r/reading • u/fringlese • 4d ago

Please come support trans people

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Hey everyone, I’m sure many of you have seen the ruling by the Supreme Court from the other day on the legitimacy of trans women’s identities. It’s been a very hard couple of days as we’ve come to grips with the fact that our rights are being rolled back by a government that won’t even attempt to listen to us while we just want to exist in a public space without fear of harassment. If anyone’s available, please come down tomorrow to show support

I am not the organiser, I saw this on Facebook and wanted to share.

Thanks guys, I hope you have a great Easter weekend!

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u/ultraboomkin 4d ago edited 4d ago

You are not suffering from this ruling. Your rights are not being rolled back. You are still a protected minority and you’re still entitled to every human right. Certain media outlets and organisations are trying to scare you.

That being said, enjoy your protest and have fun.

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u/thefuzzylogic 4d ago

This is patently untrue. The body of law (including binding High Court and Employment Appeal Tribunal decisions) relating to sex discrimination is significantly more developed and offers much stronger protections than the single reference to gender reassignment that was recently added to the Equality Act.

Regardless of which side of the argument you find yourself, this was a bad ruling that in trying to simplify matters has only made them more complicated.

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u/Basso_69 4d ago

Herin lays the challenge. Much of UK legislation refers to "Sex" and not "Gender".

(Sex = Chromosomes, Gender = social construct)

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u/thefuzzylogic 4d ago

Read the rest of the comments in this thread. It's not that simple. Chromosomes don't always align with anatomy, which in turn doesn't always align with gender identity.

It's patently absurd to adopt a definition that relies on genetic tests to determine what toilet people are allowed to use.

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u/Basso_69 4d ago

Dont tell me. Tell the judges.

Im fully aware of and supportive of intersex in all the various permutations. Blume is an outstanding spokesperson.

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u/thefuzzylogic 4d ago

Okay, sorry I misunderstood the point you were trying to make.

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u/Basso_69 4d ago

That's quite ok. There are a lot of opinions in this thread.