A lesbian feminist barrister dedicated to liberating women & girls from the patriarchy. Fed up with irrational argument. Keen on respect. Freedom matters. 🦔
Oct 8, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Have you been wondering what the difference between Gillick competence + Fraser guidelines is?
Gillick: child’s capacity to consent. Fraser: guidelines to decide if a child can consent to contraceptive or sexual health advice/treatment.
Gearing up to watch @publiclawprojct talk on Gender Recognition cases as part of PLP's (fab) week-long Equality Act bumper special. Headed up by barristers Sarah Hannett (Matrix) and Claire McCann (Cloisters).
I will try to live tweet along with hashtag #GenderRecEA10YearsOn
Overview of the domestic law framework first - that is the GRA 2004, EA 2010, HRA 1998 (art 8 and 14). "Worth emphasising that the take-up of GRCs is pretty modest" says SH. #GenderRecEA10YearsOn
Nov 21, 2019 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
🆕The Labour Party's position on women.
Will:
- Ensure that the single-sex-based exemptions contained in the Equality Act 2010 are understood and fully enforced in service provision.
- Misogyny and violence against women and girls will become hate crimes
- End mixed-sex wards
- Set new standards for tackling domestic + sexual abuse and violence
- Appoint a Commissioner for Violence against Women and Girls
- Establish an independent review into shamefully low rape prosecution rates.
