And the definitions redefine women with Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (CAIS) as men, despite the fact that they are assigned female at birth and live their whole lives as girls and women.
Tomorrow the Court of Appeal rules on the ban of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.
In February, the High Court ruled the ban unlawful.
The Government decided to appeal this decision and police have continued to arrest people who have peacefully opposed the ban.
Amnesty International has intervened in this case because the Palestine Action ban was a grave misuse by the government of sweeping counter terror powers.
"Do not use the names of women athletes to target, shame or exclude transgender women. Transgender women are women. Women with intersex variations are women. I welcome these women – and all women – onto my teams." @USATODAY
https://t.co/Nj3q9WKkj9
Sex testing has a sordid history of use by sporting bodies to target women athletes who, often through variations in their sex characteristics, or intersex traits, have higher than typical natural testosterone.
The practice—in its many forms—has been debunked as unethical, unscientific, and unworkable, and has often relied on racist gender stereotypes. Moreover, there is no scientific consensus that higher than typical testosterone in women confers an athletic advantage. @hrw
https://t.co/0bjkeuji8r
All girls and women with Olympic dreams will now be subjected to mandatory genetic testing. Many headlines focused on one point: banning transgender women.
But that misses the bigger story: This policy puts every woman’s body under a microscope and creates a system in which officials decide who is “woman enough” to compete.
https://t.co/UYWiTKLSUy
Welcome to Rip-Off Britain.
One in five children is growing up in poverty, public services are crumbling - and the 10 richest families and individuals have grown £11bn richer in just one year.
Enough is enough.
Tax wealth, not work.
🙅 Protect intersex minors from unnecessary medical interventions (until they can decide for themselves).
🎓 Improve education on intersex people for doctors and family members, to prevent prejudiced or negative treatment.
All of these are in our policy, under RR520 - RR523.
The Green Party would:
⚖️ Include intersex as a protected characteristic in equalities law and acknowledge that individuals have legal protection in adopting a gender identity/expression.
❎ Introduce "X" gender markers on passports for intersex people to use if they so wish.
"Sports are supposed to be about celebrating the exceptional, not forcing us to conform to outdated perceptions of what it means to be a woman."
https://t.co/hbM69OcM32