Academics at the University of Leicester have devised guidance to help museum and gallery bosses “advance trans inclusion”. They were assisted by Stonewall, Gendered Intelligence and other gender ideology charities and organisations. The work was paid for by taxpayers via funding from the Economic and Social Research Council, which is part of the ‘UK Research & Innovation’ (UKRI) quango.
Newspaper coverage of the report focused on the usual promotion of ideology and pseudoscience that we have come to expect from organisations right across our public sector, and which we seem powerless to challenge.
According to the Telegraph, for example, the guidance:
- states that museums should “stimulate positive explorations of gender” for children. (So the authors ‘want’ more kids to feel discombobulated in their bodies?)
- says that kids and adults “should be provided with access to the toilets and changing rooms of their choice”. (So the dignity, privacy, safety of both sexes should be ignored?)
- suggests using “gender-inclusive language in all communications”. (Why on earth do these lobby groups think they have a right to change how we have spoken for millenia?)
This is the usual ideological agenda that we now expect from such lobby groups – and which our entire public sector has become the mouthpiece for.
However, there is something different about the trans museum guidance which is useful and which points a way towards us digging ourselves out of the gridlock we have got into with respect to gender ideology. Public sector trans policies, pronouncements and edicts tend to provide little in the way of rationale. They simply declare into place an edifice of requirements at the same time as making clear that anyone who objects is transphobic.
Imagine if you went into work one day and saw this notice pinned on the wall: “Here is a new requirement and if you object to it you are hateful and your job is at risk.” That’s a closed loop brooking no dissent, and it is an accurate picture of the state we are in.
The trans museum guidance breaks open this closed loop. It describes in detail the legal basis on which it justifies the promotion of gender ideology. It presumably exposes the sort of conversations that go on inside the EDI wings of the HR departments that loom large, and ever larger, across our public sector. “Why are we doing this again?” “PSED, dear”.
As the trans museum guidance explains, the Equality Act 2010 contains a “Public Sector Equality Duty” (PSED) at section 149. This is how the guidance explains and interprets it:
It is the “duty to advance inclusion” that is doing so much of the work. It’s funny because these words are missing from Section 149.
Many people would argue that this section of the Equality Act is currently being over-interpreted by empire-building ideologically-motivated EDI departments. But is it really? Read key bits again:
Frankly, I am surprised that we are in as good shape as we are. With a classical liberal set of glasses on you can read this section as simply requiring us to take care that we set up level playing fields. But put on a pair of critical-theory specs and an interpretation in favour of activism, a “duty to advance inclusion” is not hard to see.
Here is how the trans museum guidance does it. Firstly it ramps up its application:
Compliance with the general equality duty is a legal obligation and it will require forward planning so that consideration is given to the most effective ways in which all protected characteristic groups can generally be included in any services or activities offered. (emphasis mine).
Then it switches it to being about environments, which sort of cover everything. Of course, with the usual threat.
This allows cultural organisations to be proactive in publicly promoting trans-inclusive environments. Organisations such as museums that are not trans-inclusive could be discriminating against individual staff and customers, and creating a trans-inclusive organisation (for example, by adopting trans-inclusive policies and guidance that cover harassment and bullying against trans people) does not conflict with equality duties to prevent discrimination against (or foster inclusiveness for) any other protected characteristic group.
However, compared to what is to come, this language is still relatively mild. The trans museum guidance then ramps up the Public Sector Equality Duty into permanent revolution. It must be all the time, with respect to everything.
Please read this below:
Gender ideology must permeate everything. It must be permanently visible. Nothing escapes – uniform, toilets, volunteers, kids, partner organisations, suppliers, culture, collections, displays, events, public programming, language. Language, language, language. You would not think we are a sexed species. You would not think that sex matters to women – and to men. You would not think that we do not have coerced speech or belief in country. You would not think that Maya Forstater won her case and that gender critical beliefs are protected in the workplace.
Please read this below. See the top circle. The revolution must be all pervasive:
Please read this below. See the top circle. Reality must be undermined.
Of course, it is all ludicrous. But it is real, happening, and causing immense damage. Gender ideology is being promoted right across our public institutions. Vulnerable people are being harmed, permanently. But it is not just a minority issue harming a few. We shouldn’t want museum staff not to assume the gender of our kids. All of us will be impacted as free speech continues to be eroded and false narratives promoted. Anyone who cares about public discourse being based in the exploration of truth should be concerned.
