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maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 30 Jan 2017 18:55

It is getting silly.
Forms for jobs regularly ask your religion - what's that got to do with anything?
If I want a Friday off to go to the Synagogue or Mosque, I'll discuss it in the interview.

Ethnicity? What do you mean, the country I was born in, the colour of my skin. my first language?

Marital status? Why do you need this? I'm here to work, not have an affair.

Sexual orientation? Isn't this an office I'm working in? What the hell has my sexual orientation got to do with shuffling bits of paper? Also see above.

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad)

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 30 Jan 2017 15:25

FGS let's not let the mad PC brigade win yet again

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Dermot

Dermot Report 30 Jan 2017 14:04

A virgin birth was in the news a good while back. More recently, we had the astonishing report of a healthy baby born through IVF intervention, involving two females & one male.

Barbra

Barbra Report 30 Jan 2017 12:47

The world just gets madder & madder :-S

Researching:
Tipperary. Derby .Moray. ST. Helens. Bladen /.My Eldest Son /

Dermot

Dermot Report 30 Jan 2017 12:22

We are all accidents of birth.

Kense

Kense Report 30 Jan 2017 10:51

There was an item about it on Woman's Hour a few minutes ago. It is not official BMA advice but was on an internal document that was issued over a year ago.

Island

Island Report 30 Jan 2017 10:47

Thanks. It won't catch on. I think those involved would have more important things to think about and quite rightly so too.

Researching:
I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 30 Jan 2017 10:29

Ludicrous :-|

Researching:
Keep the Faith

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 30 Jan 2017 10:10

Most of the papers seem to carrying this story of BMA advice:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/29/dont-call-pregnant-women-expectant-mothers-might-offend-transgender/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4170256/BMA-guidance-insult-women-writes-Sarah-Vine.html

Island

Island Report 30 Jan 2017 09:51

I think a link is needed

Researching:
I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 30 Jan 2017 09:25

Apparently they are obsolete. No more bouncing baby boys or girls.

Can you imagine, after hours of labour, being told you had just had a baby or child? More bad language to be heard in the labour rooms.

I don't believe my gender was assigned at birth, as I understand it, it was already decided by biology. As all of us were, it is just that biology doesn't always have the same result.