For many, it was a brave and long-overdue airing of an important and distressing subject: a painstaking investigation into claims that predatory trans women have been pressuring lesbians for sex, published on the BBC News website.
But a leaked email shows that the influential trans lobby group Stonewall attempted to suppress the investigation before it had even been published – and made the extraordinary claim that debating the issues was equivalent to ‘sexual racism’.
Sadly for Stonewall, this doesn't hold the 'third rail' keep off cachet it once did, given how racism claims are unravelling left, right and centre.
...she (Stonewall’s chief executive Nancy Kelley) acknowledged that in sexual relationships ‘consent is paramount and we all want who we want’, she added that ‘structural oppression can influence who we want’.
I'm pretty sure that's not true. After all, isn't conversion therapy now being banned because you cannot influence desire, and it's wrong to try?
Corporation executive Rhodri Talfan Davies refused to confirm whether Stonewall had ever successfully swayed its journalistic output.
Oooh, I think we can guess, boyo!
But speaking to Radio 4’s Women’s Hour last week, Kelley was open about her group’s intentions. ‘I want Stonewall to have more influence on the editorial policy of the BBC,’ she said.
Clearly, the Beeb thought long and hard about that, and said 'Nope!'
The Corporation’s decision to abandon ties with Stonewall – and publish the article – suggests the BBC is taking a much more robust approach.
Good, long may Stonewall's influence continue to shrink.
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It's their funding that I'd like to see shrinking.
The BBC has just signed a new diversity training agreement with another group with strong links to Stonewall called Involve UK, who are basically the same as Stonewall.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/11/20/bbc-diversity-training-scheme-new-group-stonewall-name/
Yes Mr Drummond. Looks like the BBC is practising some sleight of hand here with ex stonewall bods carrying out stonewall policies under another organisational name.
Julia, organisations might be getting rid of Stonewall the organisation but the poison darts that Stonewall have fired into these organisations are still pumping the gender identity cult toxins into them.
... continue to shrink ... like their tadgers.
Is it me, or are there loads more 'victims' getting in on the act?
Do these people actually have jobs, and do they contribute to society in general?
The First Law of Scrobs states that when the BBC say anything, the opposite is probably true, so watch this space, or watch paint dry...
"It's their funding that I'd like to see shrinking."
It seems to be on the cards, given the number of lucrative government contracts being abruptly whisked away...
"The BBC has just signed a new diversity training agreement with another group with strong links to Stonewall ..."
Ah.
"...the poison darts that Stonewall have fired into these organisations are still pumping the gender identity cult toxins into them."
Indeed, and it seems no-one wants to pull them out!
"Is it me, or are there loads more 'victims' getting in on the act?"
It's the latest desired cachet, it appears.
Remember when strong survivours were lionised instead? What happened?
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