Sex matters in life and in law.
It shouldn’t take courage to say so.
Keep up with our campaigns and find out how to get involved
Clarity about sex is crucial for safeguarding everybody’s human rights.
We are campaigning to establish that sex matters in rules, laws, policies, language and culture. We aim to:
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Establish clarity on single sex services
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Enable people to speak up
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Make debate possible
What we do
- We lobby for clarity on sex in law and institutions.
- We publish research and analysis about human rights.
- We educate people about the law and about their rights.
- We support and mobilise people to speak up.
- We hold organisations accountable.
Our principles
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Reality
There are two sexes: female and male. People shouldn’t be afraid to say this.
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Clarity
Organisations and governments should be clear about the sexes and where sex matters.
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Human rights
Everybody’s human rights matter, including private life, freedom of beliefs and speech.
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Democracy
A cohesive society depends on open debate and evidence-based policy making.
Updates
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A new scandal on the horizon?
Yesterday the Data (Use and Access) Bill had its second reading in the House of Lords. Lord Arbuthnot of...
20th November 2024
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The Data Bill will fail if the government can’t be clear about sex
The Data Use and Access Bill is being debated in the House of Lords on Tuesday 19th November. The...
18th November 2024
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Answering questions about data protection
As part of our ongoing work on defending the female category in sport, we recently asked people to get...
4th November 2024
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NHS England training calls staff “transphobic” if they won’t share toilets with the opposite sex
Sex Matters has written to Amanda Pritchard, the chief executive of NHS England, to raise concerns about NHSE’s “mandatory...
28th October 2024