General News Chat

[DondyDan]

I've never been a rapist so I don't know but is there a huge queue of them waiting to change s*x in the hope it'll make their predatory work easier?

How much cases has there been?

You took the words right out of my mouth. Basing fears and creating hysteria around one case, of one very f***ed up individual, is quite shortsighted.

Being non-resident in Scotland I haven't followed the law too closely so am not going to comment on the safeguarding side, although i do agree safeguarding is crucial (and arguably severly lacking around the world in non LGBTQ+ incidents too). Don't be a playground bully and point and laugh at anyone different. Just accept differences as what makes life diverse and interesting. My only argument here echoes what 57 stated above. Let people be happy, and be themselves, as long as they are doing no harm to others. Don't tar everyone with the brush of a tiny minority or you end up in the territory of 'all Muslims are terrorists, all Americans are gun toting crazies, all Hungarians are racist, people on benefits are scroungers and lazy.......all LGBTQ+ are perverts'. That's not a good place to be.

Then mixing Mondo and 57s sentiments, let them be, and if there is a queue of rapists queuing up for gender reassignment then repeal the law before the damage is done. But I would say that scenario is extremely unlikely.

Oh, and it's "how many cases..." 😉

[stewarty27]

You took the words right out of my mouth. Basing fears and creating hysteria around one case, of one very f***ed up individual, is quite shortsighted.

Being non-resident in Scotland I haven't followed the law too closely so am not going to comment on the safeguarding side, although i do agree safeguarding is crucial (and arguably severely lacking around the world in non LGBTQ+ incidents too). Don't be a playground bully and point and laugh at anyone different. Just accept differences as what makes life diverse and interesting. My only argument here echoes what 57 stated above. Let people be happy, and be themselves, as long as they are doing no harm to others. Don't tar everyone with the brush of a tiny minority or you end up in the territory of 'all Muslims are terrorists, all Americans are gun toting crazies, all Hungarians are racist, people on benefits are scroungers and lazy.......all LGBTQ+ are perverts'. That's not a good place to be.

Then mixing Mondo and 57s sentiments, let them be, and if there is a queue of rapists queuing up for gender reassignment then repeal the law before the damage is done. But I would say that scenario is extremely unlikely.

Oh, and it's "how many cases..." ��

There have been a very small amount but that's not the point the opportunity has never really been there before...It is now. We all know how cunning s e xual predators including *****philes can be getting themselves into environments to commit crimes. And I have to be really clear here Trans people have an absolute right to live their lives as they wish and have my full support. Its the holes and gaps in this bill that really worry me and indeed thousands of Women in this country. Its been left open to exploitation and abuse. The zealots who pushed this through and I'm talking about those who have invaded the SNP at every level ..taken over branches and dominate the NEC. These are the folk who don't give a toot about Women's safety and also Trans rights they have done that community a great disservice. By accepting a simple couple of amendments we could have put safeguards in to protect others rights.. Rights to feel safe in spaces. And with respect DondyDan you should have commented on the "safeguarding issue Because that IS the issue !