A HUMAN rights watchdog has warned that rights are at risk over “inaccurate interpretation and implementation” of the Supreme Court’s ruling on sex.
The court ruled in April that the definition of “woman” under the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological sex as opposed to gender, in a case brought against Scottish Ministers by gender-critical campaign group For Women Scotland.
Four months after the judgment, the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has issued a statement, warning that implementations of the ruling could put the rights of both transgender and non-transgender individuals at risk.
“The Scottish Human Rights Commission has taken time to consider the implications of the recent Supreme Court ruling in the case ‘For Women Scotland Ltd vs The Scottish Ministers’ in the context of the human rights framework”, the statement reads.
“While we do not believe that the judgment itself directly violates human rights, inaccurate interpretation and implementation of the ruling could put rights at risk.”
It continues to acknowledge fears over how individuals’ rights will be “protected and upheld” following the judgment.
“We are concerned that basic rights to dignity and respect for all may be undermined. It is our view that the judgment itself does not directly violate any human rights”, the SHRC said.
“However, the interpretation of this judgment and the resulting changes in policy, public discourse and the behaviour of duty-bearers are highly likely to have an impact on the rights of people in Scotland.”
The SHRC has powers to recommend changes to law, policy and practice and primarily deals with raising “awareness, understanding and respect for all human rights in Scotland”.
Of course this is true.
Some folk just can’t let other folk live their lives peacefully and want to tell them what to do.
They are called busy bodies.
It really was just so easy only a few years ago. Nobody gave a crap which bathroom we used. In fact, whenever I was out on a night out while femme (I’m gender fluid), the ladies’ bathroom was a really fun, accepting and affirming place. I never once felt threatened or out of place. I’d stand and touch up my lipstick with the other girls and have a natter and joke around.
Now I’m scared to even look anyone in the eye or utter a word because I’m worried someone might make a scene. I’ll even just use the men’s in most cases because I’m now scared how others will react in places I’m not already a regular. And that is NOT safe… I’ve had guys try it on in there several times and more often than not, I’m at least getting looked up and down.
Literally just last month there was a guy trying to get a peak at my genitals in between uncomfortable eye contact while I was going to the toilet (no cubicles).
It’s actually terrifying no matter what option you choose and dangerous just to be out in public now.
I just wanna live man, I’m happily married with two kids and just wanna be able to enjoy being myself.
It melts my brain and boils my piss that these bigots are getting their own way – no different to 30 years ago when section 28 was around – and in 10 years or so (hopefully) everyone will have been against this and find it abhorrent.
We can’t let bigots feel comfortable, we need to make them ashamed and feared of being openly bigoted again. These last 10 to 15 years or so have been ridiculous.
As a cis-, heterosexual man, this makes me really angry. I don’t know why some people are so obsessed with other people’s genitals or identity. It really doesn’t affect them in the slightest.
They cloak themselves in things like “women’s rights” but in actual fact are just horrible, bigoted people.
JfC just let people live.
I swear, if I see an obviously trans person in public, I just want to go up to them and give them a hug. It makes me really sad for them.
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A HUMAN rights watchdog has warned that rights are at risk over “inaccurate interpretation and implementation” of the Supreme Court’s ruling on sex.
The court ruled in April that the definition of “woman” under the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological sex as opposed to gender, in a case brought against Scottish Ministers by gender-critical campaign group For Women Scotland.
Four months after the judgment, the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has issued a statement, warning that implementations of the ruling could put the rights of both transgender and non-transgender individuals at risk.
“The Scottish Human Rights Commission has taken time to consider the implications of the recent Supreme Court ruling in the case ‘For Women Scotland Ltd vs The Scottish Ministers’ in the context of the human rights framework”, the statement reads.
“While we do not believe that the judgment itself directly violates human rights, inaccurate interpretation and implementation of the ruling could put rights at risk.”
It continues to acknowledge fears over how individuals’ rights will be “protected and upheld” following the judgment.
“We are concerned that basic rights to dignity and respect for all may be undermined. It is our view that the judgment itself does not directly violate any human rights”, the SHRC said.
“However, the interpretation of this judgment and the resulting changes in policy, public discourse and the behaviour of duty-bearers are highly likely to have an impact on the rights of people in Scotland.”
The SHRC has powers to recommend changes to law, policy and practice and primarily deals with raising “awareness, understanding and respect for all human rights in Scotland”.
Of course this is true.
Some folk just can’t let other folk live their lives peacefully and want to tell them what to do.
They are called busy bodies.
It really was just so easy only a few years ago. Nobody gave a crap which bathroom we used. In fact, whenever I was out on a night out while femme (I’m gender fluid), the ladies’ bathroom was a really fun, accepting and affirming place. I never once felt threatened or out of place. I’d stand and touch up my lipstick with the other girls and have a natter and joke around.
Now I’m scared to even look anyone in the eye or utter a word because I’m worried someone might make a scene. I’ll even just use the men’s in most cases because I’m now scared how others will react in places I’m not already a regular. And that is NOT safe… I’ve had guys try it on in there several times and more often than not, I’m at least getting looked up and down.
Literally just last month there was a guy trying to get a peak at my genitals in between uncomfortable eye contact while I was going to the toilet (no cubicles).
It’s actually terrifying no matter what option you choose and dangerous just to be out in public now.
I just wanna live man, I’m happily married with two kids and just wanna be able to enjoy being myself.
It melts my brain and boils my piss that these bigots are getting their own way – no different to 30 years ago when section 28 was around – and in 10 years or so (hopefully) everyone will have been against this and find it abhorrent.
We can’t let bigots feel comfortable, we need to make them ashamed and feared of being openly bigoted again. These last 10 to 15 years or so have been ridiculous.
As a cis-, heterosexual man, this makes me really angry. I don’t know why some people are so obsessed with other people’s genitals or identity. It really doesn’t affect them in the slightest.
They cloak themselves in things like “women’s rights” but in actual fact are just horrible, bigoted people.
JfC just let people live.
I swear, if I see an obviously trans person in public, I just want to go up to them and give them a hug. It makes me really sad for them.
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