Healthcare
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Bethany Hutchison, day-surgery nurse
Requiring us to undress in front of a man at work felt like a violation of our dignity.
16th April 2026
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Charlotte Hawkins, NHS paramedic
I was asked to update maternity materials and replace all the biological language with terms like ‘birthing people’. I...
16th April 2026
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D, volunteer at a mental-health charity
Some women are terrified by the idea of sharing their mental-health struggles in front of a man. We were...
16th April 2026
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Sandie Peggie, A&E nurse
I felt that having to share the female-only changing room with a man was a kind of sexual harassment,...
16th April 2026
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One year later
The Supreme Court made the law clear. So why are we still waiting for the rights of women and...
9th April 2026
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MPs debate the puberty-blocker trial
More than 146,000 people signed a parliamentary petition set up by James Esses calling on the government to cancel...
26th March 2026
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Blocking puberty is a human-rights abuse – call off this drug trial now
Since the surprise announcement last November that a trial of puberty blockers had been approved by regulators, there has...
12th March 2026
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Letter to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency about Professor George
Sex Matters wrote to Lawrence Tallon, chief executive, and Professor Anthony Harnden, chair, of the MHRA, to urge them...
12th March 2026
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The puberty-blocker trial: paused but not yet stopped
The King’s College London “Pathways” clinical trial of puberty blockers has been paused because of safety and ethical concerns...
26th February 2026
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Claimant’s statement of facts and grounds in R (Bayswater Support Group and others) v HRA and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Statement of facts and grounds by Bayswater Support Group, Keira Bell and James Esses in their application for judicial...
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Send the puberty-blocker trial back to the research ethics committee, Wes!
Last year, together with other groups, Sex Matters wrote to the secretary of state for health urging him to...
19th February 2026
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Guidance released on “gender-questioning” children
The government has published an updated draft version of Keeping children safe in education (KCSIE). This is a regular...
12th February 2026
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Reply from Secretary of State for Health on the puberty-blockers trial
Led by Rosie Duffield MP, a group of Parliamentarians wrote urgently to Wes Streeting MP on 15th December 2025...
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Why gender medicine isn’t medicine
In October and November 2025 Helen Joyce toured Australia and New Zealand with the Coalition Advancing Scientific Care, Women's...
22nd December 2025
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The Levy Review of adult gender services
NHS England has published the Levy Review of NHS adult gender dysphoria clinics in England. This was an operational...
18th December 2025
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Letter to Secretary of State for Health on puberty-blockers trial from cross-party MPs
Led by Rosie Duffield MP, a group of Parliamentarians wrote urgently to Wes Streeting MP urging him to stop...
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12th December 2025
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The puberty-blockers trial on trial
When puberty blockers were banned for use in gender medicine in the UK, an exception was included to allow...
24th November 2025
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Letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Sex Matters wrote to the Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP about the planned puberty-blocker trial for gender-questioning children.
24th November 2025
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Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria: Review of Evidence and Best Practices
A report by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Links to: Foreword & Executive Summary; Full Report;...
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Letter to the CEO of NHS England and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Letter to Sir James Mackey, CEO of NHS England – copied to Wes Streeting MP, Secretary of State for...
30th April 2025
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What does the For Women Scotland judgment mean in practice?
The judgment handed down yesterday by the Supreme Court returns the Equality Act to clarity. Many organisations have fallen...
17th April 2025
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Public data should not conflate sex and gender, review says
Aoife Walsh and Euan O'Byrne Mulligan for BBC News report on the Sullivan Review and how it found that...
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How safe are our Scottish hospitals? The concerning extent of sexual assaults and rapes in Scottish hospitals 2019–2024
Carolyn Brown and Mary Howden’s report for the Women’s Rights Network highlights that NHS boards and private hospitals are...
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Single-sex provision for NHS staff and patients – briefing for Peers on Lords oral question
This covers the oral question from Baroness Fox on Wednesday 8th January 2025 at 11.30am in the chamber.
9th January 2025
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Edinburgh employment tribunal says no to trans anonymity order
An employment tribunal in Edinburgh has rejected a plea by Fife Health Board and a trans-identifying doctor for an...
8th January 2025
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Helen Joyce on sex, gender identity and human rights
Helen Joyce is Director of Advocacy at Sex Matters.
These are edited versions of Helen’s talks at the conferences...20th December 2024
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Support, advice and guidance for parents
Starting points for parents looking for support, advice and information (mainly focused on the UK) on how to help...
21st November 2024
