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Equality Act and sex – important Scots cases on the horizon
Michael Foran for Scottish Legal News
Two cases concerning the meaning of sex within the Equality Act:
• the appeal of Petition of For Women Scotland CSOH 90 and the decision of Lady Haldane
• the Scottish government’s judicial review of the s.35 order used to prevent the Gender Recognition... -
Teacher who ‘misgendered’ pupil banned from profession
Louisa Clarence-Smith for The Telegraph
Joshua Sutcliffe, a Christian who also spoke out against gay marriage, says he is 'devastated' by ruling finding him guilty of misconduct. -
Blade Silvano: Woman who pretended to be man guilty of sex assault
Phil Shepka for BBC News, Cambridgeshire
A woman who pretended to be a man in order to deceive a woman into having sex with her has been convicted.
Blade Silvano used an unknown object and wore boxer shorts when she sexually assaulted the victim whom she met online, Cambridge Crown Court... -
Parkrun ‘self-ID’ lets biological male runners ‘smash women’s records’, Olympian claims
Catherine Lough for The Telegraph
An article prompted by what Mara Yamauchi, a member of Sex Matters' advisory group, has written. -
London Marathon has tied itself in knots by trying to be ‘inclusive’ in trans row
Oliver Brown, Chief Sports Writer, for The Telegraph
Olympian Mara Yamauchi, a member of Sex Matters’ advisory group, is quoted and given credit for drawing attention to the unfairness of the Frank case. -
Transgender athlete apologises for running London Marathon as female before transitioning
Oliver Brown, Chief Sports Writer, for The Telegraph
Frank’s apology comes in response to scathing comments from Mara Yamauchi, the third fastest British female marathon runner in history. -
Trans runner beat 14K women in London Marathon after running NYC as a man
Lee Brown for the New York Post
A two-time Olympian has ripped rules that allowed a transgender runner to beat nearly 14,000 women in the female category of the London Marathon.
The article quotes extensively from tweets made by Mara Yamauchi, a member of Sex Matters’ advisory group. -
Trans athlete running as a female in London Marathon labelled ‘wrong and unfair’
Oliver Brown, Chief Sports Writer, for The Telegraph
Olympian Mara Yamauchi, a member of Sex Matters’ advisory group, is quoted at length. -
Trans Clinic Whistleblower Speaks Out
Jamie Reed is a life-long progressive and healthcare professional. For many years she has provided counselling to vulnerable populations including children in foster care, sexual minorities and young people with HIV. For four years she worked at the Washington University Transgender Center at St Louis Children's Hospital, Missouri, US....
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Should Transwomen be allowed to Compete in Women’s Sports? A view from an Exercise Physiologist
By Gregory A. Brown Ph.D., Professor of Exercise Science, Physical Activity and Wellness Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology and Sport Sciences, University of Nebraska Kearney, and Tommy Lundberg Ph.D., Assistant Senior Lecturer, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Clinical Physiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SWE
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Should transwomen be allowed to compete in women’s sports?
A view from an Exercise Physiologist
Gregory A. Brown Ph.D., Professor of Exercise Science, Physical Activity and Wellness Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology and Sport Sciences, University of Nebraska Kearney,
Tommy Lundberg Ph.D., Assistant Senior Lecturer, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Clinical Physiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SWE -
When we are at our most vulnerable – the sickening extent of rapes and sexual assaults in hospitals
More than 6500 rapes and sexual assaults - some against children under 13 - have been committed in hospitals in England and Wales over nearly four years.
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EDI contra science – the misuse of “ethics” in academic research
John Armstrong writes for The Crtitic about how he was asked to survey elite athletes on their views on trans participation in athletics, but the ethics committee at King’s College, London rejected his research proposal on the grounds that the terms “male” and “female” were unacceptable.
