Scottish Labour Women's Declaration

Holding Scottish Labour to account on women's sex based rights. RTs don't imply agreement with views/stance of media outlet. Sign petition

[Scottish Labour Women's Declaration @LWDScotland]

@ForWomenScot Holly's questions were hostile and ignorant. They bore little relevance to the supposed subject under discussion - implementation of the CoP; they were performative attempts to paint you as bigots, but they merely demonstrated her own lack of knowledge and understanding.

[LabourWomen’sDeclaration @LabWomenDec]

@treesey "I don't think I need to share examples"
Dr Berner, we rather think you do..
Then Dr Morrison of BACP said their own complaints process had not received a single complaint regarding conversion practices & that their regulatory systems would pick it up if it happened...

[Holyrood @HolyroodDaily]

"Men are afraid women will laugh at them - women are afraid men will kill them. It's not the same fear women experience when they think about their need for single-sex services."

Susan Smith of @ForWomenScot responds to a question from Green MSP Holly Bruce.

[NEU LGB Educators @NEULGBEducator]

The CP Bill is incompatible with KCSIE. It needs to be binned. Similarly, addressing trans-id teachers with their preferred pronouns is also a type of conversion practice. This needs to be stopped now. @neunion @danielkebedeneu @edharlowneu

[LWD Cymru @LWDCymru23]

Saith Mlynedd o Ddatganiad Menywod Llafur – Pen-blwydd Hapus i Ni! ❤️

Seven years of Labour Women's Declaration – Happy Birthday to Us!!

Here's to the fabulous women who first came together from across the UK - sharing ideas, debating and standing up for women's rights.

Since then (with thousands more signatures to the Declaration) we're proud of this movement that has grown to include @LWDCymru23 - standing tall, holding the line and still speaking out.

❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[Kirsteen Sullivan MP @kittysull1]

@LabWomenDec does a tremendous job in its advocacy for women’s sex based rights but also in supporting women who share those views. Not always easy when the wind is blowing in the other direction but these women are steadfast.

Thank you 🙏

[Scottish Labour Women's Declaration @LWDScotland]

Happy 7th birthday to us! Some of us in LWD Scotland were there from the start. We're proud of how far @ScottishLabour has come during our organisation's lifetime - from supporting the GRR bill in 2022 to electing an LWD signatory as party leader in 2026. Onwards, sisters!

[LabourWomen’sDeclaration @LabWomenDec]

7 years ago today we launched @LabWomenDec with 300 founder signatories (including @michaeljmarra, at that time a Dundee Councillor) and this article in @M_Star_Online https://t.co/ZBPC0gfOVq
On reaching 8.4k signatories we moved the Declaration to our own website & thousands more have signed.
If you share our aims & haven't yet signed, here's the link https://t.co/ocT6pmxDpY
Sadly, despite progress made and growing numbers of @UKLabour MPs joining us, there's still a hill to climb within our Party, which still appears wedded to draft Conversion Practices legislation that would undermine by stealth the implementation of the Supreme Court ruling on single-sex provision & same-sex sexual orientation, the recommendations of the Cass Review & the Keeping Children Safe in Education policy.
Here's a guide to submitting your evidence on this draft, deadline Mon 16 Nov. https://t.co/2OOJapgXBf.
It's ridiculous that we still have to continue endlessly explaining the obvious, but we can't give up. Too much is at stake.

[Scottish Labour Women's Declaration @LWDScotland]

@LabWomenDec @michaeljmarra @M_Star_Online Happy 7th birthday to us! LWD Scotland came later - some of us were there at the start, but we didn't organise a distinct campaign in Scotland until later. We're proud of how far @ScottishLabour has come - from supporting the GRR bill to an LWD signatory elected as party leader.

[Scottish Labour Women's Declaration @LWDScotland]

@tracygilbert72 @APPG_CSE @KatBanyard @UK_Feminista Congratulations and thank you, Tracy, and good luck in the role.

[Tracy Gilbert MP @tracygilbert72]

@APPG_CSE @KatBanyard @UK_Feminista Exploitation has evolved with technology. Our laws must do the same: https://t.co/6RLS4UL2C6 2/2

[Scottish Labour Women's Declaration @LWDScotland]

@WomenChilterns Thank you for this very appropriate post! A group of fine women who should be remembered.

Have you read Gone to Soldiers by Marge Piercy? One of the women whose story she follows through the war is in the US equivalent. It's a magnificent novel, utterly absorbing.

[Cathy Larkman 💚🤍 💜🦢🏃‍♀️ @JackMerched]

Thinking you’ve been ‘living as a woman’ for two years does not mean you have ‘first hand experience of misogyny and sex discrimination’. What arrogance.

Credit to Cardiff MP @JoStevensLabour though. Firm grip of the law and its application.

https://t.co/hNfUbg9ncZ

[Scottish Labour Women's Declaration @LWDScotland]

Labour MP Kirsteen Sullivan is absolutely right to point out these fundamental absences in discussion of the Bill. The evidence base is shockingly poor, and there have been no detailed answers to either of her questions. These should have been available long before now.

[Kirsteen Sullivan MP @kittysull1]

Fundamental questions I have - where is the evidence base to demonstrate the need for this bill and where are the gaps in the existing legislation?

[Scottish Labour Women's Declaration @LWDScotland]

"Of course, nobody should ever be subjected to violence, threats, child abuse or harassment. But these examples of abuse are already criminalised under existing legislation." Labour MP @GlindonMary speaks out - we know other MPs are similarly concerned.
https://t.co/T3NmH5Fsnp

[For Women Scotland @ForWomenScot]

The Committee will hear from:

Thursday 12 November
Police Scotland
Community Leisure UK
NHS Scotland
Scottish Prison Service
For Women Scotland
Sex Matters
Women’s Rights Network Scotland

Thursday 19 November
Equality Network
Scottish Trans
LGBT Youth Scotland
Equality and Human Rights Commission

Thursday 26 November
Simita Kumar, Minister for Equalities and International Development

[Kirsteen Sullivan MP @kittysull1]

A significant piece of work examining the serious harms of webcamming, including the parts many viewers won’t see.

[For Women Scotland @ForWomenScot]

Today, we thought of several, meaningful changes @JohnSwinney could make to help women and girls & stand firm against MVAW. We'd be delighted to share them - will he meet us?

[LabourWomen’sDeclaration @LabWomenDec]

This Thurs 12 Nov at 11.15am Clinical Psychologist Anna Hutchinson will speak at the Pre-Legislative Scrutiny Committee. Watch online👇https://t.co/12iBDXzKXK
Here's Anna at our 2024 @UKLabour conference fringe on the harms of a Conversion Practices Bill👇
https://t.co/2UBGrAOrZb

[Scottish Labour Women's Declaration @LWDScotland]

Thank you @kittysull1 for this question - we're sorry (but sadly not surprised) to hear a woman constituent was left feeling belittled and ignored after being assaulted at a station. We hope to hear about specific measures address VAWG from @AlexDaviesJones in the near future.

[Kirsteen Sullivan MP @kittysull1]

With the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence approaching, I spoke in Justice Questions to raise the case of a constituent who felt let down by the system after being assaulted at a train station.

[Scottish Labour Women's Declaration @LWDScotland]

@kittysull1 We're very sorry - but sadly not surprised - to hear about your constituent's experiences. Thank you for asking this important question.