Any #MSP who does not vote in favour of: "For the word gender substitute sex" today is letting down the most vulnerable women in Scotland. I counselled Survivors of CSA/Rape for decades-the men who abused them knew what sex they were. #sixwords #sexnotgender https://twitter.com/MinceOrwellian/status/1132957116430475264
👆Women who have been raped know can't get female Dr-if none available-but how can they give Consent, if sex of Dr unknown. Stop conflating sex & gender so that women in Crisis under further pressure to be assertive to get needs met. https://twitter.com/ForwomenScot/status/1336970772569600001
@scotgov pledged not to conflate Sex and Gender-so Johann Lamont's amendment should be passed in the Forensic Services Medical Bill as consistent with this.
#SexNotGender #sixwords https://twitter.com/crit_gen/status/1336676814169788419
Adding @mbmpolicy's excellent (as usual) input to this issue: https://twitter.com/mbmpolicy/status/1336670363170861059
This is a great thread about it by @wornoutmumhack: #sixwords https://twitter.com/wornoutmumhack/status/1336977926345121794
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