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Apr 22

For the first time in many years women who line up on the start of Sunday’s @LondonMarathon can be sure that there will be no males in their category, thanks to the Supreme Court Judgment.

Perhaps . . .

The London Marathon, whose @EnglandAthletic licence covers the entire race, should have excluded males from the female category from 31 March 2023, when @BritAthletics banned all post-puberty males from the female category. Instead, London Marathon has ignored the rules, and all pleas from women’s groups to do the right thing by its women runners.

Now the highest Court in the land has declared that sex in the Equality Act means biological sex. In other words, London Marathon's female category must be for females only.

Top of the ‘to do’ list for the marathon organisers this week must be weeding out the males who have erroneously entered the female category, and switch them to the male or non-binary categories.

No ifs. No buts. It’s the law. And always has been.

The LM entry list is not yet published but we know of several male runners who have declared their intention to run the London Marathon in the Female category, thereby breaking UK Athletics rules…

First up is Emma Smith, formerly Matthew, who works for @BBCSport … 1/4

Emma Smith raced in the female category in 2023’s London Marathon and is entered for next Sunday’s race. He raced in the Female category at the licensed Tatton Park 10k earlier this month in preparation.

Smith posts frequent updates on social media. Interspersed with reports from sports events such as the Women’s Football World Cup and the Paris 24 Paralympics are updates on his oestrogen therapy, feminizing surgery and those ‘oh so embarrassing female wardrobe malfunctions’.

We hope his @BBCSport colleagues weren’t too distressed the day his boobs kept popping out of his dress at work. He reported from the Ladies’ loos: ‘The gender euphoria is real, but it is also very annoying’.

In fact, his outfit updates from the Ladies’ loos at BBC Salford are so frequent we wonder how he has time for any actual work, or race training.

Next up is Sarah Stephenson-Hunter… 2 / 4

Sarah Stephenson-Hunter took time out of training last weekend to attend the London ‘trans’ protest at the Supreme Court Judgment. Brandishing a poster declaring: ‘F*** JK Rowling’ he described it as ‘a poignant start to lesbian visibility week and running the London marathon for @stonewalluk’.

Registered blind, Stephenson-Hunter, formerly worked in the Equality and Diversity Department at the University of Oxford, and now runs his own consultancy breaking down ‘barriers faced by disabled and lgbtq+ people in the workplace’.

Stephenson-Hunter runs with a young female guide who declared on her own social media feed that ‘we are both lesbians’.

In his latest race, the licensed Surrey Half Marathon, Stephenson-Hunter recorded a time of 3:20.43 in the Female 50-54 age category. He is also a regular at parkrun where his times are also recorded in the Female category. We look forward to seeing him complete the London Marathon in the male category where he belongs.

Next up are Farrah Herbert and Glenique Frank … 3 / 4

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Women's Rights Network - WRN

@WomensRightsNet

Mar 24

A tale of two letters
Today is the expected final day of the Newman v Metropolitan police tribunal.
Do the Met treat GC women differently to Trans activists?
Let the Met's own communications speak for itself.....
A🧵
1/6

WRN had of course raised our own concerns with the Met about the content of their Trans Day of Visibility 2023 after receiving a number of reports.

We were told that it was not a matter for a complaint and that they had no control over what was said by the external speakers invited in to New Scotland Yard.

A dismissive response.
2/6
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The letter that the Directorate of Professional Standards sent to Saba Ali though clearly shows that the Met were trying to find out the source of the information to WRN.

Presumably, so that any whistleblower(s) could be dealt with and/or to satisfy an angry Ali.

They were more concerned with finding any 'leak' than addressing the actual extremist content given to their staff.
3/6

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Women's Rights Network - WRN

@WomensRightsNet

Mar 18

Misogyny in the Met
WRN have followed the ongoing Newman v Metropolitan Police tribunal with interest.
In particular we noted the apparent lack of willingness of the UK’s largest police force @metpoliceuk to engage meaningfully and honestly with those who understand the material reality of sex.
1/7 🧵

We heard yesterday at the tribunal, that a senior officer in the Met couldn't confirm that being male is a risk factor in violent crime.

This must come as a shock to the Met Commissioner and all those officers who have promoted their Male Violence strategy (which the Met call Violence Against Women and Girls, or VAWG).
2/7

Following the publication of the Casey review, which reported significant misogyny in that force, WRN reached out to the Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley in a sincere attempt to engage and assist.

We were granted a meeting with DAC Helen Millichap.
3/7

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Women's Rights Network - WRN

@WomensRightsNet

Mar 8

What are the rules when women who identify as men access male changing rooms?

TRUE STORY! 🧵

Summer 2023: a woman in a bikini walks through the men’s changing rooms at a local authority swimming pool run by Kirklees Active Leisure (KAL) @activeleisure

After her swim, the bikini-clad female went back to the male changing area to get dressed.

A man in the changing room tells us he was shocked, uncomfortable and worried.

But, when he reported it to the staff on reception, they told him they knew about her, had received complaints, but as she ‘identifies as a man’ she was entitled to use the men’s facilities.

Of course, we know that’s not the case …
1/ 6

On further investigation, by the man’s wife, it emerged that Kirklees Active Leisure’s swimming pool policy allows males and females to use the changing room that is 'relevant to the gender with which they identify'.

In other words, the changing rooms are mixed-sex.

She asked KAL if she would be safe on their premises if men could identify as women and access the female changing room.

She asked why there were no single-sex changing rooms?
2/6

Even after a lengthy series of emails and following @activeleisure’s complaints procedure the woman is still no closer to knowing whether she is safe in the swimming pool changing rooms.

KAL have plenty of answers, but none of them make any sense, and none of them comply with safeguarding procedure as we know it.

KAL says its policies are ‘fully in line with current guidance’ and they have ‘a robust approach to safeguarding’ through ‘associated processes… to protect children and vulnerable adults’.

In fact, KAL had NO policies in place, NO risk assessments and were effectively making up policy on the hoof.
3/ 6

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Women's Rights Network - WRN

@WomensRightsNet

Mar 6

On Tuesday, we had the privilege of attending an event organised by the wonderful women of @WRNScotland at Holyrood, sponsored by the indomitable @TessWhite4NE.

This focused on the importance of safeguarding women’s rights in Scotland’s public services.

1/6 🧵

WRN Scotland launched their hard-hitting report into rapes and sexual assaults in Scottish hospitals.

It was pleasing to see that so many MSPs and other concerned women and men attended.

2/6 bit.ly/3DhQ3uA

The impact of hearing the results of the hard work carried out by the women of our grassroots network in Scotland will stay with us for a long time.

We hope that those attending came out with a desire and a commitment to address these issues and to make a real difference.
3/6

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Women's Rights Network - WRN

@WomensRightsNet

Feb 27

What happened when women from WRN attended the ASP Police and Crime panel? Spoiler alert - nothing good. 1/4

It's not just strip searching. We were told @ASPolice maintain single sex facilities for female officers as well as gender neutral options and that no woman would be forced to share with a man. Trouble is the ASP Transgender policy says any man can declare himself female or non-binary and access the single sex spaces and we were also told that the policy had not changed. The two things cannot both be true unless of course you believe men can be female. 2/4
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Despite the previous PCC @ShelfordMark meeting with WRN representatives and promising to include us in any future consultations, the current PCC and Chief Constable did not bother to consult with any groups outside of the force. Putting extra dressing on your word salad at the Police and Crime panel is not a substitute for democratic engagement. WRN will continue to hold @AandSPCC and @aspsarah_crew to account until we get assurance that @ASPolice will prioritise the dignity, privacy and safety of women and girls. 3/4

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