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An MP calls for Mermaids to be investigated.

(9 Posts)
grannydarkhair Wed 12-Oct-22 19:22:40

Miriam Cates, who has been trying to raise the dangers of organisations like Mermaids, self ID, etc. for a long time calls for an official investigation.
I know there’s already a Mermaids thread but didn’t want this to get lost.

twitter.com/johnjamestv/status/1580163518250090496?s=61&t=jQSP0-mBxK9ov0aEwoM0AA

Doodledog Wed 12-Oct-22 19:27:42

It's about time. Thanks for pointing this out, gdh. I missed PMQs this morning.

I don't see how anyone can object to an official investigation, as even supporters will see that this will give them the opportunity to clear their name. their reputation has gone downhill very quickly lately.

MerylStreep Wed 12-Oct-22 19:31:44

Thank you for that grannydarkhair

I read another story today of 2 poor souls who had been mutilated after asking for help from these evil bastards.

Lathyrus Wed 12-Oct-22 19:32:23

Any question or suspicions of child abuse should be investigated.

It happens to teachers and parents all the time, from the phone call that says there’s too much shouting going on to the incident that horrifies even the experience.

If questions have been raised you’d have to wonder what was going on if there was no investigation.

Baggs Wed 12-Oct-22 19:51:01

Thanks for this, gdh. An investigation is definitely needed

GrannyGravy13 Wed 12-Oct-22 19:55:03

I saw this part of PMQ’s well done Miriam Cates

M0nica Thu 13-Oct-22 18:51:40

Miriam Cates was interviewed on Women's Hour this morning, inevitably, the BBC got hate mail.

Rosie51 Thu 13-Oct-22 19:00:37

You have to wonder at the motivation behind not wanting any children's service to be investigated when allegations of safeguarding failures are made.

M0nica Thu 13-Oct-22 20:42:43

I think a whole industry has grown up around the transgender issue, which essentally exploits people in this situation.

All the publicity seems to be round the organisations, in particularly the individuals that lead them that make money from them, Stone Wall, Mermaids and some of the clinics and little thought and care seems to be given to the individuals involved and to see them as rounded people who happen to be transgender.