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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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    Brian Paddick  👨‍❤️‍👨‏Verified account @brianpaddick Oct 11

    Women have justified concerns about male violence, misogyny, male privilege & male dominance of society (as do I) but trans women are not men & are not responsible for these issues - these are issues that affect them too. Time to focus on the real issues & leave trans women alone

    4:25 AM - 11 Oct 2018
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    311 replies 383 retweets 1,401 likes
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      2.  🎄 Skylar Baker-Jordan  🎄‏Verified account @SkylarJordan Oct 11
        Replying to @brianpaddick

        Self-ID creates a way for men to exploit this legal loophole and gain access to women’s-only spaces though. This isn’t about demonising trans women. There are real consequences for sex-based rights in the proposed changes to the GRA. The debate is over whether they’re worth it

        11 replies 42 retweets 489 likes
      3. Julie Montoya‏ @JulieMontoya20 Oct 11
        Replying to @SkylarJordan @brianpaddick

        A man misusing self-ID to gain access to women's spaces is a bit like forging pennies by filing down twopences. There are easier and cheaper ways of doing it.

        23 replies 8 retweets 69 likes
      4.  🎄 Skylar Baker-Jordan  🎄‏Verified account @SkylarJordan Oct 11
        Replying to @JulieMontoya20 @brianpaddick

        Worked pretty well for Karen White 😕. But this is the thing: with self-ID, you couldn’t question someone’s presence. They are allowed to be in that space because they say they are. That’s a big change and a big concern, I think

        11 replies 27 retweets 439 likes
      5. Brian Paddick  👨‍❤️‍👨‏Verified account @brianpaddick Oct 11
        Replying to @SkylarJordan @JulieMontoya20

        You can always question someone’s presence, whether it’s a predatory gay man in a male changing room or a woman behaving inappropriately in a woman’s changing room. A birth certificate has never been used as a passport to access safe spaces & the GRA is about birth certificates.

        106 replies 18 retweets 150 likes
      6.  🎄 Skylar Baker-Jordan  🎄‏Verified account @SkylarJordan Oct 11
        Replying to @brianpaddick @JulieMontoya20

        To be frank, I’m less concerned about changing rooms and toilets than I am about refuges and prisons. I don’t think policing gender at the bathroom door is good for anybody. But in spaces where women go in crisis, or can’t opt to leave, I have concerns

        14 replies 11 retweets 304 likes
      7. Brian Paddick  👨‍❤️‍👨‏Verified account @brianpaddick Oct 11
        Replying to @SkylarJordan @JulieMontoya20

        And rightly so. If a lesbian is seeking refuge from domestic violence, simply denying refuge access to men won’t help. Prisons have failed to properly risk assess individuals with tragic consequences but the right question is “is this person a risk?” not “is this person a man?”

        94 replies 4 retweets 116 likes
      8. Chris Lowe‏ @shatov72 Oct 11
        Replying to @brianpaddick @SkylarJordan @JulieMontoya20

        I think that you have missed out the voice of many women who say that the presence of a male body can create panic and fear for traumatised women. It is not simply about ‘risk assessment’ - it must also be about mental health and fears resulting from traumatic life experiences.

        14 replies 16 retweets 376 likes
      9. Brian Paddick  👨‍❤️‍👨‏Verified account @brianpaddick Oct 11
        Replying to @shatov72 @SkylarJordan @JulieMontoya20

        Risk assessment isn’t just about the subject. It’s about the impact of the subject on others. Of course the effect of an individual on others accessing services at the same time needs to be taken into account in that risk assessment.

        22 replies 2 retweets 44 likes
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      2. XY=/=XX‏ @XYisnotXX Oct 11
        Replying to @brianpaddick

        XY=/=XX Retweeted Debbie Hayton

        Will you listen to trans people who oppose Self-ID themselves? Read what @DebbieHayton has to say, for instance. Self -ID would make matters worse and destroy women’s and girls’ protections.https://twitter.com/debbiehayton/status/1050332470766383106?s=21 …

        XY=/=XX added,

        Debbie Hayton @DebbieHayton
        Trans rights are under threat, but it isn’t from women. (Thread) As the #GRAConsultation comes to a close, I call on Parliamentarians to wake up to the dangers of complacency and relying on assumptions. [1/19] https://consult.education.gov.uk/government-equalities-office/reform-of-the-gender-recognition-act/consultation/intro/ …
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        4 replies 13 retweets 95 likes
      3. Brian Paddick  👨‍❤️‍👨‏Verified account @brianpaddick Oct 12
        Replying to @XYisnotXX @DebbieHayton

