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Sonia Sodha @sonia-sodha.bsky.social · 2d

Virginia Giuffre's story is so shocking, yet familiar: the same story of vulnerable girls getting abused again & again by powerful men with the Royal Family far too slow to sanction Andrew Windsor.

My column for this week's
@thenewworldmag.bsky.social

www.thenewworld.co.uk/sonia-sodha-...

Prince Andrew and an unforgivable secret

Virginia Giuffre is dead, and a royal is disgraced. But time after time, powerful men keep escaping real justice

www.thenewworld.co.uk

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Labour Women's Declaration @labwomendec.bsky.social · 3d

"The atmosphere was electric"♀️

Hard-hitting speeches with clear messages for
@UKLabour policy makers to hear

Listen now to:

Susan Smith
@ForWomenScot

Sarah Vine KC

Dee McCullough
@LabourLGB

Plus riveting Q&A chaired by
@tracygilbert72 MP

#LWDLiverpool25

www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1Xm...

Labour Party Conference 2025 Fringe Event

YouTube video by Labour Women's Declaration

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Labour Women's Declaration @labwomendec.bsky.social · 3d

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Comms & Operational Support Officer

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Raising our profile via social media & website, communicating with local activists

1 year contract in first instance

Competitive salary

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Deadline 31 Oct

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Communications and Operational Support Officer Labour Women’s Declaration launched in 2019, with the aim of “holding Labour to account on women’s sex-based rights”. Our work is coordinated by a nation...

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Labour Women's Declaration @labwomendec.bsky.social · 22d

🌹Always a pleasure to welcome Minister of State for Health Karin Smyth to our #Lab25 conference stall🌹

#LWDLiverpool25

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Labour Women's Declaration @labwomendec.bsky.social · 22d

Archive version of the Herald's report on our fringe meeting at #Lab25 conference.

It quotes our speaker, Sarah Vine KC, on the dangers in @UKLabour's stated plans to 'equalise' hate crime laws & to introduce a 'conversion practices' ban.

#LWDLiverpool25

archive.ph/136tu?s=09

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Labour Women's Declaration @labwomendec.bsky.social · 22d

@heraldscotland.bsky.social report on our fringe
Sarah Vine KC "warned that current legal definitions of “gender identity” are so vague that proposed hate crime & conversion practice offences would... require juries & magistrates to make “political decisions”

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2550237...

Labour warned new digital IDs must record biological sex, not gender identity

Digital IDs must record biological sex rather than gender identity to avoid legal confusion and abuse, a leading barrister has warned Labour.

www.heraldscotland.com

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Labour Women's Declaration @labwomendec.bsky.social · 22d

More fab Scottish supporters visited our #Lab25 stall today inc:

Johann Lamont former MSP & Scottish Labour
Leader,
Melanie Ward MP, Cowdenbeath & Kirkcaldy,
Tracy Gilbert MP, Edinburgh North & Leith

plus another Scot, David Smith MP, North Northumberland.

#LWDLiverpool25

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Cathy Devine @womensportfeminism.bsky.social · 25d

The EHRC guidance cannot change the law. Any legally constituted female service provision or sport must exclude all males incl. those who identify as women and those with GRCs. So if you want to attempt to undo the legal rights women have fought for over decades you are in the right place to do so.

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@katie_pinns @katie-pinns.bsky.social · Sep 20

Tests brought in after data showed 50-60 DSD athletes in finals, World Athletics says
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...

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Labour Women's Declaration @labwomendec.bsky.social · Sep 16

'Non-binary is the gender identity you end up claiming if you’re a feminist who’s made the category “woman” uninhabitable for any female human with an ounce of self-respect.'

Cathy Devine @womensportfeminism.bsky.social · Sep 16

'Left-wing misogynists love Penny’s stance because she positions boring, old-style feminism — with its comprehensible arguments and clear, if boner-killing, demands — as past it; right-wing misogynists love it because it makes feminism look utterly incoherent.'
thecritic.co.uk/the-feminist...

The feminists who argued themselves out of being women | Victoria Smith | The Critic Magazine

Feminism is not a stupid movement and feminists are not stupid. If I believed otherwise, I wouldn’t be a feminist. There are times, nonetheless, when even I have to admit it’s been made to look pretty...

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LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · Sep 15

Louise Haigh 'Banning the abuse of NDAs will be truly transformational' - labourlist.org/2025/09/loui...

Louise Haigh: 'Banning the abuse of NDAs will be truly transformational' - LabourList

'Today's worker's right bill will be truly transformational when it bans the abuse of non-disclosure agreements' say Louise Haigh

labourlist.org

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Labour Women's Declaration @labwomendec.bsky.social · Sep 14

Join us at any point throughout #Lab25 at stall J19 for conversations & info.

Also daily pops ups with special guests inc
Maya Forstater
Dr Louise Irvine
@lesbianlabour.bsky.social &
@labourlgb.bsky.social
Susan Smith
Sarah Vine KC
plus a meet-up with LWD Councillors Network, see prog ⬇️
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Labour Women's Declaration @labwomendec.bsky.social · Sep 14

Women's Sex-Based Rights:
Creating Space for Debate in Labour

Attending Labour Conference in Liverpool? @labouruk.bsky.social @teamlabouruk.bsky.social

Drop by our stall J19 in the Exhibition Hall at any point Sunday - Wednesday.

