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Press cuttings
Articles about Sex Matters in the media, including coverage of Forstater v CGDE and others.
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Joanna Cherry: Here’s why I couldn’t support gender reform bill
Joanna Cherry for The National On Wednesday I joined feminists protesting against the Gender Recognition Reform Bill outside Holyrood and addressed the rally. I did so to support SNP MSP colleagues who share my deep reservations about the system of self-identification proposed in the bill.
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SNP’s Gender Reform Bill part of a ‘disturbing trend’ and UK Government must step in
Maya Forstater for the Scottish Daily ExpressMaya Forstater of sex-based rights campaigners Sex Matters shared her views on the transgender trend for the Scottish Daily Express.
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Julia Hartley-Brewer furious as Cambridge Dictionary redefines ‘woman’
Live from the TalkRadio studio on Talk TV
The Cambridge Dictionary has changed its definition of woman to include men who identify as women.
Julia Hartley-Brewer reacts to the news with Maya Forstater.
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BBC trans row on Brain of Britain after Radio 4 host hails ‘historic all-woman’ final despite transgender contestant…
Harry Howard for Mail Online
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Campaigners seek review of schools’ gender policies
James Beal for The Times Women’s rights campaigners are pushing for a “Tavistock-style” review of gender identity policies in schools.
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Helen Joyce in conversation with Sir Partha Dasgupta
Caius College Cambridge, 25th October 2022
Organised by Professor Arif Ahmed for Free Speech
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Helen Joyce: the truth about trans and why sex matters
Marshall Matters on SpectatorTV
Author and journalist Helen Joyce speaks to Winston Marshall about the most contentious issue of the age: the transgender debate. They discussed Mermaids, Tavistock, the Scottish Gender Bill and her new book; perhaps the most authoritative on the subject.
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The Forstater verdict has wider reach than you think
Róisín Michaux for Fourth Wave EU citizens could invoke their “Maya rights”, as the legal basis that allowed Maya Forstater to sue for discrimination in the UK applies throughout the EU.
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Interview with Helen Joyce about Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality
The Jordan P Peterson podcast
Helen Joyce and Dr Jordan B Peterson discuss the depths of this truly cultural battle, the dangers of a quickly growing transhumanist ideology, and the unbridled narcissism lurking at the heart of the conflict.
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Norfolk hospitals introduce controversial “gender neutral” language
David Hannant for the Eastern Daily PressMaya Forstater is quoted in this article. Norfolk’s NHS hospitals have revealed they are introducing “gender-neutral” phrases in an effort to be more inclusive.
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Law firms ‘should quit Stonewall advice scheme’ after Allison Bailey ruling
Catherine Baksi for The Times Victory for the Lionesses in the Euros at the weekend temporarily quelled the debate over what a woman is — they are footballers who win trophies for England. More widely, an employment tribunal published a ruling last week protecting free speech in the gender debate.
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Schools left to write own transgender rules “behind parents’ backs”
Louisa Clarence-Smith for The Telegraph Sex Matters board member Rebecca Bull is quoted in this article. Headteachers will continue to decide whether to tell guardians about a child changing their identity.
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JK Rowling backs parents told disabled daughter did not have right to female-only care
Louisa Clarence-Smith for The Telegraph Naomi Cunningham is quoted in this article. Harry Potter author warns that special school’s cross-gender policy on intimate assistance endangers 'extremely vulnerable girls'.
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‘I lost my job for saying males aren’t women. So I sued my employer’
Maya Forstater for Newsweek
On July 6, I won a claim I had first brought to a U.K. employment tribunal three years ago; that I was unfairly discriminated against by my employer, and subsequently denied employment, because of my personal views about sex and gender. -
‘Now other women are free to say what they believe’: researcher who lost her job over transgender tweets
Rachel Cook for The Observer
After the landmark tribunal ruling in her favour last week, Maya Forstater reveals the toll the case took – and explains why it was worth it. A full 48 hours after she received the final judgment in her long-running employment tribunal, Maya Forstater... -
Maya Forstater wins three claims in employment tribunal following trans row
Andrew Doyle talks to Maya Forstater on Free Speech Nation.
17:54 on YouTube.