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Apr 17 31 tweets 6 min read Read on X
When the media sought out reactions from those with trans identities to yesterday's Supreme Court ruling, how many of those reactions were from trans identified males vs trans identified females? The tally so far (happy to add to this thread if I've missed any).
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Samantha Kane Image
Heather Herbert Image
Ellie Gomersall Image
Freda Wallace Image
Debbie Hayton Image
Vic Valentine Image
Tally so far: six trans identified males, one trans identified female.
India Willoughby Image
Robin Moira White Image
Joanne Lockwood Image
Joanna Harper Image
Tally updated: ten trans identified males and one trans identified female.
Katie Neeves Image
Ant Lexa Image
Charlie Craggs Image
Ratio now 13:1. So far, only one trans identified female (Vic Valentine of Scottish Trans).
Kerrie Meyer Image
Chay Brown Image
Helen Belcher Image
Bel Priestley Image
Shivani Dave Image
Steph Richards Image
Ella Morgan Image
Jasmine Angove Image
Clara McKechnie Image
Iris Duane Image
Theo Geddes Image
Cleo Madeleine Image
Katy Jon Went Image

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It's possible now to review the webcast of yesterday's meeting of the City of Edinburgh council. Cllr Staniforth's motion on Edinburgh Women's Aid is item 8(e) and you can click on the list on the right to jump straight to the right place in proceedings. edinburgh.public-i.tv/core/portal/we…Image
A few observations... SNP, Liberal Democrat and Green councillors all referred to 'cis' women. Labour and Conservative councillors did not.
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Vic Valentine of Scottish Trans has told a parliamentary committee that the advice and guidance they give to public bodies is not legal advice.
Vic Valentine claims not to understand what Pam Gosal MSP means by policies based on gender self-identification, despite Scottish Trans having successfully lobbied many public bodies to introduce such policies.
A few examples of public bodies that Scottish Trans successfully lobbied to adopt policies based on gender self-identification principles...
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She went on to say that it is "very clear when we talk about sex being binary in GCSE...[it] is a gross over-simplification of what is going on" and we need to consider "how our bodies express hormonal relationships".
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