#LWDLiverpool25
More info in🧵⬇️
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Labour Women's Declaration @labwomendec.bsky.social · Sep 14

With Scottish government & other public bodies under legal challenge due to Equality Act breaches, join our discussions about gov't policies & plans.

Our stall is at J19 in the Exhibition Hall - we'll be there throughout conference.

#LWDLiverpool25 #Lab25 #LabourConference25
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Labour Women's Declaration @labwomendec.bsky.social · Sep 14

Attending Labour Conference in Liverpool?

Don't miss the chance to hear from these four legendary women at our fringe meeting.

Sunday 28 Sept 5.00 - 6.30pm
Leonardo Hotel, inside conference zone (pass required)

#LWDLiverpool25 #LabourConference25 #Lab25
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Labour Women's Declaration @labwomendec.bsky.social · Aug 28

We’re equally concerned that you have little understanding of the role of the EHRC in this matter. The Supreme Court ruling clarified the law as it has always been – that is not up for debate. We’d be very happy to meet with you to explain things in more detail.

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Cathy Devine @womensportfeminism.bsky.social · Aug 21

'Welsh said: “You want genuine trans people to live the best possible life that they can.
“But you don't want it to be at the expense of the rights of 50% of the population."'
“The women's movement is too important for that."
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...

Irvine Welsh slams Nicola Sturgeon shoving trans beliefs "down people's throats"

Welsh, 66, believes the former first minister was wrong in her attempts to allow people to self-identify as women while she was in government.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · Aug 4

I prosecute and defend the most serious sexual offences in our courts.

The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative.

Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.

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Cathy Devine @womensportfeminism.bsky.social · Aug 4

'Peggie’s discomfort was met with the repeated assertion that Upton had a right to use the female-only changing room. This is not legally accurate ... self-identification is not a proper basis for access to single-sex facilities or services.'
thecritic.co.uk/sandie-peggi...

Sandie Peggie and the struggle for single-sex spaces | Michael Foran | The Critic Magazine

One of the most high-profile employment tribunal cases of this century finished hearing evidence this week. The case, brought by nurse Sandie Peggie against NHS Fife and Dr Beth Upton…

thecritic.co.uk

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · Jul 3

Hannah Barnes: We need a culture change in maternity services

There is something bigger going on than just staff shortages, low morale or lack of funding. @hannahsbee.bsky.social

We need a culture change in maternity services

There is something bigger going on than just staff shortages, low morale or lack of funding.

www.newstatesman.com

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Sonia Sodha @sonia-sodha.bsky.social · Jul 31

My column for the Express on the disgusting witch burning to which NHS Fife has subjected Sandie Peggie to distract from their own unlawful conduct. Yes, people who share racist jokes in private what’s app groups of ppl they holiday with have employment rights too.

www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2089...

'NHS bosses must be held accountable for witch-burning over female spaces'

A chilling message is being sent in what smacks of an arrogant culture war

www.express.co.uk

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jul 30

World Athletics mandates gene tests for female category eligibility

* Regulations come into effect for world championships * ‘The test is a very important step,’ says Sebastian Coe Athletes will be eligible to compete in the female category for world-ranking competitions such as the world championships only if they clear a one-time gene test. The test for the SRY gene, which needs to be taken only once and helps in determining biological sex, can be conducted via a cheek swab or blood test. World Athletics’ testing protocol will be overseen by member federations and the new regulations come into effect on 1 September, in time for that month’s world championships in Tokyo. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Labour Women's Declaration @labwomendec.bsky.social · Jul 2

Chilling evidence published today in @Sullivan_Review Report 2 by @ProfAliceS ⬇️

"Researchers investigating vital issues have been subjected to sustained campaigns of intimidation simply for acknowledging the biological and social importance of sex”

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

UK universities have failed to protect gender-critical academics, report finds

Report’s author raises ‘stark concerns about barriers to academic freedom’

www.theguardian.com

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Labour Women's Declaration @labwomendec.bsky.social · Jun 30

"Hospitals & govt departments refusing to implement Supreme Court ruling on definition of a woman must “get on with it” Sir Keir Starmer has said, as public bodies continue to defy the law"

Is your MP/employer 'waiting for @EHRC Guidance'?
Email them⬇️now

www.thetimes.com/article/e243...

Keir Starmer says ‘get on with it’ as trans ruling ignored

Sir Keir Starmer said public bodies’ guidance should be consistent with the Supreme Court ruling that the definition of a woman is based on biological sex

www.thetimes.com

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Cathy Devine @womensportfeminism.bsky.social · Jun 12

It's as simple as the day is long.
The Supreme Court clarified:
'The words “sex”, “woman” and “man” in sections 11 and 212(1) mean (and were always intended to mean) biological sex, biological woman and biological man' pg. 83.
Happy to help.
supremecourt.uk/uploads/uksc...

supremecourt.uk

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