We had a dig around and found the Co-op diversity policy.
It’s nice that the @coopuk has “committed to promoting equality and preventing discrimination at work”, but whilst they’ve gone above and beyond the Equality Act 2010 with the characteristics they want to protect (including Gender and Gender identity) they make no mention of Gender reassignment or Sex.
Please tell your HR director, @skhouryhaq, that businesses can’t just make up their own discrimination laws.
The @coopuk must abide by the law including the WorkplaceRegulations 1992.
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If you do nothing else today, please spend 5 minutes watching & listening to @TullipR
I’m proud to say I know him & I think he’s one of the bravest & nicest guys I’ve ever met. This speech made me weep in sympathy & fury.
Please listen to his testimony & share.
Unless you’ve followed or paid close attention to what @jk_rowling has been saying, extremely courteously & politely for 10 long years now, & witnessed the decade-long, non-stop onslaught of the worst possible abuse, threats, lies & slander…
UNLESS you’re 100% aware of how civilly & calmly she has conducted herself in the face of such vitriol, hatred & aggression & actively involving family members…
UNLESS you’ve watched, time & time again, men telling her to “sit down & shut up”, “control yourself, woman” or “I don’t think that’s very nice. Why can’t you just be kind & accept what we are telling you?”,
I’m really NOT convinced that it’s your f***ing place to pop up NOW & instruct her to exercise ‘basic common decency’…
SHE’S BEEN DOING THAT FOR 10 YEARS.
So, I’m sure all you bleating, barking men, out there, who’ve suddenly decided she’s “crossed a line”, you, embarrassingly, HAVEN’T BEEN PAYING ATTENTION, have you?
She’s done the whole “being kind” schtick. (For many more years than most of us would, to be honest).
Where has that got her?
TRA’s don’t CARE about that. They are going to hate her regardless. They want the hate. They crave it. Nevertheless, she continued to debate with grace & courtesy, whilst others raged at her from basements etc, worldwide.
But, to you, watching from the sidelines, now popping up like f***ing whack-a-moles, you might have failed to notice that she is out of fucks to give & has said so. Clearly.
And believe it or not, she has the unwavering gratitude & support of a HUGE (& ever-growing) number of women, girls, gay people, transsexuals, detransitioners, parents & children.
Why?
Because she took the fall for those who felt they had no voices nor a chance to say “No”.
Well, they do now. And if that bugs the heck out of you, you’ll have to find a better coping strategy. Because our voices, loudly & given strength because of her, will NEVER deny the truth & always speak up for those who are TRULY vulnerable & marginalised.
And shame on all the Q+ organisations for turning your backs on her, after all the help & financial support she gave to those with HIV. Shame on you.
Thank you again @jk_rowling for standing tall & for NOT “staying in your goddamn’d place!” ❤️
(Please RT. Account restricted. As per.)
@thetimes, firstly we are survivors, not victims. Secondly any cutting of women’s genitalia for non-medical purposes is #FGM, full stop. Your framing minimises the harm and ignores the very real fight against the growing medicalisation of #FGM. This matters. Do better
@Keir_Starmer I want my daughter who has a profound learning disability to be guaranteed same-sex care for the sake of her dignity, privacy and safety. You have no idea the worry and pain you cause mothers like me when you say men are women.
@LabWomenDec@Lostlain1 It's just a shame that only one Labour MP has been courageous enough to sign my cross-party letter - where are all my 'gender critical' colleagues now, and why are they choosing to be completely silent about this?
@Keir_Starmer In that case, listen to all the parents, school pupils, groups like @mollyroseorg, @SmartphoneFreeC and experts such as @JonHaidt who warn constantly of the dangers of unregulated access to smartphones.
So the MP who has been bullied, blocked, cancelled and ostracised for years over this issue was not called by the Deputy Speaker in the Urgent Question on Puberty Blockers. What's the bloody point? #StopthePBTrial
@RosieDuffield1 How has this been allowed to get through an ethics review? Trials on healthy developing bodies where the subjects are unable to fully comprehend the consequences are surely the definition of unethical.
Jonathan Hinder's speech today was excellent, and I'm so grateful to all the politicians who rushed over from the House to speak at the #StopTheTrial demo. He's right - the vast majority of people know that stopping children's puberty is wrong, and the government needs to listen
On one side of the street were politicians, therapists, parents, veteran gay rights campaigners fighting for some of the most vulnerable children
On the other side was this ⬇️
@wesstreeting this isn’t a ‘toxicity on both sides’ thing, it’s a simple right vs wrong thing
There’s still time for Wes Streeting, the first out gay Health Secretary, to put a stop to a drugs’ trial that will disproportionately target children who will grow up to be lesbian, gay or bisexual. We oppose this Trial.
Dear @WesStreeting, it is unacceptable to say you are uncomfortable about the puberty blockers trial and then act as if you can’t do anything about it.
You even explain some of the reasons for your concern. You know the children can’t be kept safe and you know trans activists - some of them in the medical profession - have too much influence.
You have felt the fury of trans activists and you’ve had your windows smashed by them several times. Up and down the country, people who are terrified of the abuse, rage, and violent attacks of trans activists give in to them.
They dare not resist.
But you are the Health Secretary. You cannot - you must not - sacrifice the health of over 200 children in order to appear “even-handed” or for any other reason. You know what is the right thing to do. Don’t dither in the hope that your hand will be forced.
Stand up to them!
Thanks to @WomensRightsNet for starting this campaign. If you want to stop the trial of puberty blocking hormone drugs on children, #StopthePBTrial please write to your MP using the link here.
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NO @BBCNews NO! @sharrond62 is a critic of MEN in WOMEN'S sport. How can you call yourself our National Broadcaster and still be so biased against the TRUTH. You need to get a grip on reality https://t.co/J7n4xud5ec