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I am concerned about gender ideology & it's impact on safeguards for vulnerable women & children.
I have written 3 blogs for @WomensRightsNet you can read them here👇
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Claire was irreplaceable — a steady source of wisdom, hard work, clear thinking, and quiet competence who helped shape WRN from its earliest days.
Her hand was in so much of what the organisation became, and so many of us relied on her considered feedback and support.
She faced illness with her typical good humour, courage, and grace.
Deepest sympathies to her husband Dave, her children, her wider family, her many friends, and her WRN group in Somerset & Dorset. She will be deeply missed.
Goodbye, Claire. Rest well. ❤️
ANNOUNCEMENT
It’s with heavy hearts that WRN announce the death of one of our own, the truly fabulous Claire Loneragan.
Claire was a fundamental part of WRN since its inception and had been key to the growth and the success of our organisation. She is irreplaceable as a WRNer and as a Director. Most importantly though, as a dear friend. We will miss her immensely.
We know that all our WRN members will feel her loss deeply, not least her ‘home’ group of Somerset and Dorset.
We send our sincere heartfelt sympathies to her husband Dave, her children, her wider family, and her many friends.
Claire had been ill for some time but maintained her typical good humour, courage (and not a small amount of ice cream) throughout.
When we have needed wisdom, hard work and application, Claire had provided these in abundance. Her hand was in everything that we did. And we all endeavoured to ‘Be More Claire’ as a result.
But more importantly than that, she was always our dear friend.
Goodbye Claire.
We love you so much xx
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Rank-and-file officers accused of gross misconduct will now not face the independent, legally chaired hearings that were originally promised. eu1.hubs.ly/H0zfCxm0
Mary Howden 🏴 💚🤍💜 retweeted
Despite her abuser being jailed, Liz Shanks continued to be terrorised by him, dragged through the court system for years arguing over who owned the sofa he tried to kill her on.
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Mary Howden 🏴 💚🤍💜 retweeted
"Mary Howden, of the Women’s Rights Network Scotland, condemned the move and said: “We cannot believe independent scrutiny is being ditched at a time when three serving officers have been convicted of rape in the past year, one died while accused, 45 others are currently suspended over serious allegations and thousands more are still waiting to be vetted. Whenever yet another rogue officer is exposed, the Chief Constable promises openness and transparency.
“Now we learn there will be no independent scrutiny for the majority of officers, only high-ranking ones. But it is frontline officers who have most contact with vulnerable women and abuse victims, and those are the ones who have been found guilty of abuse.”
Six years after the recommendations of the Elish Angiolini review were accepted, independent misconduct panels will now apply only to the most senior officers – those at Assistant Chief Constable level and above. eu1.hubs.ly/H0z9tX20
Mary Howden 🏴 💚🤍💜 retweeted
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Peggie, the nurse who was suspended after objecting to sharing a female changing room with a transgender doctor, has called for NHS Scotland to follow suit.
She said: “I welcome this common sense guidance from NHS England which makes clear that patients’ biological sex will determine which hospital wards they will be accommodated in.
The safety, privacy and dignity of female patients shouldn’t depend on where they are hospitalised in Great Britain.”
She added: “The rights of female hospital patients in Scotland must no longer be sacrificed because of gender ideology and NHS Scotland must now urgently commit to implementing similar guidance.”
We agree @NHSScotland can no longer ignore the right of women in hospital to privacy, dignity and safety
Mary Howden 🏴 💚🤍💜 retweeted
“Often, survivors beggar themselves paying for a private solicitor and wind up with bills for many thousands of pounds, or they represent themselves, trying to protect their children and themselves while confronted with the abuser and the abuser’s lawyer.” eu1.hubs.ly/H0z9v5z0
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Please read 👇
#FreeAfghanWomen
Our October letters are now live on our Substack, with news, writing, art and Q&A with women suffering through life under the Taliban. We also have a new Meet the women section where we’ll get to know one of our contributors in more depth.
#FreeAfghanWomen
Mary Howden 🏴 💚🤍💜 retweeted
It’s time for the independent panels that were agreed.
It’s time for full re-vetting and proper scrutiny of every officer.
It’s time to stop protecting the force’s reputation over public trust and the safety of women.
#ItsTime
In the week four rapist officers revealed within a year Police Scotland shelve independent misconduct reviews for all except top brass- a promise made six years ago following damning Angiolini review which they and gov agreed to adopt.Independent panels were to restore public confidence. Almost 80 officers currently suspended at £4m a year-some for six years! @RealStephenKerr @MaryHowden
Mary Howden 🏴 💚🤍💜 retweeted
In the week four rapist officers revealed within a year Police Scotland shelve independent misconduct reviews for all except top brass- a promise made six years ago following damning Angiolini review which they and gov agreed to adopt.Independent panels were to restore public confidence. Almost 80 officers currently suspended at £4m a year-some for six years! @RealStephenKerr @MaryHowden
Mary Howden 🏴 💚🤍💜 retweeted
We wonder how long it will be before @NHSScotland will follow suit??
