A Week in the War on Women: Monday 24th May - Sunday 30th May GOOD NEWS SUPPLEMENT

“Women Have Vaginas, Nick”

LBC @LBC

"Women have vaginas, Nick," says International Secretary Liz Truss, in response to a law student who faces disciplinary action for making the same comment. @NickFerrariLBC | @trussliz

lbc.co.ukLiz Truss defends student who could face disciplinary action for saying ‘women have vaginas’International Trade Secretary Liz Truss has defended the free speech of a university student who defined a woman as “someone with a vagina” in a seminar.

Last week we reported on law student, Lisa Keogh, who is being investigated by and facing disciplinary action from Abertay University. Her transgression was stating that women have vaginas.

In an interview with LBC Radio, Equalities Minister, Liz Truss, defended Liz Keogh and told presenter, Nick Ferrari, “I think we need to uphold our very important tradition of free speech”. She also confirmed that women have vaginas.

A Promise In Parliament To Protect Children

LGB Alliance @ALLIANCELGB

We’re relieved to hear @trussliz tell parliament that the govt wants to ensure “that the under-18s are protected from making irreversible decisions about their own future". This is a core LGB issue since so many young detransitioners come to realize they’re LGB & made a mistake.

Speaking in Parliament about the Cass Review, Liz Truss said that the government wants to ensure “That the under-18s are protected from making irreversible decisions about their own future".

What The Papers Say (Stonewall Gets Yet Another Arse-Kicking)

There have been numerous articles criticising Stonewall and its various shortcomings in the press this week.

Dominic Penna in The Telegraph.

TransgenderTrend @Transgendertrd

A comprehensive review of current concerns about Stonewall from @Telegraph today, including the EHRC withdrawal from the Diversity Champions scheme, the @BluskyeAllison legal case against Stonewall and the founding of LGB rights organisation @ALLIANCELGB.

telegraph.co.ukEqualities watchdog pulls out of Stonewall diversity scheme amid row over transgender activismThe Equality and Human Rights Commission left the LGBT charity’s Diversity Champions programme in March amid concerns over “value for money”

Suzanne Moore in The Telegraph.

The Telegraph @Telegraph

"Pushing for the rights of minorities is a fine thing – but not at the expense of the rights of others" | Writes @suzanne_moore

telegraph.co.ukIt’s wrong to erase women for the rights of othersPushing for the rights of minorities is a fine thing – but not at the expense of the rights of others

Josephine Bartosch in The Telegraph.

The Telegraph @Telegraph

"This weekend, the reputation of LGBT charity Stonewall crashed as decisively as the British Eurovision entry" | Writes @jo_bartosch

telegraph.co.ukStonewall is finally paying the price for turning its back on gay men and lesbiansThe LGBT charity has strayed far from its core purpose, alienating large numbers of people in the process

Douglas Murray In UnHerd.

UnHerd @unherd

The former gay rights group known as Stonewall has degenerated into a racket | @DouglasKMurray

unherd.comHow Stonewall sacrificed gay rights - UnHerdCaptured by the transgender lobby, it now hounds those it was set up to protect

Andrew Tettenborn in The Spectator.

The Spectator @spectator

‘The EHRC became a de facto progressive pressure-group in its own right, subsidised by the government to agitate for political change – and indeed, at times, to act as a kind of ersatz opposition.’ ✍️ Andrew Tettenborn

spectator.co.ukThe EHRC is right to ditch Stonewall | The SpectatorThe Equality and Human Rights Commission has unceremoniously dumped Stonewall – and who can blame it? Its excuse for ceasing to pay at least £2,500 a year for the privilege of being part of Stonewall’s ‘diversity champions’ programme was that it did not offer ‘value for money’. For all the anodyne c…

The Dominoes Are Toppling

Following the EHRCs withdrawal from the Stonewall Diversity Champions scheme last week, more major public sector organisations have also jumped ship in what The Telegraph describes as a potential ‘flood’ of departures.

Sex Matters @SexMattersOrg

More organisations #LeaveStonewall House of Commons Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Dorset Police Ministry of Housing and Local Government @ewansomerville in @Telegraph

telegraph.co.ukMajor public sector bodies quit Stonewall diversity training as trans rights row intensifiesExclusive: It comes as Stonewall’s boss has sparked a furious backlash by likening the belief that trans women are men to anti-Semitism

Several major bodies have confirmed to the paper that thy have left the scheme. The House of Commons, The DVLA, the employment dispute service, ACAS, Dorset Police and The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have all withdrawn their membership.

Furthermore, the Crown Prosecution Service said it is currently reviewing whether or not to continue on the programme.

Allison Bailey @BluskyeAllison

Liz Truss, the equalities minister, is pushing for all 250 government departments to withdraw from Stonewall’s diversity champions scheme.

thetimes.co.ukLiz Truss urges official withdrawal from Stonewall diversity schemeLiz Truss, the equalities minister, is pushing for all government departments to withdraw from Stonewall’s employment scheme following a row over transgender rights.Truss, also the international trade

Liz Truss is urging for government departments to withdraw from Stonewall's diversity champions scheme. All 250 of them.

Looks like the wheels are finally coming off that bandwagon.