As a writer, feminist and literary events organiser in Scotland, I’m regularly sent links to information someone thinks might be of interest to me. This week it was a document commissioned by one of Scotland’s leading and most powerful publicly-funded literary organisations, Literature Alliance Scotland (LAS).
Nobody, of course, objects to transgender writers being included or supported, but the content of the guidance raises several extremely serious and concerning issues.
Normally in cases like these, there’s an instant and concerted attempt to rubbish the judgement, both from amateurs and activist lawyers like Robin Moira “Barry” White, Jolyon Maugham, and the anonymous “Pissed Off Lawyer” tweeting as @legaltweetz. They’ll issue spurious “analyses” dismissing the findings with jargon terms like “obiter”, and either question their correctness or attempt to minimise their significance.
For some reason that didn’t happen this time. The hyper-antagonist online trans army has very conspicuously failed to rush to the defence of ERCC CEO Mridul Wadhwa, perhaps because Judge Ian McFatridge’s conclusions were so relentlessly, brutally and comprehensively excoriating of Wadhwa’s appalling behaviour that no amount of spin or disingenuity could disguise it.
But then, on white charger and with papoose, enter a hero.
Mridul Wadhwa, a man with whom Wings readers have been familiar for some years, was found by the tribunal judge to have been “the invisible hand behind everything that had taken place” as Roz Adams, a conscientious, caring and highly professional woman with a long history in the sector, was systematically and methodically hounded out of her job for holding, privately and sensitively, the belief that biological sex is real.
We watched Question Time last night for the first time in about nine years, and this comment from SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn raised an eyebrow.
Because we couldn’t remember ANY times that Flynn had publicly expressed any problems with the Scottish Greens during their governing alliance.
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wull on Safeguarding Is Not Right-Wing: “Well said, Ash Regan. I hope you do become the leader of Alba, and sooner rather than later. And that…” Jan 9, 23:29
Jay on Eyes Full Of Beams: “Hello Confused, thank you for keen observation, 124pages in 10mins really does look like special bigot speed reading. The main…” Jan 9, 22:57
Mark Beggan on Eyes Full Of Beams: “I’m beginning to wonder if Wokes are Scientologists in disguise” Jan 9, 22:24
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George Ferguson on Eyes Full Of Beams: “Good investigative journalism Stu. I haven’t read any of The Ferret output and probably just as well. In general the…” Jan 9, 22:13
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gregor on Dreaming Of Perfection: ““X IS HUMANITY’S GLOBAL CONSCIOUSNESS — THE GOOD AND THE BAD: One of the things I try to create conceptually…” Jan 9, 21:52
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gregor on Eyes Full Of Beams: “Narcissistic: “Having too much interest in and admiration for yourself: A narcissistic personality. Narcissistic people have a hard time seeing…” Jan 9, 21:02
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John K on Dreaming Of Perfection: ““…Until the human rights legislation and the ability to interfere with political processes that is baked into the UK judiciary…” Jan 9, 20:44
Hatey McHateface on Eyes Full Of Beams: “Thanks Marie. I guess if I’m best, I need to take a step back and let somebody else have a…” Jan 9, 20:39
gregor on Eyes Full Of Beams: “Reality will deal with the nasty forever-losers.” Jan 9, 20:11
