Yesterday, 12 Nov, The UK Supreme Court decided unanimously that a man accused of rape is denied fair justice if their solicitors cannot cross-examine the victim in court about their credibility or previous or subsequent sexual behaviour https://www.scotsman.com/news/use-of-rape-shield-laws-may-risk-right-to-fair-trials-supreme-court-warns-5399684 whereas - back in April 20205, the Supreme Court removed the rights of people with a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) to be recognised in law as their acquired gender as laid out in the 2004 Gender Recognition Act without permitting any person with a GRC to speak in the case of For Women Scotland (FWS ) v Scottish Ministers. In fact, the Supreme Court rejected a legal application by three GRC holders to intervene…
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I apologise now for the length of this letter but I would like to share with you experiences that took place 8 and 9 days ago, experiences that have profoundly affected me and my outlook on life and humanity and has taken until now for me to be able to put my experiences in writing but I feel that I must do so whilst I can still remember and feel the unexpected raw emotions of a week past Sunday. Attached are some pictures of my very recent trip to spend time with members of WIMA Ukraine. (WIMA – Women’s International Motorcycle Association) When I started as WIMA International Vice President…
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