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Honesty & integrity have a cost. Lib Dem Home Affairs lead in House of Lords. Ran for Mayor of London 2008 & 2012. Met Police 1976 - 2007. m. Mr Petter Belsvik

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    1. Brian Paddick  👨‍❤️‍👨‏Verified account @brianpaddick Jul 3

      I’m chiefly concerned about ensuring the safety of women and girls against male violence, to be honest.

      9 replies 7 retweets 42 likes
    2. Teajenny‏ @galluslass Jul 3
      Replying to @brianpaddick @SCMcG and

      Brian, it’s not just that. It’s about comfort, peace of mind, dignity and privacy. Not having “woman/girl/female ” forcibly redefined by males to mean nothing. No more right to feel relaxed, comfortable amongst females where we feel vulnerable.

      1 reply 3 retweets 51 likes
      Brian Paddick  👨‍❤️‍👨‏Verified account @brianpaddick Jul 3
      Replying to @galluslass @SCMcG and

      Ironically I’ve met many transgender women who transitioned because they didn’t feel comfortable, have peace of mind, feel relaxed around men. They wanted to be more accepted by other women by becoming a woman. And most say the majority of women accept them as such.

      10:14 AM - 3 Jul 2018
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        2. Kirsty XX #FBGC‏ @kirsity1971 Jul 3
          Replying to @brianpaddick @galluslass and

          The majority of women probably stay quiet out of fear. We know they’re men. We don’t know how they will react if anything is said. So we shut up and leave them to it. Don’t mistake silence for acceptance please.

          3 replies 9 retweets 73 likes
        3. Brian Paddick  👨‍❤️‍👨‏Verified account @brianpaddick Jul 3
          Replying to @kirsity1971 @galluslass and

          “The majority of women probably...”

          2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        4. Kirsty XX #FBGC‏ @kirsity1971 Jul 4
          Replying to @brianpaddick @galluslass and

          "Most say the majority of women...." We can all do that Brian. Unless you've conducted a poll, you are no more in a position to call this than anyone else.

          2 replies 2 retweets 45 likes
        5. Brian Paddick  👨‍❤️‍👨‏Verified account @brianpaddick Jul 4
          Replying to @kirsity1971 @galluslass and

          We should all do that. I’m not saying your opinion is not valid. I’m just pointing out, in the absence of a comprehensive survey, I should say “in my experience” or “in my opinion” rather than state “most men think”. I think we agree. I’m sorry if the way I expressed it was wrong

          2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
        6. Kirsty XX #FBGC‏ @kirsity1971 Jul 4
          Replying to @brianpaddick @galluslass and

          Your response was incredibly dismissive and you know it. Having spoken to many women I can tell you whilst most will accept someone they know personally, the presence a male stranger in a space where they are vulnerable and in a state of undress is completely different.

          3 replies 3 retweets 39 likes
        7. Brian Paddick  👨‍❤️‍👨‏Verified account @brianpaddick Jul 4
          Replying to @kirsity1971 @galluslass and

          This is Twitter. I’m responding to hundreds of tweets as I’m the only one engaging. I apologise if my shorthand caused offence. It was not intended and I did not realise it would cause the reaction it did. You have to make allowances. I’m a man but I’m not a misogynist.

          1 reply 1 retweet 5 likes
        8. Kirsty XX #FBGC‏ @kirsity1971 Jul 4
          Replying to @brianpaddick @galluslass and

          I know and I appreciate your efforts to do so. Comments like that make people doubt your sincerity though - as you’ve seen.

          1 reply 0 retweets 9 likes
        9. Brian Paddick  👨‍❤️‍👨‏Verified account @brianpaddick Jul 4
          Replying to @kirsity1971 @galluslass and

          I am laughing now thank goodness. I do get it.

          1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
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        2. Emma E8‏ @E8Emma Jul 4
          Replying to @brianpaddick @galluslass and

          You are placing a burden upon women to be accepting of people who pose a real risk. Sex-based facilities are there when we are menstruating, changing, with kids, vulnerable. We can’t be made responsible for the feelings of dysphoric men. Our world should get more safe, not less.

