Jomie 30 #1393 Posted June 25, 2018 (edited) Fill - men are receiving the same guarantees. More information here. Ministers said they had “no intention” of changing laws that allow female- and male-only areas, which some campaigners have said discriminate against trans people. News from Scotland about this issue: Girls ‘negatively affected’ by new rules on transgender school pupils. Edited June 26, 2018 by Jomie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell 865 #1394 Posted July 1, 2018 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/209325 go on you know you want to Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
fill 10 #1395 Posted August 8, 2018 Article in the Sunday Times today about (biological) women only spaces: Ministers put curbs on trans rights. opening paragraph says "Ministers have vowed to defend women’s rights to exclude transgender people from female-only spaces such as changing rooms, lavatories and swimming sessions." i notice ministers are not rushing to defend men's rights to exclude transgender people from male-only spaces such as changing rooms, lavatories and swimming sessions. why is that then? and would someone like to show us all where this question can be cleared up as it is not very clear. what is the gender of a transgender male? is this a guy who wants us all to treat him as though he is a woman? or a woman that wants us all to treat her as though she is a man? don't get me wrong i'm certainly not going waste any time or effort to struggle with this. if i see someone that appears to be a guy regardless how he has chosen to be dressed i will address him as.. and treat him as ...what he appears to be ...a guy and of course the reverse of that is also true. and if i see someone clearly of the wrong gender using facilities that are intended to be gender specific i will report them and warn others that they are doing so. after all a woman in a men's toilet or changing room is a potential law suit against some poor sod just waiting to happen and i'm sure the reverse is also true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Cyclone 10 #1396 Posted August 8, 2018 Relevant to this thread, I noticed at Meadowhall at the moment that they have some temporary outdoor toilets set up whilst work is happening. Ironically there are 5 doors, each doors says on it "5 individual cubicles". 4 of those doors also say "Women", and one says "Men", but also "Out of Order"... Given that there are indeed only individual cubicles inside, why aren't these all just unisex? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
fill 10 #1397 Posted August 10, 2018 Relevant to this thread, I noticed at Meadowhall at the moment that they have some temporary outdoor toilets set up whilst work is happening. Ironically there are 5 doors, each doors says on it "5 individual cubicles". 4 of those doors also say "Women", and one says "Men", but also "Out of Order"... Given that there are indeed only individual cubicles inside, why aren't these all just unisex? the disparity in numbers women's toilets to men's being 4:1 comes as no surprise that the men's is out of order but no-one could swap a sign also surprises me not those apparent inequalities aside many women prefer not want to share public toilets with men because too many men are either careless about or incapable of ******* with any degree of accuracy. and who could blame women for holding such views... i certainly don't Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jomie 30 #1398 Posted August 16, 2018 Unsurprisingly, Female Home Office employees are refusing to use new £36,000 gender-neutral toilets because they feel 'distressed' by their male colleagues leaving the cubicle doors open. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell 865 #1399 Posted August 16, 2018 on a similar note, according to this https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45195216 43 transgender people have run for office in the US this year, and also a record year for females running for office also. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
fill 10 #1400 Posted August 18, 2018 on a similar note, according to this https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45195216 43 transgender people have run for office in the US this year, and also a record year for females running for office also. So 40,000 women interested in running for office in the US according to the Independent and 43 wannabes it will be interesting to see how many of both get voted in. not sure what that has to do with sheffield or the uk more pertinent perhaps there are 208 female MPs in the UK and so far one 1 wannabe for the next election hardly exciting news... certainly nothing to make you spill your cocoa Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell 865 #1401 Posted August 18, 2018 It has nothing to do with the UK or Sheffield. Hence why it's in the general section Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
fill 10 #1402 Posted September 3, 2018 We could just let people use whichever set of facilities they feel is appropriate for them. We could ......but I strongly believe we should not and would not let my children use them or any child for which I had any responsibility. Nor do I respect your self perceived right to put children in your care at risk. Unisex changing rooms put women at danger of sexual assault, data reveals besides if you allow mixed changing and toilet facilities how long will it be before normal people no longer have a choice when the single sex facilities are replaced. as its sometimes best to explain yourself in advance of the PC brigade's inevitable misunderstandings btw before someone whinges i am using the oxford english dictionary definition of normal. coupled with my own personal belief to which i am entitled that with the exception of a few hermaphrodites all other people are either male or female. as i'm concerned the gender binary, also referred to as gender binarism is the classification of sex and gender into two distinct, opposite and disconnected forms of masculine and feminine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Ontarian1981 10 #1403 Posted September 3, 2018 Not been following this thread so I am just posting as per topic title. Two weeks ago I was filling in some forms at a new therapist I am seeing and where it asked for Gender it added " check one box only" . I kid you not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
fill 10 #1404 Posted September 3, 2018 Not been following this thread so I am just posting as per topic title. Two weeks ago I was filling in some forms at a new therapist I am seeing and where it asked for Gender it added " check one box only" . I kid you not. no trouble believing that..... the world has been going mad for a long time now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...