Maya Forstater on Twitter: "As @AmandaGosling3 says its perfectly possible to give clear guidance that this is a Q about *sex* & direct people that there is a *different question* if they want to give information about trans status. Because we are all grown ups and this is serious. https://t.co/ktP6zLg5RY"

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Maya Forstater‏ @MForstater Sep 19

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Maya Forstater Retweeted Scottish Trans

A question in the census should be able to be answered by everyone in the same way. If the sex question is about "lived sex" then we would need guidance on what that means -- what are the criteria for living as a woman or a man? (without reference to biological or legal sex)https://twitter.com/ScottishTrans/status/1174618099989078017 …

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Scottish Trans @ScottishTrans

We and our partner LGBT groups wrote to the @ScotParl @SP_European Committee last week, opposing proposals from some quarters to change the Census sex question so that trans people can no longer answer with their lived sex. You can read the letter here: https://www.parliament.scot/S5_European/CTEEA_Committee_members_10.9.19.pdf …

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Maya Forstater‏ @MForstater Sep 19

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The proposal by Stonewall et al. is not this, it is that a subset of people should be able to answer an entirely different question in the same data field -- this is bad survey design.pic.twitter.com/fAA1MjZRlC

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Maya Forstater‏ @MForstater Sep 19

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If the @ONS @Census2021 & Scottish census is going to direct some people to answer the question as if it was a different question then they need to provide guidance on the criteria for who the people are who should answer the question differently.

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Remember Stonewall's definition of trans is expansive -- it includes identifying as a crossdresser, gender fluid, genderless, agender, non-gender, bi-gender.pic.twitter.com/d2Ye7Nr3ZI

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Maya Forstater‏ @MForstater Sep 19

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Is this the definition of trans that the @ONS @SP_European @Census2021 are going to use? Or will they use the protected characteristic of "gender reassignment" from the Equality Act which is less expansive than Stonewall's definition?

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Maya Forstater‏ @MForstater Sep 19

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Or will they just and say 'who needs to be a fuddy duddy about clear definitions and guidance, its only the census'pic.twitter.com/cZNzNsLohW

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Maya Forstater Retweeted Amanda Gosling

As @AmandaGosling3 says its perfectly possible to give clear guidance that this is a Q about *sex* & direct people that there is a *different question* if they want to give information about trans status. Because we are all grown ups and this is serious.https://twitter.com/AmandaGosling3/status/1174641762129850369 …

Maya Forstater added,

Amanda Gosling @AmandaGosling3

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"However for those whose gender is different from their sex registered at birth please note that this is a question on sex not gender identity; this is asked later on in the questionaire" - there fixed it for you!

5:15 AM - 19 Sep 2019