          1 reply 3 retweets 21 likes
        3. Brian Paddick  👨‍❤️‍👨‏Verified account @brianpaddick Jul 4
          Replying to @E8Emma @galluslass and

          Most genuine trans women do not pose a threat to women.

          12 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        4. Emmeline Wyndham‏ @EmmelineWyndham Jul 4
          Replying to @brianpaddick @E8Emma and

          Absolutely - but this woman is not worried about genuine cases. It's the opportunist males that concern me. Proposed changes to the GRA will throw open the doors to them. It's naive to underestimate the lengths to which predators will go to gain access to vulnerable females.

          1 reply 2 retweets 11 likes
        5. Brian Paddick  👨‍❤️‍👨‏Verified account @brianpaddick Jul 4
          Replying to @EmmelineWyndham @E8Emma and

          We need safeguards

          1 reply 1 retweet 6 likes
        6. Hxttxx‏ @MadamBiro Jul 5
          Replying to @brianpaddick @E8Emma and

          We need a way of enforcing female-only space. It's incumbent on everyone who supports self-ID & claims it won't diminish women's right to single-sex space to come up with answers. Female-only service-providers need an objective way of identifying natal males. What do you suggest?

          2 replies 7 retweets 25 likes
        7. Brian Paddick  👨‍❤️‍👨‏Verified account @brianpaddick Jul 6
          Replying to @MadamBiro @E8Emma and

          Decisions need to be made on an individual basis

          3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        8. Emma E8‏ @E8Emma Jul 7
          Replying to @brianpaddick @MadamBiro and

          That might have worked when we were talking about 5,000 transsexuals. We are now talking about 500,000 'trans' who want self-ID. Perhaps 250,000 men who want access to women's facilities. Only 5,000 of them are transsexuals. The rest have no surgery. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1014593708904329216.html …

          1 reply 2 retweets 6 likes
        9. Emma E8‏ @E8Emma Jul 7
          Replying to @E8Emma @brianpaddick and

          So you are going to interview a quarter of a million men to find out if they can be trusted in women's toilets, in changing rooms with children? The fact that they don't have dysphoria and they want access might be a clue.

          1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
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        2. fishdogbiggirlpants‏ @spells64786479 Jul 3
          Replying to @brianpaddick @galluslass and

          They tend not to ask us how we feel when they access our spaces. Women will usually stay quiet and not challenge men. We will quietly exit asap and say nothing. This does not mean acceptance just fear of asking them to leave our spaces, fear of retribution and/or violence.

          2 replies 4 retweets 25 likes
        3. Emmeline Wyndham‏ @EmmelineWyndham Jul 3
          Replying to @spells64786479 @brianpaddick and

          Spot-on, Fishdog. I have been 'loomed' over by a 6ft man dressed as a woman in the ladies before now, and I exited as quickly and discreetly as I could. He had clocked my double-take, but I said nothing. Just hurried out. Thing was, I didn't know him. He was a stranger.

          2 replies 1 retweet 19 likes
        4. Emmeline Wyndham‏ @EmmelineWyndham Jul 3
          Replying to @EmmelineWyndham @spells64786479 and

          I didn't know if he was harmless or not. I just needed to leave without being challenged for my unguarded moment of surprise. I didn't want to do anything that might cause him offence because he was bigger than me. It was not 'acceptance', it was self-preservation.

          1 reply 1 retweet 11 likes
        5. fishdogbiggirlpants‏ @spells64786479 Jul 3
          Replying to @EmmelineWyndham @brianpaddick and

          This is why I get angry with the likes of Jane Faye publicly announcing they've been using women spaces for years and no one has ever objected. Faye must stand 6 foot 3 without heels. Unless you have the steel of @ThePosieParker or @sargesalute you're not going to challenge.

          1 reply 5 retweets 23 likes
        6. Heather Pymar‏ @Heather_Pymar Jul 3
          Replying to @spells64786479 @brianpaddick and

          Specially not someone who has voiced the opinion that the murder of women is just ‘domestic violence gone wrong’ and clearly feels we are making a bit of a fuss about it. I’d think twice about upsetting him.

          0 replies 0 retweets 14 likes
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