I owe a few people on here an apology - but I can't remember who specifically. Let me explain: previously when we've talked about this government and trans issues, I have been positive that they intend to make changes to the Equalities Act; protect women's safe spaces and ensure the primacy of biological sex. However, in Suella Braverman's resignation letter to Sunak, she says that one of the 4 things that he promised to do in order to secure her support in the leadership contest, was to issue clear guidance to schools on their duty to protect biological sex, safeguard safe spaces and ensure that parents know what is being taught to their children.
As we know, none of this has happened. We've had lots of words, including Sunak himself saying at the Tory conference that everyone knows what a woman is. Clearly though, it was all performative, because if he really wanted these issues to be addressed, then they would have been by now. Sunak has also replaced Steve Barclay as Health Secretary. We know that Barclay wanted to stop trans women being on women wards, and also instructed the NHS to return to using sex-specific language. I've had a look at Victoria Atkin's attitude to the trans issue, and whilst she seems to have made some of the right noises, she has also been slightly woolly, so I'm not convinced that she will ensure that Barclay's words are acted upon.
So, as others have said on here previously, I now have very little faith that this government will actually put in place the necessary legislation to protect us before the election. And we know that Labour won't. It's very depressing.
Oh, and just to say that I am not by any means a Braverman fan: in fact the complete opposite. This is the only issue that I agree with her on as I am not, and have never been a Conservative. I do find it odd and dispiriting that the Left both here and in the US are so captured by the trans ideology. I honestly don't understand why, but that's another issue.
