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Married to the wonderful @MPMacLachlan - https://t.co/HwDLq6rsIg. Pro nouns; not so keen on gerunds. Also Tweets at @Trans_Peak https://t.co/F0tuo21mLH
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May 31, 2023 23 tweets 8 min read
Hi @StaffsPolice @StaffsPFCC @StaffsPoliceCC @StaffsPoliceDCC @DCSBeckyRiggs

I submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to you on 17 March 2023 in reply to a tweet sent by you a few days earlier:



cc @ICOnews @NoXYinXXprisons @SexMattersOrg 1/23 Image You acknowledged receipt on 24 March on Twitter:



Despite my request being valid and meeting all the requirements under the Act and @ICOnews guidance, you refused to provide the information on Twitter, giving an excuse that was, at best, spurious. 2/23 Image
Sep 11, 2022 8 tweets 6 min read
@thejournal_ie @aoifegall Hi @aoifegall @thejournal_ie

You said, "AS SOMEONE WHO researches extremism, misinformation and the most feral parts of the internet..." 1/8 Image @thejournal_ie @aoifegall You then said, "approximately 1.7% of the world’s population are born intersex."

This is misinformation. 2/8 Image
Mar 9, 2022 6 tweets 2 min read
My suggestions to @Commonswomequ Committee (chaired by @carolinenokes) questionnaire on where they should start to focus their Violence Against Women and Girls work. This closes tomorrow so get your responses in.

forms.office.com/Pages/Response…

1/6 "Clear definitions of the terms woman and girl - and definitions that don't include males."

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Jan 27, 2022 12 tweets 8 min read
@LabourMercedes Hi @LabourMercedes

That @ons page clearly relates to the United Nations goals on sustainable development and does not relate to the monitoring of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010 for the purposes of discrimination in employment...

1/12 @LabourMercedes @ONS ...or any other purpose under the Act.

In general terms, the Office for National Statistics say they are responsible for collecting and publishing statistics related to the economy, population and society at national, regional and local levels and...

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Nov 5, 2020 13 tweets 5 min read
Hi @RASASHighland @GgwenyG @EHRC @EHRCChair @RJHilsenrath @trussliz @GEOgovuk

Under the heading of 'Gender monitoring', the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form in your job application asks, "Please describe your gender" ...

rasash.org.uk/admin/js/libs/…

1/12 ...with options:

Female (including male to female trans women)
Male (include female to male trans men)
Non binary (for example adrogyne people)

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Nov 5, 2020 10 tweets 4 min read
Hi @CIPD @EHRC @EHRCChair @RJHilsenrath @trussliz @GEOgovuk

In your job application for your Diversity and Inclusion Lead position, you ask for the 'gender' of the applicant with options

Male
Female.

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'Gender' is not a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 and is not defined in the Act.

legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/…

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Nov 4, 2020 9 tweets 4 min read
Hi @VoluntaryImpact @EHRC @EHRCChair @RJHilsenrath @trussliz @GEOgovuk

The EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY MONITORING form in your job application asks for the 'Gender identity' of the applicant with options:

Male
Female
Other

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voluntaryimpact.org.uk//modules/downl… 'Gender identity' is not a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 and is not defined in the Act.

legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/…

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Nov 4, 2020 12 tweets 4 min read
Hi @WomensBudgetGrp @EHRC @EHRCChair @RJHilsenrath @trussliz @GEOgovuk

The Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form in your job application mentions the Equality Act 2010 and asks for the sex of the applicant with the options male and female.

wbg.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

1/11 However, you then ask for their 'Gender identity' with options:

Woman
Man
Trans woman
Trans man
Non-binary
Other

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Nov 3, 2020 13 tweets 4 min read
Hi @matrixchambers @EHRC @EHRCChair @RJHilsenrath @trussliz @GEOgovuk

The EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY MONITORING section of your job application correctly lists sex in what appears to be the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010

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matrixlaw.co.uk/wp-content/upl… However, it includes a number of other terms that are not protected characteristics under the Act or defined in the Act.

legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/…

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Oct 31, 2020 15 tweets 5 min read
Hi @InclusiveBoards @MindOutLGBTQ @EHRC @EHRCChair @RJHilsenrath @trussliz @GEOgovuk

The Diversity Monitoring Form in your job application helpfully mentions the Equality Act 2010 but then asks "What is your gender?"...

