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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.

Applying for a gender-recognition certificate: the facts

Is the process “intrusive, outdated and humiliating”? This briefing examines the evidence.

NHS Constitution 10-year review: response to the consultation

As part of the 2024 10-year review of the NHS Constitution, new provisions have been proposed on sex and...

Letter to Gavin Stephens, National Police Chiefs’ Council

From Sex Matters, Women’s Rights Network and LGB Alliance. "We will not take part in a consultation process designed...

Make the Equality Act clear – PPC briefing

Briefing for prospective parliamentary candidates, 3rd June 2024, after the Conservative party announced it would include this in its...

Action guide – stand up for single-sex services

We want to make sure that every candidate seeking to be an MP hears that people want them to...

Learning from the Jo Phoenix case

What happened at the Open University was not an isolated problem, and it was not just about Phoenix. This briefing...

Academic mobbing – what university management needs to know

Ian Pace, Professor of Music, Culture and Society at City St George’s, University of London, writes for Sex Matters...

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...

Who can play women’s football in England? – briefing for Parliamentarians

Includes details of current FA and FIFA policies on the inclusion of trans-identifying males.

Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Welsh Government

With Merched Cymru, LGB Alliance, Transgender Trend and Womens' Rights Network Wales, we wrote Baroness Morgan to invite...

Counsel’s opinion in the matter of King’s College London academic promotions criteria

KCL’s promotion policy discriminates on the basis of gender-critical beliefs, and will also be likely to contravene the new...

Digital verification services 

– how the government can solve the problem about sex (or else sleepwalk into chaos)

The Cass Review – initial analysis

The Cass Review of gender-identity services for children and young people has published its final report and recommendations.

Response to Department for Education consultation on national minimum standards for further education residential accommodation

Covering academies, further education colleges and sixth-form colleges, this aims to align the standards with the position on residential...

Submission to the Scottish Government consultation on ending conversion practices in Scotland

Sex Matters’ response to the Scottish Government’s consultation.

Input to the report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls

For the UN General Assembly on violence against women and girls in sport. Sent with Fair Play For Women's...

What does the law say about “gender-questioning children” in schools? 

An analysis of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s response to the Department for Education’s draft guidance for schools...

Response to Department for Education draft guidance for schools on gender-questioning children

Our final response (after our draft response) to the DfE's draft guidance for consultation, published in December 2023. See...

Health and Equality Acts (Amendment) Bill – briefing

This private member's bill’s second reading is on the House of Commons agenda for the morning of Friday 15th...

WPATH in the UK

A list of organisations in the UK influenced by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, and lobby groups...

The House of Lords debate on conversion therapy

On Friday 9th February 2024 Baroness Burt’s Private Member's Bill proposing a ban on "conversion therapy" was debated in...

Conversion therapy and the Cooper report – parliamentary briefing

Conversion therapy: understanding the GALOP survey – parliamentary briefing

Parliamentary briefing: conversion therapy

A detailed briefing on the issues. See also the related content.

Letter to GANHRI, January 2024

We wrote to the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), the Office of the High Commissioner for...

Threats, reprisals and intimidation against the EHRC and those who stand up for sex-based rights in Britain

We prepared this detailed submission to accompany our letter to GANHRI (the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions)...

Draft response to Department for Education consultation on guidance for schools on gender-questioning children

Draft version for feedback – read the DfE draft guidance for consultation.

Letter to Network Rail

We wrote to Andrew Haines, CEO of Network Rail and its chair Sir Peter Hendy about the political display...

Briefing on report Women’s services: a sector silenced

For the Westminster meeting on 17th January 2024, a briefing on our report on the effects of gender-identity beliefs...

Women’s services: a sector silenced

This report by Matilda Gosling and Sex Matters examines the effects of gender-identity beliefs on the women’s sector, based...

Women’s services: a sector silenced – summary report

A summary of our report examining the effects of gender-identity beliefs on the women’s sector, including the results of...