#but then again the CoE gets automatic rights in the upper house; an arrangement that worked for it's time but doesn't fit in TYOOL 2023

[hoenniswheretheheartis]

There's something quaintly bureaucratic about these two petitions essentially getting the same response from the department, a tl;dr that goes 'this is our current advice and we have no plans to change this' and longer reply which outlines the same points, albeit the counter-petition getting a shorter response as the specific request, in essence, is to 'keep doing what you're doing'

this is so so important to me and mine, and I'm asking you to Do Something so I'll respect your time and keep it brief

in the UK, if 100k sign a a government petition it will be brought to Parliament and debated. y'all know this country is suffering from some 80s-style bigotry right now, and this is one symptom: almost 200k fuckholes have come together to force the government to discuss whether it is 'appropriate' to tell children that queer people exist. this is a big symbolic victory for them. and i am burning with fury.

please, if you're from the UK, sign this counter-petition so they can at least see how much of a minority they are. simply put, the attempt to put these bastards in their place isn't gathering enough steam. there are barely 2000 more signatures now than there were this morning (27th January 2023), and that isn't enough. i refuse to let these people feel even a moment of victory or satisfaction. please help.