation and to contact the IOC. IBA informed the IOC representatives about these tests, but no reaction followed from the IOC side.” /2
“At the next IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships 2023 in New Delhi, Khelif and Lin were tested following their consent again before their first fights. Blood sample collection was made on 17 March 2023. The findings were absolutely identical to the first test results.” /3