        Listen? I’ve met her face-to-face and discussed it with her.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. Debbie Hayton‏ @DebbieHayton Oct 12
        Replying to @brianpaddick @XYisnotXX

        Hi Brian. Thank you again for your time. It was good to meet you. But today I have problems. A transactivist is trying to damage my reputation & get me fired. Your retweeted words give them confidence and licence. I've *never* been attacked by GC women in this way. Please help.pic.twitter.com/gaWPAE14Wk

        4 replies 3 retweets 27 likes
      5. Brian Paddick  👨‍❤️‍👨‏Verified account @brianpaddick Oct 12
        Replying to @DebbieHayton @XYisnotXX

        Please DM me so I can give you my contact details.

        1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
      6. Debbie Hayton‏ @DebbieHayton Oct 12
        Replying to @brianpaddick @XYisnotXX

        Thank you, Brian. Much appreciated.

        0 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
      7. End of conversation
      1. New conversation
      2. Sister Claire‏ @SisterClaireXX Oct 11
        Replying to @brianpaddick

        Oh Brian, you never had any intention of getting it, did you. You think you as a gay man have the right to tell women what constitutes a woman?? That is grotesque misogyny. For shame.

        1 reply 5 retweets 36 likes
      3. Brian Paddick  👨‍❤️‍👨‏Verified account @brianpaddick Oct 11
        Replying to @SisterClaireXX

        Sorry. I forgot. As a man I’m not entitled to an opinion. Forgive me.

        12 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. End of conversation
      1. New conversation
      2. Andy Lewis‏ @lecanardnoir Oct 11
        Replying to @brianpaddick

        Hi Brian, Is Karen here a woman? She (according to the BBC) has just been jailed for sexually assaulting women in a women’s prison. Please show your working.pic.twitter.com/IbwfLTnUx7

        3 replies 14 retweets 123 likes
      3. Y-bird‏ @AstarteManeo Oct 11
        Replying to @lecanardnoir @MikeAlphaOne @brianpaddick

        There you go, fixed it. The picture you used to be deliberately inflammatory was the pre-transition picture.pic.twitter.com/gWhMzAcqJt

        23 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
      4. Andy Lewis‏ @lecanardnoir Oct 11
        Replying to @AstarteManeo @MikeAlphaOne @brianpaddick

        Did you read the article? "The prosecution suggest the reason for the lack of commitment towards transitioning is so the defendant can use a transgender persona to put herself in contact with vulnerable persons she can then abuse."

        1 reply 9 retweets 111 likes
      5. Y-bird‏ @AstarteManeo Oct 11
        Replying to @lecanardnoir @MikeAlphaOne @brianpaddick

        I did. But suggesting that it could happen more often if trans women are allowed to self-identity is a bit hyperbolic, isn't it? The actions of one criminal do not mean that many more trans women would behave that way.

        10 replies 0 retweets 11 likes
      6. Andy Lewis‏ @lecanardnoir Oct 11
        Replying to @AstarteManeo @MikeAlphaOne @brianpaddick

        How do you propose we protect vulnerable women from monsters like Karen White? What safeguards and protections would you put in place. My idea is to not let male prisoners into female prisons. Do you have better ideas?

        4 replies 15 retweets 135 likes
      7. Y-bird‏ @AstarteManeo Oct 11
        Replying to @lecanardnoir @MikeAlphaOne @brianpaddick

        Trans women are not men. This single instance seems to be a criminal abusing the system in order to abuse women. The existing system causes mental distress to people wanting to transition due to its length and complexity. Surely there has to be a balance struck here somewhere?

        17 replies 1 retweet 12 likes
      8. Andy Lewis‏ @lecanardnoir Oct 11
        Replying to @AstarteManeo @MikeAlphaOne @brianpaddick

        How would you have stopped him? He presented as a transwoman. Began transitioning. He was taken at face value as ‘self-IDers’ tell us we must do and not question. To have doubted him would have been bigoted, no?

        4 replies 10 retweets 116 likes
      9. Y-bird‏ @AstarteManeo Oct 11
        Replying to @lecanardnoir @MikeAlphaOne @brianpaddick

        I don't know how I would have stopped White. I don't know the details of how this was allowed under the existing system. One occurrence does not suggest that this is going to be widespread. What I do know is that the existing system doesn't work and an alternative is needed.

        7 replies 1 retweet 7 likes
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