[bots]

Laws are really created around the paths of least friction in society. The moment other considerations are brought into it, there is always trouble. What we have these days is an abundance of considerations created by all sorts of conflicting pressure groups. It never works out well

[BBXX]

Originally Posted by Quantum Boy

I agree in principle other than when the things that are being requested have safeguarding implications (which there have been) or when what's being demanded is a limitation or ending of open academic discourse (which has happened)... and I also object to the frequent gaslighting that those things have NOT happened. Anyone in even vague proximity to the psychology/sociology surrounding this knows it's a dumpster fire.

I'm genuinely all for people living the life they want to live as far as is possible, but individual "I feels" will never take precedence over robust academic evidence... And that's part of what people want.

I understand that but it would be interesting to know specifically which safeguarding issues you think the equal rights (ie: to exist alongside straight people) of LGBT people have caused?

And equally which academic evidence is being ended in lieu of demands (and which demands). Without specifics I can’t really give any truthful reply in agreement or otherwise.

I can make assumptions of what I think you mean based on previous discourse in this thread but that isn’t helpful

[Quantum Boy]

Originally Posted by BBXX

I understand that but it would be interesting to know specifically which safeguarding issues you think the equal rights (ie: to exist alongside straight people) of LGBT people have caused?

And equally which academic evidence is being ended in lieu of demands (and which demands). Without specifics I can’t really give any truthful reply in agreement or otherwise.

I can make assumptions of what I think you mean based on previous discourse in this thread but that isn’t helpful

They are part and parcel of the same issue - I know (not know of, personally know) some highly regarded academics who have been unable to write, or at the very least unable to openly publish, sociology and research papers on gender-related issues due to being harassed, doxxed and threatened for any hint of engaging in good faith gender study, rather than default gender acceptance.

If the research is vetoed before it can even begin and yet space-access is demanded, then safeguarding concerns can't even begin to be addressed. The argument is then that "there is no evidence of..." which is an entirely meaningless statement when people trying to discover the evidence either way are doxxed and threatened into submission before they can complete the research. That is, of course, the intention.

For the most part there are a few overzealous organisations that were originally at the root of it all. Stonewall, Mermaids, et al. But it quickly became the accepted rhetoric, and the eventual (inevitable) backlash has been catastrophic for the entire LGBT community.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

What about all the female teachers in the UK who've abused young boy pupils? I've seen many a headline about that over the course of my life. It does happen way more than you think but the victims are way less likely to report the woman who violated them.

I should've clarified about meaning adult men are less likely to be sexually assaulted by women.

Granted you've definitely made an interesting point that I know that even South Park covered a few Seasons ago about female Teachers and Paedophilia.

And from my personal point of view I'm not personally that invested either way about if Transwomen use the women's bathroom or not.

I am personally happy that some Sports have tried to separate Transwomen from competing in women's Sports, because I do feel like there is a biological advantage there, and that women are having opportunities taken away from them, which I think is especially bad in cases where the female version of the Sport has only just started becoming more mainstream.

I personally in an ideal world would like to see Transwomen versions of these Sports, so that they can also compete in a fair competition with less judgment being flung their way.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Quantum Boy

It does happen but it's waaaaayyy less common than the other way around, even accounting for cases that aren't officially reported. You're potentially over-estimating the percentage of male-abuser cases that are reported. Most of those are, sadly, unreported too - or only reported historically when the woman reaches adulthood (very unlikely to result in charges, or often reported after the abuser has died).

Fair point.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah, I agree, although you men are filthy beggers in public toilets, womens public toilets are usually pretty clean, Gav tells me the mens are usually minging

Gav is not wrong.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Quantum Boy

One of the first places I worked had to have £15000 of work done because when they went to replace the flooring in the men's toilets, they discovered that the floorboards themselves were so soaked in piss that the entire room had to be pulled out and rebuilt from the ground up.

That's how bad some men's toilets are

Yuck!

I remember going into a men's Bathroom in Burger King once, and there was no Toilet roll in any of the cubicles.

And yes I checked them all as nobody else was in there at the time.

I was only about 10 years old at the time, mortifying doesn't even begin to describe it.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Scottish Football Association set to ban "transgender women" competing in
women's football

The move comes after the UK Supreme Court announced that the Equality Act's
definition of a woman is based on biological sex.

It means that from next season, only those born biologically female will be allowed to take part in competitive matches in the women's game in Scotland. (madness it ever was tbh)

The BBC reports that the new policy will apply to all competitive football in
Scotland, including the grassroots game from under-13s and over.

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Crimson Dynamo

Scottish Football Association set to ban "transgender women" competing in
women's football

The move comes after the UK Supreme Court announced that the Equality Act's
definition of a woman is based on biological sex.

It means that from next season, only those born biologically female will be allowed to take part in competitive matches in the women's game in Scotland. (madness it ever was tbh)

The BBC reports that the new policy will apply to all competitive football in
Scotland, including the grassroots game from under-13s and over.

Interesting

Wasn’t Chelsea’s star striker a bloke ?

I saw her/him/them racing through the opposition defence a few weeks ago with players bouncing off her /him left , right and centre backs !

They looked around 6’ and walked like a docker

[bots]

my cousin was over 6ft tall and she used to arm wrestle with men down the pub. Women come in all shapes and sizes, just like men do

[Crimson Dynamo]

Currently the English FA do allow male sex trangender women to play against women but Id imagine this will now change

[bots]

contracts etc will be allowed to expire so i wouldn't expect immediate changes

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Crimson Dynamo

Scottish Football Association set to ban "transgender women" competing in
women's football

The move comes after the UK Supreme Court announced that the Equality Act's
definition of a woman is based on biological sex.

It means that from next season, only those born biologically female will be allowed to take part in competitive matches in the women's game in Scotland. (madness it ever was tbh)

The BBC reports that the new policy will apply to all competitive football in
Scotland, including the grassroots game from under-13s and over.

The bathroom law...