A thread 🧵 @HumzaYousaf has said he will support the Conversion Therapy Bill
Based on this report 👇 written by
"Experts" on an
Advisory Group. gov.scot/publications/e…
Let's take a look at who these experts are /1
Members of the Advisory Group were
4 x LGBT+ groups funded by the Scottish Government
2 x London based LGBT+ groups @BACPs– Coalition Against Conversion Practices their 2017 MOU states that Conversion Therapy is unethical, potentially harmful & bacp.co.uk/events-and-res…
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@ScotHumanRight supported the #GRR Bill removal of gender dysphoria diagnosis & accepted UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity claim that “All persons have some form of gender identity which may or may not correspond with the sex assigned at birth”
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3 x people with ‘lived experience’ – this included two people described as ‘conversion therapy survivors’ (with no further information as to whether this related to sexuality or gender identity ‘conversion’ practices) and one of whom is a prominent Green Party councillor.
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Advisory Group Terms of Reference include advising how mental health services & other professional services including education for children & young people should be helped to provide appropriate services to those seeking help & advice for sexual orientation/& gender identity
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The group had NO professional input from:
Children & young people professionals
Social workers
Education
CAMHS
Child development experts
The health representative on the advisory group was a clinical psychologist who was described as a specialist in gender dysphoria /6
There also appears to have been NO input to the advisory group from detransitioners and there is no evidence from the minutes of the group that any evidence about or from detransitioners was considered. /7
This report has been produced by a group who believe the definition of conversion practices ‘refers to any treatment, practice or effort that aims to change, suppress &/or eliminate a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity &/or gender expression'
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Yet there is NO definition provided of ‘gender identity’ or gender expression'
Therefore there has been no opposing or alternative views considered & importantly no reference to any evidence based practice or those who have transitioned only to change their mind
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This Bill is being promoted at a time when there is considerable evidence coming to light from the @thecassreview and @hannahsbee book 'Time to Think' The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock’s Gender Identity Service
Which @scotgov is choosing to ignore
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We would like clarification from @HumzaYousaf
Why were no experts on child development included in the Advisory Group?
Why is there no definition of gender identity/gender expression?
Why has there been no critical analysis?
Why have no detransitioners been involved?
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A 🧵We were asked yesterday by a journalist what WRN Scotland had done to campaign against the #GRR Bill here's our list
💚written letters to MSPs &MPs as constituents
🤍Had meetings with MSPs and MPs
💜 provided written feedback to the #GRR bill consultation #NoToSelfID
💚Attended rallys organised by @ForWomenScot at Holyrood
🤍Fundraised through the WRN to have an advan with the message #NoMenInWomensSpaces
💜Organised for the ad van to drive round Edinburgh at the Rally in Oct #NoMenInWomensSpaces
Thanks to @moleatthedoor for his help
💚WRN #SaveOurSpaces campaign postcards we're sent to all MSPs
🤍We designed 2 sets of postcards with the message No To Self ID
💜 500 #NoToSelfID postcards were distributed and sent to all MSPs
A 🧵on why #NoToSelfID is still important On 27 October @scotgov voted for the 1st stage of the Gender Recognition Reform Bill #GRR the vote passed 🗳For 88
🗳Against 33
🗳Abstained 4
🗳No vote 4 #NoToSelfID #NoMeninWomensSpaces
Scottish Labour Party @ScottishLabour
voted For the #GRR but they recognise the bill needs ammendments & gave a commitment to "seek to amend the bill at stage 2 to respect the primacy of the Equality Act 2010 and to have that placed on the face of the bill". #NoToSelfID
What happens next? stage 2
The #GRR Bill goes back to the @SP_EHRCJ Committee & MSPs can suggest amendments
Other concerns included the lowering of the age from 16 to 18
& cross border issues
There may be more ammendments suggested The deadline for submission is 9 November
A 🧵on why #NoToSelfID is important right now. On 27 October @scotgov will vote to reform the Gender Recognition Act #GRA If the vote goes through this removes the need for a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria & people can self declare the gender they wish to live as /1
@scotgov and @ShonaRobison have told us that no man would declare himself to be something he isn't to access vulnerable women & children. We know this is not true. There are numerous examples where this had happened.
The #GRA reform will require people to live as their acquired gender for 3 months before applying for a #GRA this means you must self identify as your preferred gender. A man can self identify as a woman or a woman can self identify as a man.