@ondakondratiev @PlzBeSensible @mattyglesias @Burgerfacemcta1 This was in Psychiatric Times: https://t.co/nnIzbeBcJT
@ondakondratiev @PlzBeSensible @mattyglesias @Burgerfacemcta1 This is from a uni counseling center, and is a good overview of gendered victim-blaming for male victims: https://t.co/Z0OfchkhbB
@ondakondratiev @PlzBeSensible @mattyglesias @Burgerfacemcta1 This is tangentially about male victims of sex crimes and discusses gendered bonding and what men can admit. https://t.co/i39UPRWtU4
@ondakondratiev @PlzBeSensible @mattyglesias @Burgerfacemcta1 Finally, RAINN has a summary, similar in theme to the UTK counseling center above: https://t.co/LnHEz7GxHS
@ondakondratiev @PlzBeSensible @mattyglesias @Burgerfacemcta1 The issue isn't "are men victimized?" (yes). It's, sex crimes are gendered: the feelings of shame *differ* for male and female survivors.
@ondakondratiev @PlzBeSensible @mattyglesias @Burgerfacemcta1 The Canadian link delves the deepest into coping mechanisms, and they're incredibly gendered, and therapists should recognize this.
@ondakondratiev @PlzBeSensible @mattyglesias @Burgerfacemcta1 Oh, and even though it's not about men, here are some resources about lesbian abuse survivors - because, again, this is gendered.
@ondakondratiev @PlzBeSensible @mattyglesias @Burgerfacemcta1 This paper is quantitative and not qualitative, but, it finds abused lesbians experience internalized homophobia. https://t.co/138u7bXfet
@ondakondratiev @PlzBeSensible @mattyglesias @Burgerfacemcta1 Here's a 2-page brochure, mentioning the queer-specific abuser tactic, "sleep with me to prove you're really queer." https://t.co/z4dnJ6wyWj
@ondakondratiev @PlzBeSensible @mattyglesias @Burgerfacemcta1 RAINN again mentions queer survivors, and it's useful to compare-and-contrast with their page for male survivors. https://t.co/VIhwZAtHMw
@ondakondratiev @PlzBeSensible @mattyglesias @Burgerfacemcta1 Finally, IHE has an article with a few examples of queer sexual assault on US uni campuses. https://t.co/o0guPLtVp2
@ondakondratiev @PlzBeSensible @mattyglesias @Burgerfacemcta1 I bring all of this up because to me at least, the natural segue from descriptive statistics is to talk about the victims and their needs.
@ondakondratiev @PlzBeSensible @mattyglesias @Burgerfacemcta1 The emergent picture from most of the links (and the literal text of the Canadian study) is that victims experience it in a gendered way.
@ondakondratiev @PlzBeSensible @mattyglesias @Burgerfacemcta1 And in particular, therapists need to recognize this and not just search-and-replace what they know of M/f victims to M/m, F/m, F/f, or ?/?.
@ondakondratiev @PlzBeSensible @mattyglesias @Burgerfacemcta1 So now that I've stopped talking about the interesting topic that is sexual assault, let's transition to the less interesting topic of SSC.
@ondakondratiev @PlzBeSensible @mattyglesias @Burgerfacemcta1 SSC *did not do any of this*. That post led with descriptive statistics and then segued to mocking #MeToo.
@ondakondratiev @PlzBeSensible @mattyglesias @Burgerfacemcta1 And as it happens, even that meta mockery is wrong. The post was written more than a month after the revelations about Kevin Spacey.
@ondakondratiev @PlzBeSensible @mattyglesias @Burgerfacemcta1 SSC's worst problem is, it discusses topical social issues rarely and shallowly. That's too blue/red tribe. It prefers meta-commentary.
@ondakondratiev @PlzBeSensible @mattyglesias @Burgerfacemcta1 It replicates normal punditry this way, except that pundits love the media that they work in and SSC's community hates the media.
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Hi @officestudents @EHRC @EHRCChair @KishwerFalkner @RJHilsenrath @trussliz @GEOgovuk

The Equality and Diversity section of your job application has 'gender' in what appears to be a list of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

However...

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However, 'gender' is not a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 and is not defined in the Act.

https://t.co/qisFhCiV1u

Sex is the protected characteristic under the Act, but that is not on your list.

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You then ask for the 'gender' of the applicant with options:

Male
Female.

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Again, 'gender' is not a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 and is not defined in the Act.

https://t.co/qisFhCiV1u

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Sex is the protected characteristic and the only two possible options for sex are 'Female' and 'Male' as defined in the Act and consistent with biology, but you don't ask for that.

https://t.co/CEJ0gkr6nF

'Gender' is not a synonym for sex.

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