Legislation โ Crest Obscene ๐ง๐ฟ๐จ๐ณ๐ณ Publications ๐ค Act ๐ญ 1959 1959 CHAPTER 1๏ธโฃ 66 ๐ง 7 ๐ช๐ and 8 ๐ Eliz 2 โ An Act ๐ญ to amend ๐ the law ๐บ๐ธโ๐ relating ๐ข to the publication ๐ of obscene ๐ฑ matter ๐ ; to provide ๐ฐ for the protection ๐กโ of literature โ; and to strengthen ๐ช the law โ concerning ๐ฏ pornography ๐๐. Test ๐โ of obscenity ๐ฑ. (1)For ๐คข the purposes ๐ of this Act ๐ญโฅ an article ๐ฐ shall ๐ be deemed โช๐ to be obscene ๐ฑ if its effect ๐ or (where the article ๐ฐ comprises two ๐ or more distinct items ๐) the effect ๐ of any one โ of its items ๐ is, if taken ๐ซ as a whole ๐ฆ, such as to tend ๐ to deprave ๐ฒ and corrupt ๐คฌ๐ค persons ๐ซ who are likely ๐คทโโ๏ธ, having regard ๐ฐ to all ๐ฏ relevant ๐ circumstances ๐, to read ๐๐, see ๐๐ or hear ๐ the matter ๐ contained ๐ or embodied ๐ค in it. (2)In this Act ๐ญ โarticleโ means ๐ any description ๐๐ of article ๐ containing ๐ฏ or embodying matter ๐ to be read ๐ or looked ๐ at or both, any sound ๐ record ๐ฅ, and any film ๐ or other record ๐ฅ of a picture ๐ผ or pictures ๐๐ธ. (3)For the purposes ๐ of this Act ๐ญ๐ a person ๐จ publishes ๐ an article ๐ whoโ (a)distributes, circulates โซ, sells ๐ฐ, lets ๐ฅบ on ๐ hire ๐ซ, gives ๐, or lends ๐ค it, or who offers ๐ด it for sale ๐ธ or for letting ๐ฎ๐น on ๐ hire ๐ซ; or (b)in ๐ the case ๐ผ of an article ๐ containing ๐ฏ or embodying matter ๐ ๐ผ to be looked ๐ at or a record ๐น, shows ๐บ, plays ๐ฎ or projects ๐ท it (4)For ๐บ๐ธ๐๐ฉโ๐ฌ the purposes ๐ of this Act ๐ญ a person ๐ซ๐ช also ๐จ publishes ๐ค an article ๐ฐ to the extent ๐ that any matter ๐ recorded ๐ท on ๐ it is included ๐จ by him ๐ด in a programme ๐บ included ๐จ in a programme ๐ service ๐. (5)Where the inclusion ๐จ of any matter ๐ in a programme ๐ป so included ๐จ would, if that matter ๐ were recorded ๐ด matter ๐ฑ, constitute ๐ the publication ๐ of an obscene ๐ฑ article ๐ for the purposes ๐ of this Act ๐ญ by virtue ๐ of subsection (4 ๐ฆ) above ๐, this Act ๐ญ shall ๐ have effect ๐ in relation ๐๐ to the inclusion ๐จ of that matter ๐ in that programme ๐ป as if it were recorded ๐ท matter ๐ . (6)In this section ๐ฆ โprogrammeโ and โprogramme serviceโ have the same meaning ๐ as in the Broadcasting ๐ฅ Act ๐ญ 1990.] Prohibition โ of publication ๐ of obscene ๐ฉ matter ๐ฑ. (1)Subject as hereinafter provided ๐ค๐ญ, any person ๐ฉ๐จ who, whether ๐ฉ๐ง for gain ๐ or not, publishes ๐ an obscene ๐ง๐ฟ๐จ๐ณ๐ณ article ๐ฐ shall ๐ be liableโ (a)on ยฎ summary ๐ฝ conviction ๐ซ๏ฟฝ
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THIS IS A LONG POST. FORMATTING MAY BE MESSED UP. IF THAT'S THAT CASE, I APOLOGISE.
This is a copy of some of the points in the conclusion of the publication I found were good.
If you want to read the full report, you can find it here.
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We consider the reduction in the fee for a Gender Recognition Certificate from ยฃ140 to ยฃ5 to be a step in the right direction. This new nominal amount will however contribute virtually nothing to the running of the Gender Recognition Certificate system and appears tokenistic. The Governmentโs consultation showed that there is support for removing the fee altogether.ย We recommend that the Government provide a response to this report explaining its rationale for reducing the fee from ยฃ140 to ยฃ5.
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We welcome the move to offer applicants a digital route. This will bring the process up to date with other Government services, which can be accessed online. The Government must ensure it is a system that can be accessed via smartphones as well as other devices. It will also need to offer a non-digitised route for those people who do not have access to the right technology and who feel more able to submit documents in hard copy. In response to this report the Government must set out and commit to placing the process online in the next six months. It should provide regular updates to stakeholders, including this Committee, on what stage the process is at and immediately clarify whether a non-digitalised system will continue to exist.
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The wording of the statement by the Minister for Women and Equalities suggested that the three clinics she referred to were new initiatives, driven by the Government Equalities Office in response to its consultation. The three pilot clinics in question had, in fact, already been announced and were a product of planning by NHS England. It is not clear that the Government Equalities Office had any input into these pilots. The inclusion of the clinics in the consultation response statement served only as a distraction from the lack of any real change to the gender recognition process.
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We believe that the requirement of a diagnosis of gender dysphoria in order to obtain a Gender Recognition Certificate should be removed from the Gender Recognition Act, moving the process closer to a system of self-declaration. The legal recognition process should not involve medical scrutiny but strong legal safeguards. Appropriat
A while back before the pandemic, I was hanging out with my female friends, and they suddenly brought up that they were on their period. They then realized that I (a male) was sitting in the corner and they all said to me "sorry if we made you uncomfortable, we can stop talking about this" and I just thought it was bizarre. How did we get to the point where something as simple as a bodily function is taboo?
