Even by today’s standards there is something jaw-dropping about Police Scotland’s belief it is important that male rapists can self-identify as women & that valuing this can help ‘foster a sense of belonging’. Grotesque.

.The Labour Party are right to be proud of the Equality Act. An incredible achievement. But it's 2024 not 2010 now. And evidently that these days providers are too scared or confused to provide single-sex services. The law must work for women in the modern world Anneliese Dodds

After the Petrillo debacle, IPC president Andrew Parsons says: ‘When it comes to transgender athletes, they are breaking barriers everywhere. I remember saying, ‘It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when.’ And it is women who suffer. Comment telegraph.co.uk/paralympic-spo…

All events suggests this will be a reckoning for The BMA rather than for the Cass Review. If one thing above all has doomed the ideological TRA position it's activist overreach.

In the past few weeks there have been four significant events in the trans rights debate, as the effects of the Cass Review snowball. My analysis for The Telegraph Kathleen Stock Maya Forstater telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/0…

Medicalizing trans-ID boys and young men shows no improvement as it relates to depression, anxiety, positive affect, and life satisfaction—even after 2 years on hormones—according to the largest NIH-funded study to date (Chen et al., 2023) rogdboys.org

Go to shop/salon. Sit in chair. Get haircut. No one asks you to tick a box metaphorically or literally. No barber/hairdresser ever seems to give a crap re the sex of the customers. I know you need another story about imagined oppression but the public really don't BBC The Social

What I find I really want in the midst of a cardiac episode is a trans flag.

Excellent question from Tonia Antoniazzi and encouraging response from Bridget Phillipson: "“Officials will engage with a wide range of views in this important area as we look at next steps.”

Quiet must mean no problem surely.

Thread. Maya's been doing her detailed thread thing. Brilliant

Hi Keir Starmer Barry Gardiner MP The Labour Party Do you agree with HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary Andy Cooke when he agrees with Kemi Badenoch that "The [Equality Act] is no longer clear. In fact, I would go so far as to say that the law is now a mess..."?.

In what ways are trans women women Sarah Owen MP ? Genuinely? Biologically? In terms of taking up a role? In which case does the biological bit matter? If so where and when? If not can you see why many are concerned about single-sex protections & medical interventions?

This paper, by Charleton & Bond in an Elsevier Medical journal, is truly mad. Detransition (and reconstructing genitals), is described as 'complex' (hey who knew). Psychotherapy may help apparently. Though, here's a thought, how about beforehand? pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39244492/

I find the lack of understanding of and respect for women’s boundaries from Petrillo so unedifying. No, the fact you have seriously impaired vision does not mean you as a 50-something male get to use women’s and girls’ changing rooms. thetimes.com/article/99e350…

Fantastic piece of work from one of the few people in the international human rights sphere who is still advocating for (actual) women, rather than prioritising men who claim to be women.

That’s me told. Nothing to worry about with either conflicts around sex-based nor child medicalisation. Guess I’d better move along then.

I recommend this interview with Petrillo. If only to see just how insubstantial the concerns of female athletes seem to some males. thetimes.com/article/99e350…

"I got my name changed, got bottom surgery, got face surgery... And I realized I wasn't any happier." Gender interventions are sold as safe and scientifically proven to improve mental health. Yet, so many detransitioners like Alex are left with permanent scars and no benefit. If

What has been going on with schools guidance overseen by Brighton & Hove City Council is a rolling scandal. Children and parents have been failed in the most basic ways. Basic human rights neglected and safeguarding overridden but misunderstandings of the law.