"People with ovaries are women, people who give birth are women, people who need maternity services are women."
"respect, attention and tolerance to the lawfully expressed views of people they disagree with, including questions and statements from women who have concerns about the erosion and disregard of their hard-won, sex-based rights?"
"Whilst gender critical beliefs are protected under the Equality Act 2010 as a philosophical belief, this does not mean that other people must remain in a space where they feel offended or distressed by those views."
Two members of a gender-critical group were excluded from Bristol City Council meetings for at least six months after a November 4 debate on the legal definition of sex. The council said the women engaged in "unacceptable behaviour" and acted "in a way that they found intimidating." The two women, Wendy Stephenson and Phoebe Beedell, say they feel targeted for their beliefs and have threatened legal action. Stephenson asserted biological definitions of women; Beedell asked for respect, attention and tolerance for lawfully expressed gender-critical views. Council leader Tony Dyer said protections for beliefs do not require others to remain where they feel offended or distressed.
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