Wales the most LGBTQ+ friendly nation?

You might as well take the LGB out of that right now on this showing @WelshGovernment

A shocking bin-fire of a meeting

@UKLabour @Keir_Starmer no wonder women can’t trust you

#RespectMySex

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It may have helped if the host from @LGBTLabour had actually asked questions from those attending

Did you know questions were rapidly being deleted from the chat bar @hannahblythyn?

Did you know that lesbians were being silenced?
Did you know that any challenges to the deletion of questions were being removed @hannahblythyn?

We’d like the host from @LGBTLabour ‘Ash’ to explain why the questions of lesbian were repeatedly deleted

Surely the L is an important part of the LGBTQ+ Plan? Surely? No?
Do you support the silencing of lesbians @Keir_Starmer @hannahblythyn @PrifWeinidog?

If not, what are you doing about the authoritarian attitude of @LGBTLabour?

You won’t win over the female vote like this
Of course, the magnificent Kate Harris of @ALLIANCELGB spoke up and praised you @hannahblythyn for attending this meeting

& told you that questions from lesbians were being deleted

The host then removed her from the meeting - Shameful!

theguardian.com/society/2022/s…
Are the experiences of brave detransitioners an inconvenient truth for @WelshGovernment?

Where are they in your not-so-friendly LGBTQ+ plan? Nowhere

A woman was removed for posting this question

What’s your answer @hannahblythyn?
A woman posted a question about the pressure on same-sex attracted youth

She was removed from the meeting

Is same-sex attraction now unmentionable to @WelshGovernment and @UKLabour? The love that dare not speak its name - again?

#LesbianVisibility
Here we go again

Another woman removed - for daring to post a question about whether @WelshGovernment had paid attention to the Cass review

Nice mention of Time to Think by @hannahsbee - perhaps we’ll get them all a copy!

Have you read it yet @Keir_Starmer?
And now a question on the likelihood of @WelshGovernment being able to implement their plans

And the utter debacle of GRR in Scotland

Plus failure to consult with women

Woman removed from the meeting without explanation

@wrnwales
@MerchedCymru
@FiLiA_charity
It goes on and on - by now the meeting could have moved into a telephone box

Women are being silenced
Lesbians are being silenced

@WelshGovernment @UKLabour are not listening outside their echo chamber

& @LGBTLabour are an authoritarian disgrace
So do you condemn this conduct @hannahblythyn @PrifWeinidog?

Do you intend to respond to the unanswered questions of these women? We’re waiting @WelshGovernment

Do you condemn the behaviour of the host @LGBTLabour?

Or is this just a TQ+ plan and LGB are not welcome?
You are silencing women @UKLabour

You are repeating the mistakes of Scottish Govt

This is why women have no confidence @Keir_Starmer @UKLabour

You don’t #RespectMySex
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Jul 31
Our North Wales women attended the Wrexham leg of a proclaimed tour of Wales by @Plaid_Cymru leader @RhunapIorwerth.

What is his position on women’s rights now they may be in touching distance of power?
Will they #RespectMySex?

Here’s Sue explaining more 👇
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.@RhunapIorwerth was asked if Plaid would respect the Supreme Court judgment.

His reply: Yes, a @Plaid_Cymru Govt WOULD comply. Good!

BUT (there’s always a but), he said it was ‘more important to ensure rights of all groups were protected’.
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It's complying with the law that's important here @Rhunaplorwerth.
If you do that, rights ARE protected.

Plaid had banned the feminist group@FiLiA_charity from the @Plaid_Cymru conference.

Tonight you denied that you had breached the Equality Act.
So here’s a reminder 👇
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It’s extremist and dangerous. Read on.
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Hey @RhunapIorwerth , are you planning to get candidates for 2026 Senedd elections to also sign this pledge?

Because if so, the people of Wales need to know your candidates are promising to ignore women's rights and break the law.

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.@Plaid_Cymru must respect the Supreme Court judgment.

Because this 👇 looks very much like they don’t respect women’s single sex spaces are just that - single sex. They are blatantly encouraging unlawful activity here.

Beware women of Wales. For you and your daughters.

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Jul 25
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Excellent meeting at @Monmouthshire council, including a discussion on their Strategy Equality Plan.
Credit to the awesome resident from WRN Wales who pointed out the inaccuracies and misrepresentations to her councillor - and had these corrected 👏
Link follows 👇
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Our WRN resident raised concerns with councillor Christopher Edwards, about a whole host of problematic references and inaccuracies in the Plan.

He represented her superbly, referencing the Supreme Court judgment and the Equality Act.
Local democracy working. Diolch!
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Issues raised:
1. Protected characteristics listed incorrectly/missed out completely.
2. References to the Welsh Government's LGBTQ+ Action Plan need review - as now not compliant following the Supreme Court judgment.

Discussion starts 2.10.42👇

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WRN Wales teamed up with @women_outspoken today in a joint action outside Mumbles Yacht Club @mumblesyc to draw attention to their dreadful policy of allowing men to use the female showers, changing rooms and toilets.

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Cathy and Dee explain more here 👇.

@mumblesyc have not bothered to consult with, or consider their members.
They expect women and girls to sacrifice their privacy and dignity to accommodate the wishes of a man to be in female spaces.

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We wrapped ourselves in towels to illustrate the appalling policy of the club.

Women and girls should NOT be expected to leave in wet sailing gear, or hide behind towels and dry robes in their own changing rooms.

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HERE WE GO AGAIN. 🚨
@WelshGovernment have released their voluntary Diversity & Inclusion guidance for political parties.
The consultation closes on 7th January 2025.

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Draft diversity and inclusion guidance for registered political parties [HTML] | GOV.WALES
The guidance is split into three parts for political parties:
1. Publication of a strategy
2. Collection of data
3. Quotas for women candidates
For obvious reasons, we are particularly interested in Part 3.

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The guidance refers to 'specified characteristics' which go beyond the Equality Act 2010.
Sex is referred to within this and IS linked to the Act.

HOWEVER. This section relates only to Parts 1 and 2. Strategy and Data. NOT quotas for women.
Guess what this means?
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We’re pleased to UPDATE on our below interaction with @WalesOnline.

After a further complaint about inaccuracy, BOTH articles have been corrected, meaning that we don’t have to take this to IPSO.

It’s worth digging in . Accuracy matters in journalism. As does fairness.
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After an email to the political editor, then the editor (no response) we made our complaint about inaccuracy.
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We have subsequently been informed that BOTH articles have been corrected.

This article of 26/9 (in which we are also now quoted), had used the word ‘female’ originally - when the Bill had avoided any such reference.

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