How on earth has it come to this? Police forces admitting they would record a male rapist as 'female' if that is how they self identify /1
Here's another police force doing the same. Did it prick anyone's conscience when they typed these words in the FOI? Did anyone say 'hang on should we really be recording a male rapist as female?' /2
Whose dignity matters most? The male rapist or the victim? How does the victim feel when she's told she's been raped by a woman? /3
"Durham records a persons gender as they identify themselves REGARDLESS OF THEIR NATAL SEX" Yes, you read that right - even male rapists /4
These aren't one-offs. We asked every police force in the UK. Sixteen responded. All saying they would record male crime as female if that's what the perp wanted. Read more here. /5
Why are police recording male rapists as female? Who could have suggested this mad idea? Take a look at all the police forces who are Stonewall champions... /6 sex-matters.org/stonewall-cham…
North Wales Police = Stonewall Champion /7
Durham Police = Stonewall Champion /8
Suffolk, Dyfed-Powys, West Midlands, Herts, Dorset Police .... all record male rapists as female if they want it.... all stonewall champions. /9
Thank you Derbyshire Police. The only police force in the UK that confirmed it would record a male rapist as male even if they said they identified as female. Please don't let common sense crumble when Stonewall finds out! /10
When it comes to male crimes small misclassification errors make a huge difference. Today at least a third of the female sex offenders in prison WERE BORN MALE! /11
We have been calling for this guidance for a long time. We have been reporting rogue employers each time they misuse the law by advertising for ‘self-identifying women’ to fill women-only roles. /2
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In March the @EHRC promised to publish new guidance to stop employers mis-stating the law on female-only job adverts. We had reported numerous breaches over 2 years /1
The EHRC also said it would ‘enforce’ the law and would take ‘urgent action’ when problems are reported. We reported ‘Survivors Network’ who said ‘being female’ was a requirement but ‘this post is open to self-identifying women’ /2
Despite being reported to EHRC the advert was not corrected and remained live until applications closed. However, the wording of its latest advert for a therapist has changed in line with the law. All references to ‘self-identifying’ have gone. /3
Today we have published the first ever report on the impact of trans inclusion in sport in the UK.
It shows a widespread problem, affecting many women and girls all over the country, at all levels, from juniors to masters and at all levels of competition and participation. 1/11
Women and girls are being put at risk and their legitimate concerns disregarded.
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Despite clear law to the contrary, female police officers are required to perform intimate searches on men - if that man says he identifies as a woman /1
The law says SAME SEX ONLY but the Statutory Code prioritises GENDER IDENTITY. This is yet another example of bad guidance corrupting policy contrary to the law /2
The Police And Criminal Evidence Act (1984) sets out how the police must lawfully search suspects.
55(7) A constable may not carry out an intimate search of a person of the opposite SEX /3
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Yesterday we received an email from a woman who had checked the meaning of a “woman-only” fitness class at her local gym. With permission, we’re sharing the story verbatim. Well done that woman 💪… /1
“Warrington's major sports centre is run by a company called LiveWire. They are widely publicising "women only fitness classes", saying how "empowering" these will be because they are "women only"…. /2