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The new deal for working people and the definition of sex

We expect the government to take action in the first 100 days on its new deal for working people, and that we will see something about this in the King’s Speech on 17th July, when its immediate legislative programme is announced. Before the election...

Sex matters and the new government

The UK has a new prime minister and we now know there will be a new Labour government, with a significant majority in the House of Commons. The Labour Party has pledged to provide greater support for victims of violence against women and greater...

57% of UK support making the Equality Act clear. Only 20% support making it easier to change sex on birth certificates.

New poll finds voters want to make the Equality Act clear

As reported in the Telegraph, Daily Mail, Express and Sun today, voters across the political spectrum are more supportive of making the Equality Act clear than making it easier for people to change their birth certificates. Sex Matters commissioned a representative survey from an...

Stonewall redefines trans to exclude crossdressers

Stonewall has expelled crossdressers from the trans umbrella Stonewall’s long-standing definition of “trans” changed on 27th June 2024 to drop “crossdresser” from the list. Before then, it said: “Trans people may describe themselves using one or more of a wide variety of terms, including...

Updating the NHS Constitution

The NHS Constitution is a crucial document that sets out commitments to patients and staff. All NHS bodies, and private and third-sector providers supplying services in England, are required by law to take account of the constitution in their decisions and actions. As part...

What are the facts about applying for a GRC?

The Labour party says in its manifesto that it will: “modernise, simplify, and reform the intrusive and outdated gender recognition law to a new process. We will remove indignities for trans people who deserve recognition and acceptance; whilst retaining the need for a diagnosis...

Why is support for “trans rights” plummeting?

Why do people think “transgender rights” have gone too far?

It’s not just about self-ID Support for the law that allows people to change the sex recorded on their birth certificate has fallen a long way over the past few years, most sharply when self-ID was being proposed, in 2018–19 in the UK and...

The new deal for working people and the definition of sex

We expect the government to take action in the first 100 days on its new deal for working people,...

12th July 2024
Sex matters and the new government

The UK has a new prime minister and we now know there will be a new Labour government, with...

5th July 2024
New poll finds voters want to make the Equality Act clear

As reported in the Telegraph, Daily Mail, Express and Sun today, voters across the political spectrum are more supportive...

1st July 2024
Stonewall redefines trans to exclude crossdressers

Stonewall has expelled crossdressers from the trans umbrella Stonewall’s long-standing definition of “trans” changed on 27th June 2024 to...

28th June 2024

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The new government must

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