Sex matters in life and in law.
It shouldn’t take courage to say so.
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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Sex and the NHS constitution
Sex Matters welcomes the announcement by the Department for Health and Social Care that it is updating the NHS...
1st May 2024
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Welsh parliament to debate the Cass Review
Almost two weeks after the publication of the Cass Review’s final report, the Welsh government has yet to make...
1st May 2024
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Legal opinion says promotion policy discriminates on basis of gender-critical beliefs
Earlier this year Sex Matters was approached by Dr John Armstrong, a reader in mathematics at King’s College London...
20th April 2024
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Getting “sex” right in digital verification services
The UK government is developing a system for digital verification services (DVSs). The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill...
17th April 2024