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20 Oct, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Very sad to receive news tonight that 5 people have died after the outbreak of Covid-19 at Charnwood Lodge care home in Dumfries. My thoughts are with their loved ones at what is a heart-breaking time.
I asked for an update on Charnwood Lodge from @DGNHS just this morning and was told an update would be released soon, but this not the update I hoped for. @DGNHS have praised the charity who run the facility and their staff for their dedication and steps to control the outbreak
All care home staff are routinely tested now and there is appropriate distribution of PPE - but this virus is so infectious. I am contacting the health and social care partnership for more details of the outbreak and will share this when I can.
This sad news shows we must all work together to suppress the virus. No part of Scotland is safe. Please stick to the rules. Wear a face covering, maintain a 2meter distance, wash hands & if you have symptoms (cough, fever, loss of taste/smell), self-isolate and get tested ASAP

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Had a very good experience this week of @DGNHS when my partner needed a test . Extensive mobile testing across the region details here nhsdg.co.uk/testing/
He took a drive in test at 3.30pm yesterday in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire very helpful staff thanks - and got the negative result back by text and email before 9am this morning. Very impressive turnaround
Only issue would be that the tests still need booked through the UK test website here nhs.uk/ask-for-a-coro… which tried to send us to Whitehaven, Cumbria, a 2 hour drive unless you are a seagull and can glide across the Solway Firth
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Hi @FinlayMcF - sharing a picture of me with a target painted round my head & encouraging others to pile on is irresponsible. Are you aware some women targetted by trans activists, eg @selina_todd now require security guards to attend work? This kind of thing doesnt help.
In fact most people in this pic of @AllianceLGB are gay, 3 are trans. The Pink News article you share is nothing to do with me. But I can see immediately the headline is misleading. @joannaccherry got an apology & settlement from this publication so I’d urge caution.
The person quoted in the PN article is a gay man @TwisterFilm who at 19 lead the Gay Society at Glasgow Uni and campaigned to have it meet in the then deeply homophobic student union. I supported his campaign. He faced physical hostility. Hardly the bigot you and PN suggest!
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30 Oct 19
A number of people on here have drawn my attention to this @TheSun story about #census2021 “Scots face 'baffling' list of 21 sexualities to choose from including gynephilic and skoliosexual” thescottishsun.co.uk/news/4894324/s…
While many people will find the @TheSun story amusing, it relates to a serious issue already raised by @SP_European with @NatRecordsScot who are responsible for census questions in 2021 and who are offering 21 answers in the “sexual orientation” question
When @ScotParl unanimously agreed to a bill asking voluntary questions on sexual orientation, there was no suggestion of “asexual” & “skoliosexual”. This expansion of the definition could undermine the understanding of, and protections for, gay & bi people.
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30 May 19
This is a detailed piece of work by a volunteer women's group in Scotland. It explains why many feminists on the left oppose self id of sex, as such policies hurt vulnerable women & girls. It's a good introduction if you are new to the #waronwomen issue
The report says some women are self excluding from services because they fear there is no single sex provision - including intimate care. Equality Act 2010 allows for these services to be female only -as these lawyers make clear - but the law is ignored
I was disturbed by the report's section on prisons, as I spoke directly to the senior source myself. Vulnerable women exposed to male rage and sexual obscenities. These women didn't consent to intact trans identifying males in shower rooms or common areas
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15 Apr 19
The National newspaper's @stephenpaton134 has such a poor grasp of facts they think I'm a minister (I'm a backbencher) They're upset I shared an @thetimes leader -pasted on @Transgendertrd - on @TimesLucy 's piece on fast tracking of trans kids
@TimesLucy 's well researched piece cites five clinicians and a Professor of Evidence Based Medicine. They fear gay kids may be forced down a medical path to transition because of homophobia. These are concerns @Transgendertrd have also raised
Paton's modus operandi here is displacement - attack me for sharing @Transgendertrd when the content I shared was actually pasted from @thetimes - which validates concerns Transgender Trend & the parents and academics supporting it have raised repeatedly
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17 Mar 19
It's not a good look to attempt to bully and shame another woman simply because she welcomed a discussion about the consequences of replacing biological sex with self-declared "gender identity" @heraldscotland @RBFMaguire
For clarity, @SP_European committee findings DID back a new transgender question in 2021 Census, but sensibly supported retaining a binary m/f sex question -for planning services like health, as statisticians like @susanmcvie & @ONS made clear.
My thread, which this @paulhutcheon story refers to, was liked 2000 times, shared by 800 people & widely praised as balanced & respectful - presumably why @RBFMaguire liked it too. Read it here
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