We've been sent photos from Northern Irish ribbon action today in support of our brave Scottish sister, @millar_marion! No #hatefulhaberdashery, just solidarity. ππ€π
We're waiting (since April) for the @PoliceServiceNI to answer our FOI on #sexnotgender in searches & crime stats. An @ni_wrn member sent us a policy (SI0321) showing male officers who "ID as women" can strip search females. No exception made for minors. independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/β¦
@PoliceServiceNI@ni_wrn After the new UK Home Office guidance that forces should record sex based on birth cert or GRC, we asked what was PSNI policy in regards to recording sex of suspects and victims, and suspects right not to be searched by an officer of the opposite sex:
We asked whether the @PoliceServiceNI would be changing policy following the new guidance. They said no, and have now added that it is unlikely that they will. But they have not answered the specific questions regarding searches and statistics.
A reminder that for the 'hate crime' of sharing photos sent to us of Women = Adult Human Female protest stickers in Belfast, @SDLPlive Councillor @seamasbelfast defamed us as a hate account. @columeastwood do you think it's hateful to defend sex-based rights & language? #AE22
Here's Seamas's defamatory tweet, trying to stifle debate on women's rights, calling our followers bots. When they replied #notabot, he blocked them! #seamasblockswomen What will you do about this, @columeastwood? Voters are angry & want to know. #AE22
Remember Yaniv's topless all-ages LGB+TQ swim events? Here's The Rainbow Project (Stonewall partners, recommended by NI gov & Education Authority as a great resource for kids) seeking donations for their 'wear what you want' all-ages private swimming events. @CharityCommNI
TRPNI accounts: apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/ccni_ar_attachβ¦ The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust gave them Β£128,200 core grant funding in 2018. Are you aware @jrct_UK that The Rainbow Project are running mixed-sex, all-ages, βwear what you wantβ private swimming events? Does this match your values?
The future of NI's devolved gov #Stormont may be in doubt, but we'll continue to highlight the harm done to women, children & men by attempts to replace 'sex' (male or female) with 'gender' (which can mean many things, see our cover photo) in NI. NHS FOI: whatdotheyknow.com/request/singleβ¦
We're just one account out of a large network of NI citizens of all backgrounds: parents, people at all levels in education, health, civil service, 3rd sector, LGB, with disabilities. We're all angry at the drain on time & energy fighting for basic rights we'd ALREADY WON.
We are all sacrificing time from our families, our work, our hobbies trying to stop the assault on language and reality being pushed by people paid to uphold our rights. There are so many issues to be addressed in NI, it is beyond frustrating to have to go back to the start.
An FOI shows #Stonewall in #NorthernIreland got the NI Civil Service to remove the words 'mother' and 'woman' from their maternity policies. @StephenNolan you covered this re Scotland; now it's here too. Doc 5 in FOI reply:
@StephenNolan Big relief! This account was set up to amplify concerns about replacing 'sex' (a material fact) with 'gender identity' (an untestable claim in law). We were slurred as a 'hate group' by @SeamasBelfast, who went on to block women who said we aren't a hate group & they support us.