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Oh No! Not another consultation!
IPSO wants to know if folks are happy with its new guidance on the reporting of sex and gender identity. I know…
So tiring!
But, if you happen to have five minutes spare over the next couple of weeks, maybe tell them (politely) what you think.
Now read on.
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Your mission (should you accept it…)
Let’s start with what is being asked — and what is not. IPSO has already published “guidance”. It is, in theory, a done deal. All the big consultation stuff has happened. So, what you are being asked is how well they have done the thing.
It’s a bit like a certain King Herod issuing “guidance” on the slaughtering of the firstborn. Not a question of whether he should. Just whether it is better done this way or that. With a sword or a pillow?
So, not: yes, but can we change it totally and insert what we’d like instead? That’s not going to happen. Or shouldn’t. Be on the lookout for major last-minute changes.
All the same, it never hurts to try. The antis will be out there in force trying their hardest. And you never know: they might just listen…
