The latest from Scotland:
A charity event to push for an end to male violence against women and girls has banned discussion about single sex spaces.
Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister, is scheduled to give the main speech to the 30th anniversary gathering by Zero Tolerance in Edinburgh today. The charity‘s core belief is that male violence should not be tolerated.
If it's violence from males who claim to be women, then it's nae bother, mind.
A note sent to attendees said it wanted “to create a safe and supported environment for our guests and ask you to support us in this aim by refraining from discussions of the definition of a woman, and single sex spaces, in relation to the gender recognition act”.
It added: “As feminists we have strong opinions on these subjects, but this is not the place for that conversation.”
In Scotland, nowhere's the place for that conversation.
The decision might have been made to “save the blushes of the first minister”, suggested Marion Calder, director of For Women Scotland.
She praised Zero Tolerance’s work but said: “Thirty years on, Scottish women must be wondering what has happened to this organisation.”
Pretending to care about women victims of violence, while legislating to remove all of the single sex protections that are there to reduce opportunities for that violence.
Last word to JK Rowling:
I'd say this is unbelievable, but of course it isn't. When our First Minister attends an event about male violence towards women and girls, the last thing she wants is some uppity woman mentioning the importance of female-only refuges or crisis centres.https://t.co/wDYVKLMy5Z
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) November 29, 2022
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