Debates between Dawn Butler and Stewart Hosie during the 2017-2019 Parliament

Self-identification of Gender

Debate between Dawn Butler and Stewart Hosie
Wednesday 21st November 2018

(6 years, 1 month ago)

Westminster Hall
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Dawn Butler Portrait Dawn Butler
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You made a comment about people who are “unfortunate enough” to suffer from gender dysphoria. That has very negative connotations, just as it used to be said that people were “unfortunate enough” to be gay, to be a woman or to be black. The way you speak was picked up in your talking about simplifying—

Stewart Hosie Portrait Stewart Hosie (in the Chair)
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Order. Please use the correct terminology.

Dawn Butler Portrait Dawn Butler
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Sorry, Mr Hosie. The hon. Member for Monmouth simplified cases to sensationalise them, which is unnecessary for this kind of debate.