Christ is risen!

& we got clarity! There is a lot of work to do by men to be more inclusive to all men, however they present.
But the SC ruling means that men should all be out of women’s prisons, sports and changing rooms.
Some changes will take time but many can be done right away!

An absolute pleasure to attend the Scotland GAA Gala Fundraiser this evening. Raising funding and support for the redevelopment of Pearse Park #Cambuslang . Well done to all the organising team for putting on such a fantastic event

One daffodil in the garden. I think it is in a bad mood.

I'm not legally qualified. Perhaps you are correct.
One positive from the current tribunal is that we may get clarity on that.

"X is toxic. Come to Bluesky for rational, respectful discussion".

If her sex is male, then she shouldn't be in a female-only space.
If you consider physical sex to be irrelevant compared to gender, then i understand you won't agree with that viewpoint.
I think a person's physical sex is irrelevant in most social interactions - but not always.

Did you notice Dr Upton's own barrister misgendering her several times today?
Not done intentionally, I'm sure.
It is good to see the issues aired in detail in a formal setting. I hope we'll get more clarity about what appears to be conflicting rights in the workplace.

EA2010 allows for single-sex spaces where appropriate.
Dr Upton may live her life as whatever gender she chooses, and it shouldn't impact her work environment.
If her sex is male, and she doesn't seem to be claiming otherwise, then she shouldn't be in a female changing room.

Or that Dr Upton chose not to use, of course.

Given owner of Twitter is going full far-right in his conspiracy theorising nonsense today, accelerating my move to making Bluesky my primary shortform outlet for Ballot Box Scotland content. Had been going to do so in early May (1 year until next Holyrood election), now ending US Inauguration Day.

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Russian President Boris Yeltsin officially resigned on Dec. 31, 1999, anointing Vladimir Putin, then prime minister, as his successor. This photo story lists 25 major events that define Putin's 25-year-long rule over Russia.

All the best for 2025, Milli

Слава Україні!

Also, Sharifeh Mohammadi is at risk of execution. The UK government does not seem to be doing anything about this.

Human rights activist facing death sentence in Iran An Iranian court has sentenced human rights activist and political prisoner Bakhshan Azizi to death on various false charges.

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Just dipping a toe into Bluesky to see what the fuss is about. (Plus I'm not a fan of Elon's politics).
So I've found some of my Twitter chums to follow and hope to grow organically.
One concern: those who believe the right sort of things are here. (Hi!)
Those who don't, receive abuse in absentia. 😞