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Everyday cancellation in publishing – case study: Sibyl Ruth

Case study to accompany the report on the costs and legal risks of discrimination against gender-critical staff and authors,...

Everyday cancellation in publishing – case study: Rachel Rooney

Case study to accompany the report on the costs and legal risks of discrimination against gender-critical staff and authors,...

Everyday cancellation in publishing – case study: Magi Gibson

Case study to accompany the report on the costs and legal risks of discrimination against gender-critical staff and authors,...

Everyday cancellation in publishing – case study: Jenny Lindsay

Case study to accompany the report on the costs and legal risks of discrimination against gender-critical staff and authors,...

Everyday cancellation in publishing – case study: Gillian Philip

Case study to accompany the report on the costs and legal risks of discrimination against gender-critical staff and authors, by...

Everyday cancellation in publishing – summary report

The costs and legal risks of discrimination against gender-critical staff and authors, by Matilda Gosling for Sex Matters and...

Everyday cancellation in publishing

By Matilda Gosling for Sex Matters and SEEN in Publishing

Unions at legal crossroads

In the six weeks since the Supreme Court ruled that “sex” in the Equality Act refers to biological sex,...

Template HR email on policy changes

If you work in HR, or know someone who does, copy and paste to share this model email, which...

It’s time for a product recall

When businesses become aware that a product they have distributed poses a risk to users, they issue urgent and...

Why “sorry” is the hardest word

During the weeks since the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling that “sex” in the Equality Act refers to biology, much...

Do retailers need to provide single-sex toilets and changing rooms?

Patrick Overall explains the two key issues to consider for retailers whose policies don’t comply with the law after...

Another letter to the Health and Safety Executive

We wrote to the HSE in February 2025 expressing concern about the lack of clear guidance on single-sex facilities...

Why the Supreme Court ruling on women-only spaces and services matters for construction employers

Monica Kurnatowska and Rebecca Bull explain the implications for employers of the April 2025 judgment.

Why are lawyers encouraging confusion about the law?

Following the For Women Scotland judgment there has been a flurry of interest by lawyers in providing complicated, confusing...

Workplace toilets: know your rights

We explain the legislation on workplace toilets, whose job it is to make sure that workplaces comply with the...

Workplace toilets factsheet

Employers that do not communicate and enforce clear policies about separate-sex facilities are likely to be in breach of...

Letter to the chief executive of the NHS Confederation

We wrote to Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, asking him to withdraw guidance that encourages NHS...

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...

What does the Equality Act mean for women’s sports?

There are two ongoing cases in the same sport, pool. Women’s tournaments are run in the UK by Ultimate...

What happened at Sussex University? 

What led the University of Sussex to adopt an unlawful policy that led the Office for Students to fine...

Met Police tribunal anonymity bid rejected

An employment tribunal in South London has rejected the Metropolitan Police’s application to anonymise the identity of a witness...

Sex Matters’ written submissions re Newman v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis

Time for the Health and Safety Executive to step up

The Sandie Peggie case has shone a spotlight on workplace health and safety regulations that require employers to provide...

Letter to the Health and Safety Executive

We wrote to Sarah Albon, the chief executive of the HSE, to express concern about the lack of clear...

Kristie Higgs wins belief-discrimination case

Court of Appeal warns against discrimination based on unreasonable objections to social-media posts

Maya Forstater gives evidence in changing-room case 

On 5th February, Sex Matters CEO Maya Forstater gave evidence in the ongoing employment tribunal case of Sandie Peggie...

Witness statement of Maya Forstater in Sandie Peggie v NHS Fife and Dr Elizabeth Upton

Maya Forstater's statement for this Scottish Employment Tribunal in February 2025.

Stonewall changes “transphobia” definition

Sometime in January Stonewall updated its list of LGBTQ terms, removing several terms that never caught on, including “gender-variant”,...

Letter to Stonewall about its revised definition of “transphobia”.

Sex Matters has written to Stonewall’s CEO to applaud him for taking the brave step of discarding the previous...

Support for “gender-neutral” toilets falls

A new poll from YouGov reveals that support for mixed-sex toilets is at its lowest level in five years. ...

Workplace toilets for women and men – briefing for employers

A two-page briefing to help employers understand the law and best practice.