Thread by @MForstater

The government has announced that it is not pursuing sex self-ID

This is a remarkable turnaround and is testament to the grassroots organising of ordinary women standing up for women's rights in the face of well funded lobby groups.

gov.uk/government/spe…

Women stood up, despite smears, threats to our safety and livelihoods and silence from those meant to protect our rights.

I lost my job over wanting to talk about this government consultation

Many others too

Organisations -& official guidance - ran ahead of this decision, acting as if self ID was already the law.

The lack of clear guidance leaves service providers scared of saying no to males who want to use female spaces.

Fear & confusion should never be confused with consent.

Women said no to legal sex self-ID.

Now we have to get clarity on the Equality Act and single sex services.

The government states correctly that service providers are allowed to restrict access to spaces and services on the basis of biological sex, if there is a clear justification.

The clear justification is that a single sex service is needed
and this requires unambiguous rules

But they equivocate saying that people are able to chose to their gender and impose themselves on services for the opposite sex.

There is no sound basis for this.

There is now a need for clarity on single sex spaces, in line with the Equality Act.

Where #sexmatters it is sex that matters.