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Weiwei said that the situation in China has become “more extreme, in terms of censorship, in terms of their tolerance to dissidents.” He later added that he was not hopeful for China’s future given the direction that China is going.
ACTION NEEDED: Before we get to today’s headlines (further below), we ask you to check out the link allowing those in the UK to send the following pre-written email to their local MP.
The content of the email has been pre-written by the UK based ‘Sex Matters’ organisation and pretty much speaks for itself. If you are still unsure, check out some of the books on this subject listed in our Recommended Reading section here.
You can also read the position paper on the proposal which sets out the concerns put forward by Sex Matters.
Have a read of the below and consider sending the email. It really does only take a minute via a simple online form. I have done it myself, sent to Julian Smith, MP for Ripon and Skipton, in my case – BrandX.
“I am writing to tell you urgently about a piece of legislation that the government is trying to rush through – starting with a consultation lasting just six weeks – that will put children and vulnerable people at risk.
The government is proposing to ban “conversion therapy”. This sounds straightforward; of course everybody condemns the barbaric “gay cure” conversion therapies that used to go on, involving electric shock treatments, imprisonment and medication. But this has not been a practice in the UK for decades. There is no evidence that such abusive practices are happening now, and they are already illegal.
This legislation covers something different: “gender identity” and in particular explorative therapy offered to children and vulnerable people who are having issues with their gender.
Over the past few years there has been a massive rise in the number of children, particularly girls, becoming convinced they were “born in the wrong body” and seeking to take puberty-blocking drugs and cross-sex hormones.
This is a controversial, experimental medical treatment for a complex mental health issue. We have also seen an increase in the number of young people “detransitioning” and regretting the irreversible changes made to their bodies.
This is a difficult medical issue, and the Department of Health has commissioned Dr Hillary Cass to undertake an independent review of the evidence and to recommend ways forward.
Now is not the time to legislate with a simplistic approach that divides therapy into “affirmation” and “conversion” and which threatens to criminalise parents, teachers, therapists and social workers if they do not immediately accept a child’s own diagnosis that they are transgender.
I am attaching a briefing paper by the campaign group Sex Matters which gives a summary of the legislative proposal, and of concerns. They would be happy to talk to you if you have questions.
As your constituent, and someone who is seriously concerned about this legislation, I am asking for your help. Will you contact the Mike Freer, Minister for Equalities, Liz Truss, Minister for Women and Equalities and Kemi Badenoch, Minister for Equalities and convey to them my concern.
Please ask them to :
1. Extend the consultation period beyond 6 weeks.
2. Revisit the research evidence.
3. Wait until the Cass Review has completed its work.
With best wishes”
Cenk Uygur, you absolute buffoon. Your terrible and reprehensible platform at The Young Turks just earned a bit of a pass for Ana Kasparian’s recent admission of error (over the Kyle Rittenhouse guilt position). You had to bring it back to the detestable territory that you otherwise reside at – BrandX.
Do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it.
In the words of Shia Le Bouf… “JUST DO IT!” – BrandX.
When asked whether she plans on suing those who have lied about Kyle, she provided a very short answer.
“Our lawyers are gonna handle that,” Wendy said.
“Wendy Rittenhouse, though, would not be drawn on saying whether or not her family planned to bring a defamation lawsuit against critics, depending on the outcome of the trial,” Fox News reports.
According to Austria Press Agency report, the “lockdown for unvaccinated people” will come into effect throughout Austria on Monday night, per the draft of the “Fifth Covid Protective Measures Ordinance” that is expected to get “certain” formal approval from the federal legislature on Sunday.
Austrians who fail to present proof of their COVID vaccination or are unable to prove that they have recovered from COVID in the past 180 days will only be allowed to leave their home for reasons such as work, exercise, necessary shopping, or for a doctor visit. Austrian authorities will “make possible” for the unvaccinated and those not recovered from COVID “satisfaction of basic religious needs” and education.
I’m not a fan of the ACLU. I find them pretty useless to be honest, at least in contrast with their mission statement. So it is interesting to see the below statement from them, even if it is loaded with seemingly baseless criticism of Project Veritas.
I shall provide the quote from Brian Hauss, senior staff attorney with the ACLU here, but you can read this via the link card beneath – BrandX.
“Project Veritas has engaged in disgraceful deceptions, and reasonable observers might not consider their activities to be journalism at all. Nevertheless, the precedent set in this case could have serious consequences for press freedom. Unless the government had good reason to believe that Project Veritas employees were directly involved in the criminal theft of the diary, it should not have subjected them to invasive searches and seizures. We urge the court to appoint a special master to ensure that law enforcement officers review only those materials that were lawfully seized and that are directly relevant to a legitimate criminal investigation.”
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