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FiLiA

14 Oct, 8 tweets, 9 min read

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'the story ... is how “trans activists” and their “allies” have actively prevented FiLiA from doing grassroots work to benefit the #women and #girls of #Portsmouth - with the complicity of local institutions and elected representatives.'

#FiLiA2021

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@portsmouthtoday

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'A year-long series, which FiLiA was due to run alongside the Play Youth Community youth groups within @portsmouthtoday , working with #girls excluded or at risk of being excluded from school was #cancelled.'

#FiLiA2021

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@BritishRedCross

3/

'The @BritishRedCross individual refused to share details of the events with local #women and lobbied other service providers to also boycott them, again based on spurious accusations of “#transphobia”.'

#FiLiA2021

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@StephenMorganMP

4/

'Since 2019, Labour MP for #Portsmouth South @StephenMorganMP has persistently refused to meet with representatives of FiLiA, although he found the time to meet with the CEO of @stonewalluk Nancy Kelly.

#FiLiA2021

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@portsmouthtoday

5/

'A Freedom of Information Request submitted to @portsmouthtoday by FiLiA in July this year is still without any response ... A complaint has been logged with the @ICOnews'

#FiLiA2021 #NolanInvestigates #FOI @StephenNolan

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@trussliz

6/

'And who loses out? Once again, it is #women and #girls, sacrificed in the name of a supposedly “progressive” agenda that in reality is the same age-old #misogyny.'

#FiLiA2021 @trussliz @KemiBadenoch

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7/

'Those whom we need to scrutinise and call to account are the political parties, the public institutions and the universities that are either enabling or failing in their duty to stand up to these bullies.'

#FiLiA2021

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8/ End

'We need to recognise that #women’s rights are human rights too, and support women’s freedom of assembly, association and expression under the #HumanRightsAct.'

#FiLiA2021

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@Commonswomequ

FiLiA will release a full response later ...

The @Commonswomequ just published a report on 'Enforcing the Equality Act: the law and the role of the Equality and Human Rights Commission'

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