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LabourWomen’sDeclaration

3 Jun, 9 tweets, 8 min read

As Marion Millar attends for police questioning for speaking up for women's rights, we reflect on the Scottish Hate Crime Bill consultation. We and others warned that the legislation would be used to intimidate and silence women. #IStandWithMarionMillar #WomenWontWheesht

We said: "It is reasonable to suppose that [the proposed measures] would have a further chilling effect on the freedom of women to advocate for sex-based rights in the current climate". #IStandWithMarionMillar #WomenWontWheesht
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@1_elainesmith

In the Scottish Parliament, LWD signatory @1_elainesmith argued for amendments "that would give clarity to the police who will have to interpret this legislation". It hasn't taken long for her to be proved right. #IStandWithMarionMillar #WomenWontWheesht

@JohannLamont

LWD signatory @JohannLamont noted the "scale of the chilling and the silencing" and proposed an amendment setting out that expressing belief in the relevance of biological sex is not a hate crime. #IStandWithMarionMillar #WomenWontWheesht

@mbmpolicy

Policy analysts @mbmpolicy said: "The Scottish Government has not treated with sufficient seriousness the potential impacts on freedom of expression of the expansion of stirring up offences." #IStandWithMarionMillar #WomenWontWheesht murrayblackburnmackenzie.org/2021/05/30/jus…

@Womans_Place_UK

@Womans_Place_UK said "the introduction of an offence of stirring up hatred on the basis of transgender identity will have a chilling effect on the ability of... women to debate and discuss these critical issues". #IStandWithMarionMillar #WomenWontWheesht womansplaceuk.org/2020/07/24/wpu…

@Womans_Place_UK

@Womans_Place_UK also said: "we regard it as highly likely that this new offence would have grave consequences for the ability of women to engage in debates about the way in which policy and law impacts upon their sex-based rights" #IStandWithMarionMillar #WomenWontWheesht

@ForwomenScot

@ForwomenScot observed that: "We have provided a huge body of evidence to suggest that campaigners... are ready and waiting to use this law to persecute women. This has not been addressed." #IStandWithMarionMillar #WomenWontWheesht
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Women are oppressed on the basis of sex, and we must be able to discuss how our sex-based rights, provisions and resources are impacted by changing definitions of sex and gender. The chilling and silencing of women's voices must end. #IStandWithMarionMillar #WomenWontWheesht

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