A Week in the War on Women: Monday 25th December - Sunday 31st December GOOD NEWS SUPPLEMENT

A handful of the good news stories on the gender beat from the last few weeks. Enjoy!

Self-ID Scotched

The Scottish government will not appeal the judgment in the judicial review which challenged the UK Government's use of a Section 35 order to block the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill.

The UK Government's intervention and subsequent judicial ruling means the Bill cannot proceed to Royal Assent and cannot be enacted. No self-ID for Scotland.

A Sporting Chance

The New Zealand coalition government is proposing to ban trans-identified males from publicly-funded women's sports, warning it will withhold millions of dollars in funding if the governing sporting bodies refuse to comply.

Spokesperson, Andy Foster, commented that this policy is “About fairness and safety in sport for women” and is to “Ensure publicly funded sporting bodies support fair competition that is not compromised by rules relating to gender.”

Swiss Role

A motion has been proposed to the Swiss parliament regarding so-called ‘gender affirmative’ medical treatment for children and young people aged 25, asking the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMS) to draw-up strict guidelines.

“The Federal Council is commissioned, to ensure that the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences develops guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of sexual mismatch and gender dysphoria in children and adolescents ( up to 25 years ). The SAMW should take the precautionary principle and the latest scientific knowledge into account. Relatives and organizations of those affected should be involved.”

Daley Reminder

Olympic legend, Daley Thompson, wrote in defence of women’s sports for The Daily Mail, condemning the inclusion of trans-identified males in any women’s category.

“When I see trans women like American swimmer Lia Thomas or Canadian cyclist Veronica Ivy (formerly known as Rachel McKinnon) on the podium, I know they are biologically male and physical advantage has helped them to win. All my sporting instincts rebel against that. For sport to mean anything, it must be fair.”

Kemi Looks At Self-ID Loophole

Government ministers are considering closing a ‘major loophole’ that allows people to self-identify their sex on passports and driving licences.

At the moment there is no requirement for people to present a gender recognition certificate in order to change their sex on official government documents such as passports and driving licences. However, Women & Equalities Minister, Kemi Badenoch, is planning to take steps to close this loophole.

“The reason that we have this is not that the government supported self-identification but that before the same-sex marriage law came into being we wanted people to be able to change their legal documents so that they could get married”, Badenoch said. “Now that we have a law that has fixed that, we should look again at some of the measures we put in place earlier.”

Barnes Storming

Hannah Barnes has been included in the 2023 Sunday Times Alternative Honours List.

For the third year running, Sunday Times journalists have put forward their alternative suggestions to the new year honours. One of the ‘whistleblowers, artists and forward-thinkers’ included is Hannah Barnes, author of the book, Time to Think, which details the scandal of the Tavistock gender clinic.

Many congratulations, Hannah!

Glinner Of Hope

Don’t miss Our Graham on the Triggernometry podcast.

And being interviewed by Peter Whittle on The New Culture Forum podcast.

He was also the subject of a Spiked documentary.

There is also this interview from UK Column.

Remember that a book is for life, not just for Christmas! Graham’s memoir, Tough Crowd, is available from Amazon, The Express shop, Lightning Eye, Waterstones, Blackwells and all other discerning outlets. (There are also audio versions available on Audible and Spotify too.)

And Finally…

Happy New Year!