Moira Deeming kicked out of her political party because of Wikipedia lies

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Re: Moira Deeming kicked out of her political party because of Wikipedia lies

Post by Bbb23sucks » Mon Jul 03, 2023 12:01 am

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Moira Deeming's story relates to her platform as a politician, which was to be someone standing up for women's rights - at the exclusion of trans rights, which some people would describe as a TERF, or trans-exclusory radical feminist.
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Re: Moira Deeming kicked out of her political party because of Wikipedia lies

Post by Boink Boink » Mon Jul 03, 2023 2:27 am

Simply because it may be partly relevant......(always keen to give the Aussies advice on fair play!)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57426579
Maya Forstater won her case because the Employment Appeal Tribunal concluded that her belief that biological sex is real, important and immutable met the legal test of a genuine and important philosophical position that is protected under the UK's equality laws.

The test for such a protection was that her belief touched on an important part of human life, would be accepted by others and - this is the important bit - could not be shown to be a direct attempt to harm others.

The appeal panel found that while her words were offensive to some, they fell far short of the violent and oppressive views of "Nazism or totalitarian". There was not even any evidence that she had harassed anyone at work.

Where does this leave employers? Equality and employment law require them to recognise and uphold the rights of all in the workplace.

Ms Forstater's speech and beliefs are protected - but so are the rights of trans people. And if speech crosses the line from an honestly held belief to bullying, attacks and intimidation, then the scales very obviously tip in favour of protecting the victim.

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