Thread by @WDICanada

@wopizza @cityofcalgary Here's a quick primer, but anyone of any political affiliation - left and right - can quickly connect the dots on what's happened to women's safe spaces in #Canada.

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@wopizza @cityofcalgary Globally, the Yogyakarta Principles – having not been accepted by the UN States – is now being pushed onto Western nations. The definition of Gender Identity in the YP is quite similar to what you’re seeing on the Calgary procedure.

yogyakartaprinciples.org/introduction/

@wopizza @cityofcalgary Robert Wintemute, a global Human Rights expert and an original signatory of the YP for Canada and UK, has since withdrawn. recognizing that they did not consider the impact of SOGI on women.

sex-matters.org/posts/updates/…

Let that soak in

@wopizza @cityofcalgary Here in Canada, no doubt through the lobbying work of ARC International, pushed through #billc16 around 2016-17. The Gender Based Analysis has not been released, until recently through great pressure to #ReleasetheGBA by @ReleaseTheGba but it's deeply redacted. Like over 60%.

@wopizza @cityofcalgary @ReleaseTheGba @ReleaseTheGba led the multi-year push to get it disclosed via FOIP etc. You may recall the #fakefeminist JT promising a GBA on all new legislation. tinyurl.com/yckpvenn

@wopizza @cityofcalgary @ReleaseTheGba Most likely the GBA is meant to root out inherent bias against Canadian women, in all our true diversity as #adulthumanfemale, and give transparency to the risks and impacts of new policy and how to mitigate them in real life.

@wopizza @cityofcalgary @ReleaseTheGba Not releasing the GBA for #BillC16 conceals how a ideological change in our society will impact women and girls #OnTheBasisOfSex.

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@wopizza @cityofcalgary @ReleaseTheGba In effect, #canpoli turned on #BillC16 without a plan. Canadians have not seen the risks or how they would mitigated to protect everyone’s Rights and Freedoms.

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@wopizza @cityofcalgary @ReleaseTheGba It’s like a corporation throwing a new policy at employees and stakeholders, and not creating protocols and procedures to implement – and all without clear of sight to the risks the policy is trying to manage.

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@wopizza @cityofcalgary @ReleaseTheGba It appears politicians saw no constituent or voter objection to the bill on the basis of angusreid.org/transgender-is… research which only asked Canadians about trans acceptance and protecting them from discrimination in terms of housing and workplaces.

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@wopizza @cityofcalgary @ReleaseTheGba No one was asked about gender overtaking sex in law and society.
Very few people could see that, while gender expression and identity appear equally protected under our @CanadianCharter, that sex would take a back seat as a protected characteristic.

@wopizza @cityofcalgary @ReleaseTheGba @CanadianCharter No one was signing up for women’s sex-based spaces and programs to be placed under threat.

They thought they were following the #bekind mantra and being "inclusive"

@wopizza @cityofcalgary @ReleaseTheGba @CanadianCharter Women’s Declaration International was stood up in recent years by concerned women globally. Everything from protecting sex-based spaces, language, motherhood, protecting against child transition, which is experimental, etc.

This is not unique to Canada or Calgary.

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