Campaigners have struggled to find a way to halt the juggernaut. We thought its exposure would crank politicians of all parties into action. We were wrong. A specific campaign calling for the removal of the Public Sector Equality Duty in the Equality Act would be a useful coalescing device to call for action.
And it would be the right thing to do. People in this country tend to back anti-discrimination laws but to be wary of affirmative action. The PSED has become ‘ideological affirmative action’. The PSED is being used to promote a juggernaut of critical social justice theories, the most pernicious being gender ideology. These narratives treat people as groups, not individuals; they assume all social interactions involve power relationships dependent on ‘intersectionalities’, they deny science and scientific categories, erode boundaries, suppress free speech, shun open debate and erode democracy.
At the same time, public sector EDI departments are ballooning and looking for more work. The longer it continues, the harder it will be to stop. Expect more policies, statements, flags, cupcakes, stairwells, badges and pledges. Soon the latter might not be voluntary.
The Public Sector Equality Duty within the Equality Act must be repealed. We need to mount a campaign to this effect. Too much harmful ideology is being promoted. Too many bossy edicts are crushing open discourse and the pursuit of truth. Let’s set everyone free.
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Perhaps the first thing we should do is to give Emily a dictionary (no pun intended…), to look up the meaning of ‘Genocide’. I’ve had enough of this shit of inflammatory terms being hijacked by damaged and vengeful people and applying them to honest people doing their best for society. Emily, if you have male genitalia, and think you are also a woman, then you appear to be uniquely able to follow my instruction. F*** yourself…
Yes, it’s literally mass murder.
Gas chamber? Machine gunning people trench in the woods? Tutsi vs Hutu with machetes? Cambodia’s killing fields? Soviet-led starvation of the holodomor? Mao’s great leap forwards?
Hyperbolic nonsense. Laugh this GUY out of here.
I think British Cycling have done pretty much the right thing, initially anyway. They might also like to change their statement about “sex assigned at birth” to say “sex observed and recorded at birth” as sex is not assigned, it’s determined at conception.
I hope the oddity mentioned by the Breeze ride organisers can also be sorted out, if it isn’t then this particular bit of madness is not yet dealt with.
Genocide – give me strength! Someone likes to be overly dramatic. It is a bit irksome to hear these whiney comments about genocide because certain people are being prevented from making use of an unfair advantage in competitive sports, or grown men with beards and dangly bits are being prevented from popping into changing rooms with teenage girls. It is even more irksome when remembering how those of us who made the very appropriate comparison between the coerced vaxxing (which is a damn sight closer to real genocide than being kept out of a cycling competition) and nazi Germany, kept getting told off for trivialising the Holocaust, when we only wished to point out the frightening road we, as a society, had embarked upon. Why are these people never called to task for their offensive trivilising of genuine genocide, something faced by the Yezidis not all that long ago.
If Ems finds British Cycling so flawed, why participate in it at all? Presumably Bridges felt BC was homophobic, bullying, etc. for some time, boycott it if it was so bad.
As for non-registered events – boycott and organise your own with a selected invitee list, it’s the only way this will stop.
Genocide – give me strength! Someone likes to be overly dramatic.
Didn’t you notice this yet? Just like calling every public display of an opposing political opinions a coup, the woketards always claim they’re a victim of genocide in case of any real world setback. The more intelligent ones do this a little more covertly, eg, all out attack on humankind instead of genocide but they don’t do it for less.
It takes part because this is the only way mediocrity can be rewarded. hence the shrill faux outrage.
Now THIS is belittling the holocaust.
I expect there will no outrage from the sanctimonious idiots who strung AB up.
For the benefit of the phantom downvoters, I’m referring to the word genocide being used to describe hurty-feelings. If AB is judged to have sinned, then so did “Emily”. But I think the latter was worse.
Do you want to comment downvoters, or just snipe from afar?
Oh dear, a mediocre cyclist who saw a chance of medals by tilting the playing field gets upset because someone got out a spirit level.
I have to give it its due, though, managing to tick so many boxes in one rant – racism, gender phobia, imaginary gender phobia, genocide, immigration – there may be others but I couldn’t stay the course.
Waahhhh! I can’t cheat anymore.
