Thread by @LabWomenDec

"The court says... a GRC changes whether someone is a woman or a man for the law governing single sex services and anti-discrimination measures." Thread for @AnasSarwar @jackiebmsp and all who care about @ScottishLabour manifesto commitments. #NoToSelfID
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First up, single-sex grassroots sports. From women-only swimming sessions to clubs for teenage girls, providers are already scared to make separate provision on the basis of sex. Opening up GRCs to a larger, undefined group will make it impossible to address this. #NoToSelfID

The girls and women who most need single-sex sports opportunities - including from some religious groups, and those who've experienced male violence - will likely self-exclude from 'single-sex' opportunities if they can't be sure that they are female only.
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The right to request a female forensic examiner was established thanks to @JohannLamont in the last Scottish Parliament. It relies on there being sufficient qualified female examiners, which @ScottishLabour pledged to address. Another pledge effectively junked if GRRBill passes.

Single-sex opportunities and provisions matter more to some women than others. Women from diverse minority communities already self-exclude from too many situations. @ScottishLabour's pledge to encourage participation would is another potential GRRBill casualty.

How does @ScottishLabour propose to address violence, bullying and discrimination on the basis of sex, when the GRRBill makes sex a matter of self-declaration? #NoToSelfID #NotYourShield

Women's wards in hospital - already at risk and in some places non-existent - will become a thing of the past. Increasing the size & diversity of the population eligible for a GRC means hospitals & health providers will have no choice but to separate by gender identity, not sex.

Are @AnasSarwar @jackiebmsp really prepared to put all these manifesto commitments in the bin, and sacrifice decades of work towards women's equality? We call on @ScottishLabour MPs to withdraw support from the GRRBill. #NoToSelfID

There are now no sensible compromises that can be made which would protect the rights of women and girls. None of the amendments on the table would make @ScottishLabour's manifesto commitments viable in the light of yesterday's judgement.
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Rights, provisions and boundaries based on sex are already under threat and disappearing. @ScottishLabour's manifesto pledged to address that. Making a much larger, undefined group eligible for a GRC would end any hope of reinstating those protections. @AnasSarwar over to you.