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Time to #LeaveStonewall
This is the letter we have sent to the CEOs of the 850 organisations that are members of the...
29th May 2021
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Response to mySociety
mySociety, the organisation that runs the “What Do They Know” freedom of information platform has written a post following...
26th May 2021
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EHRC Chairwoman writes to Sex Matters: we have left Stonewall
This week we received welcome news in a letter from Baroness Kishwer Falkner. The Equality and Human Rights Commission...
23rd May 2021
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Are single-sex services legal?
Does the judgment in AEA v EHRC (where permission for a judicial review of the EHRC Statutory Code of...
19th May 2021
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Sex Matters influences toilets policy
As reported in The Telegraph today the Government in England is going to amend building regulations and planning guidance...
16th May 2021
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Our response to British Cycling
British Cycling is the national governing body for recreational and competitive cycle sports in Great Britain. In March 2021,...
14th May 2021
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Guidance for Schools
Sex Matters and Transgender Trend have developed new guidance for schools.
8th May 2021
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Open Letter to the Equality and Human Rights Commission
A letter to Kishwer, Baroness Falkner of Margravine, Caroline Waters OBE, and the Commissioners of the Equality and Human...
7th May 2021
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Is Gender Recognition an “access all areas” pass?
The Gender Recognition Act 2004 was passed with little public scrutiny or consideration for women’s rights. A critical question...
14th April 2021
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The Yogyakarta Principles: women’s rights were not considered
Julie Bindel and Melanie Newman talked to Professor Robert Wintemute in The Critic.
9th April 2021
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Watching the watchdogs
The job of the Women and Equalities Select Committee (WESC) is to hold Government to account on equality law...
6th April 2021
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The Gender Wars, Academic Freedom and Education
Guest blog post by Professors Alice Sullivan and Judith Suissa
25th March 2021
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Sex, gender and medical data: a way forward
Susan Bewley, Margaret McCartney, Catherine Meads and Amy Rogers published an article in the British Medical Journal...
23rd March 2021
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NHS: let’s talk about sex
This tweet by Emma Parnell, Lead Service Designer at NHS Digital, and the associated Medium post “Let’s Talk About...
20th March 2021
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Sex (or gender?) as a hate crime: why the rush?
The push to adopt a gender neutral definition of “misogyny” as a hate crime with amendment 87B to the...
17th March 2021
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Stonewalling the Domestic Violence Bill: Why make “misogyny” gender neutral?
A short month ago there was an attempt to rush a bill through parliament that would set a precedent...
13th March 2021
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Census guidance on the sex question ruled unlawful
Census day is 21 March 2021. Yesterday, in a challenge brought by Fair Play For Women, the High Court...
10th March 2021
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Two new scientific reviews agree that transwomen athletes retain male advantage
The debate around inclusion of transgender athletes – and in particular whether biological males who identify as women should...
7th March 2021
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Huddersfield University apologises for “transphobic tweets” investigation
Huddersfield university has been forced to apologise and pay compensation to a PhD student after they subjected him to...
7th March 2021
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Call for Evidence on Women’s Health
The UK government has launched a 12 week call for evidence on women’s health and care to understand women’s...
7th March 2021
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Crispin Blunt MP ordered to apologise for breach of parliamentary rules over attempt to make secret deal on self-ID
The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner found that the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Global LGBT+ rights, which Blunt chairs,...
7th March 2021
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Welcome to Sex Matters
A launch message from Rebecca Bull, Naomi Cunningham, Maya Forstater and Emma Hilton.
21st February 2021
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Allison Bailey’s case against Stonewall will proceed
Allison Bailey is suing Stonewall Diversity Limited to stop them policing free speech. She is a barrister and helped...
19th February 2021
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Toilets – a place where sex matters
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is undertaking a technical review on increasing accessibility and provision of...
19th February 2021
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ONS reverses decision to ask clear sex question on the census
The ONS has reversed its decision not to allow self-identified answers to the sex question in next month’s Census. On...
12th February 2021
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Martina Navratilova seeks fair rules over women’s sport
Martina Navratilova and other sportswomen have launched a campaign to amend US President Biden’s Executive Order which demands sports...
3rd February 2021
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General Medical Council: Sex Self ID by doctors
The General Medical Council allows doctors to change their recorded “gender” (which they record in place of sex) through...
5th January 2021
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GRA Reform: Evidence to the Women and Equality Select Committee
We submitted evidence to the Women and Equality Select Committee's Inquiry into Reform of the Gender Recognition Act.
4th January 2021