Jed Knight
@jedknight03
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20-01-2018 22:22:48
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Interesting analogy here: step parents. Most people say a step parent is the parent of the child they adopted. Sure, biologically theyโre not the parent. But in societyโs eyes they are treated as such. & if youโre exceptionally rude you might refuse to refer to them as parents.
I have written to the Equality and Human Rights Commission asking them to withdraw their interim guidance on single-sex spaces โฌ๏ธ. It goes beyond the Supreme Court ruling, increases risks of harassment and violence to trans people, and is contradictory & confusing. EHRC please
A joint statement between Labour for Trans Rights, Georgia Meadows (LGBT+ Labourโs Trans Officer) and Pride in Labour ๐ ๐น on the leaked NEC paper.
We have joined Georgia Meadows and Labour For Trans Rights in this joint statement condemning the contents of the leaked paper due to be discussed by Labourโs National Executive Committee tomorrow. (1/2) prideinlabour.org.uk/post/joint-staโฆ
๐ฃ Louise Haigh has warned Labourโs response to local elections cannot just be โcautionโ and โdoubling down on unpopular decisionsโ. In her first speech outside Parliament since leaving the cabinet, she said we need a โnew economic settlementโ. More here: labourlist.org/2025/05/louiseโฆ
Yesterday, I met with UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt to express Sloveniaโs appreciation for her dedicated work in defending the rights of Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. During her visit to Slovenia, we received news of the sanctions imposed against her
Solidarity with the Labour MPs who have been suspended for standing up for disabled people against welfare cuts by a failing Labour government. UNISON must support them, particularly Neil Duncan-Jordan MP, a former UNISON officer, who represents the best of our union.