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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 May 2

      The essence of personal identity is the mind. Shouldn’t we talk about people’s identity rather than their sex or gender? Not what people “identify as” but what their true identity is. People’s true identity is not their outward appearance but what the mind involuntarily dictates.

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    2. Brian Paddick  👨‍❤️‍👨‏Verified account @brianpaddick May 2

      Isn’t “self-identification” unhelpful in that it implies it’s an entirely voluntary choice? People aren’t deciding who they are - they are acknowledging what their identity is, accepting what their mind is dictating to them, wanting recognition of their true identity.

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    3. LGBT+ Lib Dems‏ @LGBTLD May 2
      Replying to @brianpaddick

      You’re conflating two things. Someone’s gender identity is who they are (Julia Serano calls it Subconscious Sex). Self identity is paperwork. The self bit means you do the work yourself, like self assessment.

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    4. LGBT+ Lib Dems‏ @LGBTLD May 2
      Replying to @LGBTLD @brianpaddick

      In this case, “self identity” is really about statutory declarations. And like self assessment it’s not arbitrary. You can’t, as some claim “just decide to be a woman today” just as you can’t “just decide to pay no taxes this year”.

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      Brian Paddick  👨‍❤️‍👨‏Verified account @brianpaddick May 2
      Replying to @LGBTLD

      I’m sorry if I’m not being clear but I’m agreeing with you 100%. I totally understand “self indentity” is about a statutory declaration that isn’t arbitrary. I’m just asking if the term is potentially confusing in allowing critics to suggest you could keep changing your mind.

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        2. Hxlxn‏ @wxxdlxndwxlkxr May 8
          Replying to @brianpaddick @LGBTLD

          But people do change their minds.

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        3. Brian Paddick  👨‍❤️‍👨‏Verified account @brianpaddick May 8
          Replying to @wxxdlxndwxlkxr @LGBTLD

          Which is of course NOT what I said. I said KEEP changing their minds - that is the criticism, that people can dip in and out at will. That will not be possible. Making a terrible and genuine mistake is possible.

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        4. LGBT+ Lib Dems‏ @LGBTLD May 8
          Replying to @brianpaddick

          Indeed. A gender recognition statutory declaration is a serious undertaking and there are penalties in law for making a false one. And even with the changes envisaged, there would likely still be a significant wait. And it still only changes your birth certificate.

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        2. Jane Loe‏ @janeloe3 May 2
          Replying to @brianpaddick @LGBTLD

          It's not just about someone 'changing their mind'. You can't change your mind about biological sex! Men can't become women. Woman is a protected sex class. Use another name please, and campaign for your own safe spaces like women had to..

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        1. Hxlxn‏ @wxxdlxndwxlkxr May 2
          Replying to @brianpaddick @LGBTLD

          Perhaps you could give us an idea of what you think a woman is. Then explain to us how you perceive self-id should be enacted. (Remember that the mind's perception of identity changes with time.)

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        2. LGBT+ Lib Dems‏ @LGBTLD May 2
          Replying to @brianpaddick

          We certainly agree that the term isn’t a helpful one. “Statutory declaration approach to gender” is a bit of a mouthful tho. We need something snappier.

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        1. Hxlxn‏ @wxxdlxndwxlkxr May 2
          Replying to @brianpaddick @LGBTLD

          In the US states where self-id is allowed, people have changed their minds back again. There are indeed intact males with access to women's spaces, some of whom wear traditional male clothing, beards, bald heads, the lot. Men looking like men, with penises, in refuges. Why?

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        2. Jane Francesca Fae‏ @JaneFae May 2
          Replying to @brianpaddick @LGBTLD

          Yes. What are THEY saying?

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        3. Jane Francesca Fae‏ @JaneFae May 2
          Replying to @JaneFae @brianpaddick @LGBTLD

          Ok. Read up now. You do seem to be agreeing but using different words for the same thing...

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