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

1/14 ... with options:

Man
Woman
Non-binary
Prefer not to say
Other"

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Oct 30, 2020 20 tweets 5 min read
Hi @WMPolice @WestMidsPCC @EHRC @EHRCChair @RJHilsenrath @trussliz @GEOgovuk

The Diversity Survey section of your job application lists 'gender' in what appears to be a list of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

1/19 'Gender' is not a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 and is not defined in the Act.

legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/…

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Oct 28, 2020 17 tweets 6 min read
Hi @ClareCollege @EHRC @EHRCChair @RJHilsenrath @trussliz @GEOgovuk

The EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES MONITORING section of your job application has what appears to be a list of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

clare.cam.ac.uk/data/uploads/c…

1/13 It correctly lists sex as one of the protected characteristics under the Act but also lists 'gender'.

'Gender' is not a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 and is not defined in the Act.

legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/…

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Oct 23, 2020 10 tweets 4 min read
Hi @friends_earth @EHRC @EHRCChair @RJHilsenrath @trussliz @GEOgovuk

The Diversity Monitoring section of your job application asks for the 'gender' of the applicant with options:

Male
Female
Transgender.

1/9 'Gender' is not a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 and is not defined in the Act.

legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/…

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Oct 22, 2020 12 tweets 4 min read
Hi @camcitco @EHRC @EHRCChair @RJHilsenrath @trussliz @GEOgovuk

The Confidential Monitoring Form in your job application asks for the 'gender' of the applicant with options:

Male
Female
Transgender.

cc @BenHattonJourno @CllrKevinPrice @CambridgeLabour

1/11 'Gender' is not a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 and is not defined in the Act.

legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/…

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Oct 21, 2020 14 tweets 5 min read
Hi @JudiciaryUK @EHRC @EHRCChair @RJHilsenrath @trussliz @GEOgovuk

In the equality monitoring section of your Pre-Application Judicial Education Programme, you ask, "What gender do you identify as?"...

judiciary.uk/diversity/pre-… ...and include the options:

Female
Male
Gender neutral
Prefer to self-identify.
Oct 21, 2020 12 tweets 4 min read
Hi @leicspolice @LeicsPCC @EHRC @EHRCChair @RJHilsenrath @trussliz @GEOgovuk

The Equal Ops Monitoring section of your job application asks for "Sex (Gender)" with the options:

Male
Female.

1/11 'Gender' is not a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 and is not defined in the Act.

legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/…

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Oct 19, 2020 9 tweets 4 min read
Hi @samaritans @juliebentley @EHRC @EHRCChair @RJHilsenrath @trussliz @GEOgovuk

The equality monitoring section of your job application asks, "Which of the following best describes your gender?" with the options:

Female
Male
Non-Binary

1/8 'Gender' is not a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 and is not defined in the Act.

legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/…

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Oct 16, 2020 12 tweets 4 min read
Hi @carshaltonboys @EHRC @EHRCChair @RJHilsenrath @trussliz @GEOgovuk

The Monitoring Equal Opportunities section of your job application includes 'gender' in what appears to be a list of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

1/10 'Gender' is not a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 and is not defined in the Act.

legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/…

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Oct 13, 2020 11 tweets 4 min read
Hi @KPMGRecruitment @kpmguk @KPMG @EHRC @EHRCChair @RJHilsenrath @trussliz @GEOgovuk

The EEO section of your job application asks for the 'gender' of the applicant with the options:

Male
Female
Transgender
Other

cc @KPMG_Ireland

1/10 'Gender' is not a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 and is not defined in the Act.

legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/…

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Oct 12, 2020 11 tweets 4 min read
Hi @NICEComms @EHRC @EHRCChair @RJHilsenrath @trussliz @GEOgovuk

The Equality Monitoring Form in your job application asks for the 'gender' of the applicant with options:

Male
Female
Prefer to self-describe

nice.org.uk/Media/Default/…

1/10 'Gender' is not a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 and is not defined in the Act.

legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/…

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Oct 9, 2020 9 tweets 3 min read
Hi @BritishCycling @EHRC @EHRCChair @RJHilsenrath @trussliz @GEOgovuk

The Equal Opportunities Monitoring section of your job application asks for the 'gender' of the applicant with options:

Male
Female
Other

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'Gender' is not a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 and is not defined in the Act.

legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/…

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