Now I’ll have to git-gud at my sport through hard work, diligent training and gumption. And all this with no guarantee that I’ll succeed in the end.
And THAT’S why we applaud successful athletes. Because it’s hard to win (unless you invite yourself into the women’s category which is cheating)
Has everyone forgotten the awful way the IOC treated Caster Semenya, only a few years ago? She was well-built and fast but absolutely all woman. She had to have a physical to prove she was a real woman. There were snide comments about her testosterone levels. I’m sure that was invasive and embarrassing for her.
Now a bloke just needs a certificate to ‘compete’ (ha!) against women.
He’s jostling for an Amnesty International humanitarian award.
These days you get a humanitarian award by accusing people of being evil. Pretty easy really.
Delusional
Let’s see. Eliminating two sexes essential for procreation and survival of the species – that’s genocide
Reinforcing the delusions of mentally disturbed people is unkind and can be dangerous.
Not my own work, but I like this….
Put 100 women and 10 men on a deserted island and in 100 years you will have a thriving community of men, women, boys and girls.
Put 100 Trans women and 10 men on a deserted island and in 100 years you will find the skeletons of 110 men.”
Those 10 men would likely have a wonderful time. Or else die from exhaustion through excessive snoo-snoo (thanks Futurama)
Motorcyclist who identifies as cyclist breaks world record.
https://youtu.be/ipvesqJP1e4
Norm Hiccup is an inspiration!
So brave. I want a T-shirt.
This is just some nonsense story designed to rouse your emotions. I would be sceptical of anyone who pushed such a stiry. I don;t care two hoots about transsexual cycle lanes. Just watch how you are manipulated.We have far bigger issues to condier.
The push of the transgender agenda is an aspect of the evil cabal’s plan. By eliminating women, they eliminate family & procreation & it also promotes that masculinity is not a good thing.
The subject is also useful to promote division as a divided society is a weakened society & easier to control.
They are fighting us on multiple fronts & it is important that we understand what they’re doing whilst not losing sight of the bigger picture.
This is from the American Medical Association, and check out the quote from the doctor. These people are a major part of the problem on the ground, just like they are/were regarding the scamdemic and death jabs. People like this doctor should have their license removed for spreading such garbage and holding these views. It’s precisely these sort of Leftie idiots that are totally fine with mutilating kids and young people’s bodies or putting them on puberty blockers, which do irreversible harm.
”Aimed at protecting individual privacy and preventing discrimination, the AMA will advocate for the removal of sex as a legal designation on the public portion of the birth certificate. Under the policy, information on an individual’s sex designation at birth would still be collected and submitted through the U.S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth form for medical, public health, and statistical use only. The new policy aligns with existing AMA policy recognizing that every individual has the right to determine their gender identity and sex designation on government documents.
“Designating sex on birth certificates as male or female, and making that information available on the public portion, perpetuates a view that sex designation is permanent and fails to recognize the medical spectrum of gender identity. This type of categorization system also risks stifling an individual’s self-expression and self-identification and contributes to marginalization and minoritization,” said AMA Board Chair-Elect Sandra Adamson Fryhofer, M.D.”
https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/press-releases/ama-announced-policies-adopted-final-day-special-meeting
Here is an example of the irreversible damage messing about with your sex hormones will result in. I’ve read Elle’s story of why she transitioned to male ( no surgery though, thank goodness ) and then detransitioned back. She had a traumatic experience and was also very mixed up so thought she’d be better off as a guy. The problem is that when these people often seek therapy the therapist can make things worse and supports and encourages the wish to become the opposite sex rather than focus on the mental health issues staring them in the face.
https://twitter.com/TransJusticeOrg/status/1659260913873190913?cxt=HHwWgoDQkdLA8IYuAAAA
Communist society wreckers
I’m disappointed in you all. Have you no sympathy for the mentally ill?
She/he/it needs a slap to wake up
it’s not ok for any man to compete in women’s sports
Emily?
Surely the correct spelling of this bicyclist’s name is Emile…..
The deliberate destruction of female-only sports (girls are even more at risk than grown women) will only stop when ALL females refuse to participate in any sport at any level if biological males claiming to be women are allowed to compete with them.
One of the reasons I no longer subscribe to the DT is because they continue to use biologically incorrect pronouns when reporting on this kind of nonsense.
Up to now,I’ve always been against genocide – after reading his rant, I’m thinking of reconsidering.