Media

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  Institutional bias at the BBC

  If the BBC is to win back public trust, it must stop telling us that men are women.  The...

  25th November 2025

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  When will the BBC face up to the truth?

  Last week a leaked dossier revealed the BBC’s biased reporting on the topic of sex and gender alongside concerns...

  11th November 2025

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  Why the Scottish Express is referring to Dr Beth Upton as a “man” in Fife nurse tribunal

  Editor Ben Borland explains that rather than referring to the transgender doctor as “she“ or constructing sentences so that...

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  Sex Matters in sport – media briefing

  On 8th August 2024, Fiona McAnena, Sex Matters’ director of campaigns, chaired a webinar to brief journalists on the...

  8th August 2024

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  The problem of male inclusion in women’s sport

  A three-page briefing explaining what's going on in Olympic boxing and the background information you need.

  5th August 2024

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  Briefing on sport and DSDs (disorders of sex development)

  A one-page briefing on male sporting advantage and why DSDs matter in sport.

  1st August 2024

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  Does sex matter at the BBC?

  The national broadcaster’s mission is to provide “impartial, high-quality and distinctive output and services which inform, educate and entertain”....

  25th July 2024

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  Briefing on new poll on sex and gender

  The law on sex and gender: what policies do the public want? Results of Sex Matters poll.

  1st July 2024

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  Gender-distressed youth and suicide risk – factsheet

  The possibility of suicide can be a concern for parents with a child experiencing distress about their sex, and...

  10th May 2024

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  Bias at the BBC

  What’s the issue? The BBC’s director of complaints has ruled that the presenter Justin Webb broke the BBC’s rules...

  1st March 2024

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  Media handbook on sex and gender

  This handbook explains when and why it is right for journalists and editors to talk about people’s sex, and...

  31st August 2023