Thread by @JamesEsses

THREAD WARNING - SCOTLAND:

Not content with undermining child welfare and women’s rights by introducing ‘self-ID’, Scotland now seeks to cause greater harm by banning ‘conversion practices’. Here are key concerns following their ‘Expert Advisory Group’ recommendations. (1/9)

1. They seek to replicate similar legislation recently introduced in Victoria, Australia.

Shockingly, official guidance in Victoria states that a parent who does not support their child receiving puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones may be guilty of a criminal offence. (2/9)

2. They recommend that where a ‘perpetrator’ has parental rights over a ‘victim’, that the legal consequences should include “the withdrawal of such rights”.

This means that parents who do not support their child medically transitioning could lose their children. (3/9)

3. They recommend criminalising people who “suppress, inhibit or prevent the manifestation of another person’s gender identity”.

This could criminalise ethical therapeutic techniques, such as pausing for reflection, exploring causes and considering risks of transitioning. (4/9)

4. They state that it should not be possible to “consent” to ‘conversion practices’.

Yet, they also believe that children should be able to consent to irreversible puberty blockers and hormones.

This is fundamentally inconsistent. (5/9)

5. They dilute the entire concept of ‘sexual orientation’ or ‘same-sex attraction’ by defining these as:

“A person’s emotional, affectional and sexual attraction to persons of a different GENDER, the same GENDER or more than one GENDER” (emphasis added). (6/9)

6. They weave in other forms of divisive ideology. For example, they make an express statement about the UK police, which they say they “believe historically and currently has issues of institutional racism”. (7/9)

7. The make-up of this ‘Expert Advisory Group’ is concerning. It includes Dr. Igi Moon, the non-binary Chair of the Coalition Against Conversion Therapy, who has previously said: “therapists who believe in a two-sex model should not see clients”. This is discriminatory. (8/9)

Here is the link to the full report.

Scotland have already caused damage to children’s welfare, women’s rights and freedom of speech.

We must speak out…before it is too late. (9/9)

gov.scot/publications/e…