1st April 2023
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Asleep at the Wheel: An Examination of Gender and Safeguarding in Schools
Lottie Moore
Schools are increasingly becoming influenced by gender ideology, to the extent that fundamental safeguarding principles are being compromised by school’s approaches to children with gender distress and their peers. -
A petition to sign on International Women’s Day: stop trans rights activists taking advantage of ambiguous wording in the Equality Act
Maya Forstater for The Daily Sceptic
The Equality Act is important because it sets the rules which allow single-sex services (including both specialist and everyday services), schools, associations, charities and sports. -
GC Academia Network
A group of academics working in higher education, concerned about the erosion of women’s sex-based rights in law, policy and practice, and the treatment of those who speak out; collecting stories from gender-critical university staff (academic and professional services) and students.
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Rishi Sunak facing ‘big backlash’ over trans conversion therapy ban
Daniel Martin for The Telegraph
Maya Forstater and Sex Matters are quoted at length. -
Maths teacher accused of misgendering pupil on religious grounds
Jessica Murray, Midlands correspondent for The Guardian
Maya Forstater gave evidence in support of Joshua Sutcliffe, the teacher, and is quoted here. -
Gender dysphoria in young people is rising – and so is professional disagreement
More children and adolescents are identifying as transgender and are being offered medical treatment, especially in the US – but some providers and European authorities are urging caution because of a lack of strong evidence. Jennifer Block reports.
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Accommodation of transgender prisoners and Article 3 ECHR
Claire Methven O’Brien writes for Scottish Legal News on how attention has recently focused on policy and practice concerning accommodation of transgender prisoners in Scotland. However, the role of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) has been little discussed in this context. Accordingly, this...
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Michael Biggs on puberty blockers: from curiosity to exposé
On this episode of Gender: A Wider Lens, Stella & Sasha sit down with Dr Michael Biggs, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St Cross College. Dr. Biggs has been key in uncovering vital information that led to the independent Cass Review...
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Gay Men’s Network: Banning conversion therapy
Gay men respond to the UK government consultation.
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Why ‘Meaningful Competition’ is not fair competition
Jon Pike discusses a new conception in the context of the debate over the inclusion of transwomen in female sport: ‘Meaningful Competition’, arguing that it is is not fair; that it is an attempt to substitute for the perfectly serviceable concept of fair competition, and an attempt at conceptual...
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Rights and wrongs: how gender self-identification policy places women at risk in prison
Jo Phoenix, Professor of Criminology at the University of Reading, describes how the decision to include anatomical males who identify as women in a population of female prisoners creates a new layer of vulnerability for an already vulnerable group.
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Gender critical author HELEN JOYCE accuses her son’s prestigious sixth form of risking safety by allowing trans pupils to use girls’ toilets and play for female teams
Helen Joyce for Mail Online
Government regulations say that schools must avoid indoctrination. Helen Joyce explains how her son's sixth form college in Cambridge fell short. -
UK Athletics claims law change needed to ban trans women from female events
Sean Ingle for The Guardian
Sex Matters is quoted.
UKA wants to have female-born and open categories; Ian Beattie says equality laws prevent change at present -
Joanna Cherry KC speaks about the importance of sexual orientation under the Equality Act
For LGBT History Month 2023, Joanna Cherry speaks in the House of Commons.
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Fair Play For Women
Campaigning and consultancy group which raises awareness, provides evidence and analysis, and supports policy-makers to protect the rights of women and girls in the UK. Opposes sex self-ID, and also played a large part in the government’s decision to abandon plans to introduce it in England and Wales in...
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Trans law is a ‘magic key’ for predators
Mark McLaughlin for The Times
Sex Matters Chair Naomi Cunningham is the legal expert quoted.
A legal expert has warned Scotland’s controversial gender laws will provide men “who cross-dress for erotic purposes” with a “magic certificate” to access women’s spaces. -
Female inmates do not trust Nicola Sturgeon to decide who is sent to female prisons
Ex-Cornton Vale Prison inmate Amanda Benson talks to Times Radio.
“Putting a double rapist into a female prison, I don't know what risk assessments they're doing to have these men in the prison.” -
Why does the census say there are more trans people in Newham than Brighton?
Sex Matters board member Michael Biggs writes in The Spectator about the confusion caused by unclear language about sex and gender in the 2022 census.
