Trans lobbyists have no place in the justice system
By Caroline ffiske, The Article:
Over the weekend, there were two announcements that indicated that the UK might at last have reached “peak trans”. The Times announced that the government will hold an inquiry into the NHS’s treatment of “gender dysphoric” young people. It also suggested that the government may not proceed with its (till now) anticipated liberalisation of the Gender Recognition Act, which governs the process by which people are able to legally change their gender.
This news was welcomed by thousands of activists who have watched, alarmed, as the public sector, under a Conservative government, has rolled out “gender identity” ideology across so many of our institutions and public practices. If the government has “peak trans-ed” that is well and good. But there is much damage now to be undone. Thankfully, there are dedicated activists up for the task. I hope they will be heeded, particularly with respect to our judicial system.
On Monday, the Law Gazette reported that the “guidance for judges on transgender issues has come under fire,” from feminist lawyers. According to the Gazette, “Feminist lawyers say the guidance, in the Equal Treatment Bench Book, fails to highlight conflicts between transgender and women’s rights.”
It should not take a feminist or a lawyer to make the point. According to the Gazette, “At least one victim of violence by a transgender woman has been reprimanded in court for using male pronouns while describing the attack. Finding the defendant guilty, the judge refused the victim compensation, saying that when asked to refer to the defendant as “she”, the victim had done so with “bad grace” or continued to use “he”.
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