Groups defending sex-based rights • Page 2
This is an overview of some of the groups defending sex-realism in the UK. They have been set up by individuals and collectives and are focused on different areas. Although a few have a handful of paid staff, they rely almost entirely on small donations and volunteers’ time.
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Safeguarding our Schools – Scotland
Grassroots volunteer organisation of parents, teachers, education professionals and others from a wide range of backgrounds, concerned that schools are being advised to use policies regarding gender identity that are based on misleading or inaccurate information. Informs decision-makers. Provides resources for parents and education professionals. Empowers parents, carers, teachers and...
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Scottish Feminist Network
A network of women’s groups based across Scotland working both together and with other women’s groups to promote the sex-based interests of women in life and in law. Has nearly a thousand members based in local areas, meeting regularly in real and sharing information widely. Works closely with other...
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Sex Matters
Not-for-profit organisation set up in 2021 with a single mission: to re-establish that sex matters in rules, laws, policies, language and culture. Executive director is Maya Forstater, who in 2019 took a case in the employment tribunal after losing her job for talking about sex-based rights. This led to...
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Standing For Women
Grassroots membership campaign that started in 2018 with the production of posters and T-shirts bearing the message “Woman: Adult Human Female”. Focuses on public and direct actions, such as meetings at Speakers Corner, and rallies to raise awareness of the ongoing threats to women’s rights. Spokesperson is Kellie-Jay Keen...
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The Lesbian Project
Founded in March 2023 to highlight and champion the experiences, insights and sensibilities of lesbians in all their diversity. Intended to give voice and influence to women whose stories are too often overlooked. Works to build a knowledge base about lesbian lives, promote sensible and evidence-based policy, and contribute...
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Thoughtful Therapists
Founded in 2021, a group of psychotherapists and counsellors who campaign to raise awareness of the negative impact of gender ideology on mental-health services, in particular for children with gender dysphoria. Work has focused on government proposals to ban “gender-identity conversion therapy” and on the Memorandum of Understanding on...
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Trans Widows Voices
A trans widow is a woman (usually heterosexual) whose male partner or husband believes that they have a gender identity other than “man” or who cross-dresses. Often women also report having experienced that their husband or partner has autogynephilia (AGP). Women in this situation report feeling as if their...
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Transgender Trend
Founded in 2015 to draw attention to the harms done by gender-identity ideology to children, especially in schools and in medicine. In 2020 was given permission by the High Court to intervene in support of Keira Bell’s judicial review against the Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust. In March 2022,...
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Woman’s Place UK (WPUK)
Grassroots feminist campaign formed in 2017 by women with backgrounds in trade-union and broader social movements. Aim was to ensure women’s voices would be heard in the consultation on proposals for self-identification and to uphold single-sex exceptions. Played a large role in getting government plans to reform the Gender...
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Women’s Declaration International
Female volunteers from across the globe dedicated to protecting women’s sex-based rights, including academics, writers, organisers, activists, and health practitioners. Crated the Declaration on Women’s Sex Based Rights to lobby nations to maintain language protecting women and girls on the basis of sex rather than gender or gender identity. Holds two...
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Women’s Rights Network
Combined grassroots groups of women who oppose sex self-ID. Supports local, in-person networking. Has topic-related groups (such as sports, prisons, schools) that create resources, including videos and podcasts and social-media posts, and coordinate national campaigns. Was a core member of the “Respect My Sex” campaign before the local elections...