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18 Feb, 9 tweets, 7 min read

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THREAD We are delighted to hear that hard copies of The Political Erasure of Sex are reaching intended recipients. It is vital politicians/policy makers base decisions on material reality & evidence. Thank you @janeclarejones @lnmackenzie1 and @SelinaTodd thepoliticalerasureofsex.org

@uniofox

We are proud to have supported research for this project. We are grateful to all our supporters whose donations have enabled us to print and post this copy and get it into the hands of our political representatives. Thank you to @uniofox for its support history.ox.ac.uk/women-and-equa…

But you don’t have to be a politician or a policy maker to read this report. Literally anyone can download it here. It’s not quite the same as a beautiful hard copy, we know, but the information is the same and it is compelling. #SexMatters thepoliticalerasureofsex.org

Policy must be made carefully and inclusively. Sex is a protected characteristic in the Equality Act 2010. Erasing sex and failing to collect sex data must be challenged. Please contact your MP/MSP/MS to check they have received and read the report. womansplaceuk.org/2021/02/10/sex…

It is a shame that the importance of collecting sex data and meeting women’s needs does not seem to be understood by govt or other public bodies. This is why we commissioned a legal opinion on guidance given to the Scottish government by EHRC womansplaceuk.org/2020/12/11/ehr…

@EHRC

If you want to read our exchange on this with @EHRC you can read it here. No need to speculate about it on social media or submit a FOI request womansplaceuk.org/2021/02/13/wpu…

Luckily there is a growing movement of women who are committed to putting this right. #Census2021 gives us all a chance to make our voices heard - website with guidance launching on Sunday 21st February shorturl.at/gptJ8

@fairplaywomen

There is also legal action being pursued by @fairplaywomen to stop the @ONS redefining sex in #census2021 crowdfunder.co.uk/sexinthecensus… #WomenCountSoCountWomen #SexintheCensus

Women are taking action in defence of our hard-won rights. There is nothing hateful about that. There is nothing hateful about us. You can find out more about us here womansplaceuk.org/about/ #SexMatters #WomenCountSoCountWomen #SexintheCensus /End.

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Thread: Thank you @LabWomenDec for your solidarity with our co-founder @kiritunks who was 'un-invited' from speaking on Challenging Sexism by a @UKLabour branch. Thank you for saying #IStandWithKiri

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11 Dec 20

We have posted a short statement about EHRC advice to Scottish government and others and the legal opinion on this advice received by WPUK. womansplaceuk.org/2020/12/11/ehr…

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The @EHRC (Equality and Human Rights Commission) misrepresents the law on collecting sex data in its statement to the @scotgov Scottish Government which advises that requesting, gathering and collating data on individuals’ biological sex could be in breach of the law.

@ONS

The @ONS Office for National Statistics has levelled a similar line of argumentation regarding the collection of data on biological sex in the 2021 census.

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2 Dec 20

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Some commentators are saying the #KeiraBell judgment undermines Gillick. They're wrong. See this blog by @TybilAlper womansplaceuk.org/2020/11/29/wom… #IStandWithKeiraBell

“Some commentary on the case has argued that a win for Bell presents a risk to Gillick competence, which governs circumstances in which children have capacity to consent to medical treatment & to Fraser guidelines, which set out criteria for contraceptive advice & prescribing.”

“The argument before the court, however, is much narrower. It concerns whether informed consent can ever be gained given the specific nature of the treatment:

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2 Dec 20

Our statement in relation to the P*nk News report on the donation to #WPUK from #Lush womansplaceuk.org/2020/12/02/wpu…

We will not respond to all the half-baked claims and insinuations masquerading as journalism in the PN piece. Many of the errors in the report could have been avoided by diligent journalistic research which it is not our job to provide. #Lush #WPUK #SexMatters

We are disappointed to see the same old canards about WPUK funding and our campaign regurgitated despite the fact that we have refuted them time and time again. We have recently published this WPUK MythBusters womansplaceuk.org/2020/11/28/wpu…

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2 Dec 20

From the start, WPUK has faced smears, slurs, lies intended to discredit us. Our rebuttal to Pink News on the subject of the Lush grant womansplaceuk.org/2020/12/02/wpu…

We will not respond to all the half-baked claims and insinuations masquerading as journalism. Many errors could be avoided by diligent journalistic research. However, there are some falsehoods which must be corrected and we do so in this rebuttal. womansplaceuk.org/2020/12/02/wpu…

WPUK welcomed the statement made by Lush on 30 November about its grant to our campaign and we share the concerns expressed in that statement about the toxicity of debate. We have been on the receiving end of that toxicity since our inception.

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29 Nov 20

https://twitter.com/womans_place_uk/status/1332626999450406912

“WPUK have managed to run a successful and growing campaign for women’s rights on a small budget sourced almost entirely from individual women and men who support us in what we do.

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“We are determined to prove that a democracy works best when it is driven by its own people, not when it is in yoke to biased funders or dodgy donors.

“We are grateful to everyone who has supported our campaign either financially or with the volunteering of time and expertise.

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