We are running a number of campaigns which are aimed at removing ‘gender’ from laws and policies. The Gender Critical Campaigns Gender Recognition Act Reform or Repeal (GRARG) Police and Crime Commissioners Conversion Therapy Equality and Human Rights Commission Other Campaigns we endorse Sex Matters sponsorship of Helen Joyce’s Trans Petitions
The Gender Recognition Act Reform/Repeal Group had its first meeting on 24th June 2020. It was born out of increasing anger and despair at the current state of our public debate – or lack of it – around issues of fundamental importance to women. We wanted to turn those negative emotions into positive action. We …
The submissions are in! Here we present a selection of the gender critical responses that the UK Government has received. #1 LGB Alliance The LGB Alliance submission is notable for being accessible, and human while delivering the main points that the government needs to hear. https://lgballiance.org.uk/2021/11/30/lgb-alliances-response-to-the-government-consultation-on-banning-conversion-therapy/ #2 Transgender Trend The Transgender Trend submission is typically …
The Council of Europe is an international organization founded in the wake of World War II (1949) to uphold human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe. The Council of Europe has 47 member states and is an entirely separate body from the European Union (currently 27 states). It is not controlled by …
This is an article by US lawyer John M Smoot. It was originally published on the LinkedIn social network. Unfortunately, LinkedIn saw fit to censor it. John’s tweet bemoaning the fact is what drew this to our attention. Judge for yourself whether this article could be in breach of any ‘hate speech’ terms and conditions: …
Photocredit: – @genderisharmful Dear Caroline, “Biological sex is well-understood to exert a key influence over experiences and outcomes from birth onwards. It is one of the most important variables for the purposes of policy, planning and research.” —@mbmpolicy I am out shopping with my mother, the woman who raised me to appreciate every aspect of being …
On October 29th 2021 the UK Government opened its consultation on Conversion Therapy. https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/banning-conversion-therapy The consultation has been structured as a ‘railroad’ questionnaire (presumably, with the intent of limiting submissions to ones which comply with pre-determined worldview of those running the consultation). The questionnaire itself was reportedly shaped by a study carried out by a …
By @tribunaltweets collectiveThe Helen Webberley tribunal is in its 9th week and continues to throw curveballs to those observing. For any not aware of the background to this case, Dr Helen Webberley is a Welsh GP who has set up various online consultation and prescribing websites, including Gender GP. This specialises in gender medicine and …
The ‘(hopefully) soon to be former’ Dr Helen Webberley, founder of website GenderGP Read More »
This is an example letter that you can use to help write your own to your MP I am writing to you as your constituent to ask that you represent my views on the proposed ban on conversion therapy. As a concerned citizen, of course I support a ban on forcible conversions of young people. …
Letter to MPs re proposed conversion therapy ban Read More »
The next Zoom meeting to discuss the reform/repeal of the Gender Recognition Act plus other of our initiatives championed by Sarah Phillimore will take place on 6th September at 8pm. Links to the meeting will be sent to all subscribers by 8pm on 5th September We look forward to seeing you there.
“There have been trans people in the UK forever” We looked for a brief ‘trans history’ of the UK, and the short answer is that there isn’t one; which is not to say that there isn’t a determined contemporary effort to impose a trans narrative onto much of our history and many of our most …
