Time is running out for Irish people to make their voices heard in the gender equality consultation in Ireland. That’s because today is the first time most of the Irish public have heard about it. The deadline for submissions is quickly approaching – 12:00 noon on Friday the 19th of May. That's fewer than 24 hours left to express your views on Barbie Kardashian, and the GAA chancer, without possibly being arrested for it.
To submit your response, just end an email to genderequality@equality.gov.ie with the subject line 'Submission - Referendum.'
Use the example letter provided post as a guide, but make it your own. Inject your own experience and your own insights.
By sneaking in Self ID on the back of the Marriage Equality bill, the Irish government tarnished that important vote. Don’t let them do their dirty deeds in the dark again.
SAMPLE LETTER
Dear Sir/Madame (biologically-based descriptions both),
I would like to state that is unnecessary to amend Article 40.1.
This has never been used to restrict a female person's rights or economic choices.
Furthermore, we have hitherto always used gender as synonymous with sex when referring to human beings. ('Gender-roles' are something different and are not a concern of the matter at hand).
But 'gender' as it is currently being used by the government means no more than a person's subjective beliefs based tropes and social characterisations associated traditionally with one or other sex which are then construed to constitute an identity.
The proposed changes would remove the recognition of biological sex and replace it with this insubstantive, non-existent metaphysical belief.
In addition, recent moves by the government have shown that they intend to widen this nonsensical 'gender identity' ideology to encompass a limitless scope of fictional, subjective, fantastical identities.
None of the proposed changes should have any place in Irish Law, nor should our Constitution have these falsehoods placed within it.
Sincerely,
Alan Ryan, Clondalkin
Well worth forwarding to Irish friends and family, thank you Graham. What a disgrace that it’s only just been made public. I’ve lost track of the number of times a day I say “ I don’t understand, what the hell is going on”. These are such dark times but even worse times for those in Ireland and other captured countries. We have to make sure that we’re awake to every little thing once Labour and the coalition of chaos are in charge.
How very underhanded this government is. They are disgracefully denying the rights of irish women and men and destroying the rights of children for what? A cult that wants to erase women, lesbians and gay men, and children to pander to the unicorn brigade. This us outrageous overreach by the government abd sein fein would do well to listen to the people should they want to be in government anytime soon