The NHS has published single-sex guidance for staff and patients.
Read the guidance on NHS staff facilities here ➡️ england.nhs.uk/publication/g…
Read the guidance on hospital accommodation for patients here ➡️ england.nhs.uk/publication/p…
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Sandie Peggie urges NHS Scotland to ban trans women on wards
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Mary Howden 🏴 💚🤍💜 retweeted
As part of our It's Time campaign, MSP Amanda Bland shared her story of growing up around domestic violence.
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Mary Howden 🏴 💚🤍💜 retweeted
Please support the vital work @RCCGlasgow do 👇
In late 1976, a handful of brave Glaswegian women got a hold of a telephone and a room and started to take phone calls from women who had or were surviving rape and sexual abuse. GCRC began to operate then.
Kickstarting today, with our ‘For Her’ appeal, we plan to take the full year of our 50th Anniversary to honour her, be honest for her, and provide hope for her. We will assess how we have done in realising our appeal ambitions in November 2027.
For now, find out more including how to donate here-
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Our appeal pages includes an appeal brochure, downloadable posters and direct links to our giving pages.
Everything we do, will do, and always have done, is For Her.
Join us.
Mary Howden 🏴 💚🤍💜 retweeted
4 October 2026: Samantha Phythian, 35, was found dead after discovered in a burning van in Prestatyn, Wales. She died from the inhalation of smoke and fire gases. She was pregnant at the time of her death. Thomas Bell, 38, has been charged with her murder.
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Re the conversion practices bill…where is the gap in the law? Where is the evidence that new legislation is necessary? @BayswaterSG @murdo_fraser @BinTheBill_ @Jebadoo2 @CMochan @nickwallis @WWWheesht @HumanGayMale
The lack of evidence to support the 'transgender identity' aspect of the government's conversion practices bill would be risible if the consequences were not so appalling.
Let's take what is virtually the opening paragraph of the updated Equality Impact Assessment, which claim "There is growing evidence on the harm associated with conversion practices, including long lasting damage to those who go through it".
A footnote is given with 3 references, which an innocent reader might imagine would back up that claim.
Two of the references relate to work commissioned by the Government Equalities Office in 2021 to research conversion therapy (which was the term used before the broader concept of 'conversion practices' was adopted). How confident are these researchers that their work offered reliable evidence? In their own words: "Whether or not these experiences constitute ‘conversion therapy’ may depend on the definition, but they were perceived to be so by the interviewees."
As for specific examples of 'conversion' on people with a gender identity, the researchers chose to cite cases in therapy such as "looking for ‘causes’ by discussing childhood trauma and family relationships". Yet government officials have repeatedly stated that exploratory therapy of this kind does NOT qualify as 'conversion'.
In summary, the 2021 research admits that what is reported as 'conversion' might not qualify as such, and fails to offer any examples of even subjective claims of so-called gender identity conversion that would warrant criminal sanctions.
What about the 3rd reference cited in the EqIA? This is a report by the American Psychological Association, which states: "we limited our review to sexual orientation and did not address gender identity".
In conclusion: 3 citations, no evidence that could remotely be relied on for the accompanying claim as it relates to (trans)gender identity. And this is the basis for introducing a new criminal offence punishable with up to 5 years in prison.
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6 October 2026: Rebecca Grass (also known as Rox), 46, was killed after being attacked with an axe, at a property in Dartmouth, Devon. Luke Rigby, 38, has been charged with murder.
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15 June 2026: Zoe Dixon, 35, died in hospital from a head injury inflicted a week earlier at an address in Merthyr Tydfil. Her long-term partner, Nathan Thomas, 39, was also found dead. Police are treating Zoe’s death as murder and are not looking for anyone else.
Mary Howden 🏴 💚🤍💜 retweeted
Telling the truth is only “polarising” if you’re in thrall to a lie.
Defending the rights of women, LGB people and vulnerable children is normal.
The @BBC are a lost cause.
Documentary to examine 'polarising public figure' of JK Rowling trib.al/Ve9hj5X
Mary Howden 🏴 💚🤍💜 retweeted
So far the Femicide Census has recorded at least 88 UK women and girls aged 13 and over who have been killed in 2026, in circumstances in which a man or men are primary suspects.
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