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Pronouns at work
You often ask us what you should do when a workplace asks you to ‘state your pronouns’, in your...
19th October 2021
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Summary of the Sex Matters guide to pronouns at work
A two-page summary of our guide to what you can and can't be asked to do.
19th October 2021
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The Sex Matters guide to pronouns at work
Our briefing for employers and employees thinking about workplace rules and policies – and what is and isn't legal.
19th October 2021
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Response to Financial Conduct Authority consultation
Why the listing rules for diversity and inclusion should follow the law.
19th October 2021
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Sex matters in the City
The Financial Conduct Authority is the regulator for the financial services sector in the UK. They are proposing to...
19th October 2021
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Academics write to the EHRC
In the face of ongoing harassment and discrimination against university staff and students because of their beliefs on sex...
16th October 2021
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The EHRC must step up and provide clarity on single-sex services
The Equality and Human Rights Commission is consulting on its strategic plan for 2022–2025. We have made a submission...
5th October 2021
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A v West Yorkshire Police
A trans-identifying male was turned down for a job as a police officer because his duties involved searching suspects...
15th September 2021
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Moything v Barts and London NHS Trust
2006 Employment Tribunal
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Ofcom bows out of the Stonewall Champions scheme – but read the small print
Sex Matters has recently learnt that Ofcom is leaving the Stonewall Diversity Champions scheme because of concerns that remaining...
25th August 2021
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Sex and gender: belief and agnosticism after Forstater
The August 2021 edition of The Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) Briefing features a very helpful article by Akua Reindorf...
2nd August 2021
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Gender studies and sexualised threats
Students of Gender Studies at the London School of Economics are taught to view sexualised threats against women in...
26th July 2021
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Understanding the risk of following Stonewall guidance – briefing for employers
The mismatches between current legislation and Stonewall’s guidance on ‘trans inclusion’ that employers need to be aware of.
10th July 2021
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Employers: consider Stonewall risk
Should I stay or should I go? At least 40 organisations that we know of have left Stonewall including...
7th July 2021
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Do I have to share my pronouns at work?
Woman’s Place UK advise on how to respond if you are asked to share you pronouns at work meetings,...
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The Reindorf Review: a wake-up call for universities
In May 2021 the University of Essex published a review by barrister Akua Reindorf concerning the “deplatforming” of two...
23rd June 2021
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Beyond the rainbow: a view from inside the civil service
Sex Matters Anonymous: A gay civil servant speaks.
18th June 2021
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The Royal Academy and Belief Discrimination
Sex Matters has written to the Royal Academy about Jess de Wahls. You can download our letter. Jess de...
17th June 2021
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A letter to Fawcett
The “Forstater” judgement clarifying that gender critical beliefs are protected under the Equality Act will have far reaching implications....
16th June 2021
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Maya Forstater: One’s sex can’t change. The story of my fight to ensure that this view, held by so many, is judged “worthy of respect”.
Maya Forstater for Conservative Home
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Gender critical beliefs, Maya Forstater’s case and trans rights
Daniel Barnett, barrister, for LBC
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The Times view on the Maya Forstater verdict: Right to Think
Leading article in The Times
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Woman who lost job over transgender views wins appeal
Maya Forstater and Becky Cotterrill talk forSky News
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Woman sacked over gender-critical views wins court appeal
Becky Cotterill for Sky News
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We are worthy of respect in a democratic society
Today, after two years of legal battles, Sex Matters co-founder Maya Forstater achieved a landmark legal ruling that looks...
10th June 2021
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Gender-critical beliefs are worthy of respect in a democratic society
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (10th June 2021 10:30 am) In a landmark judgment handed down at the Employment Appeal Tribunal...
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Maya Forstater: Woman wins tribunal appeal over transgender tweets
Doug Faulkner for BBC News
A woman who lost her job after saying that people cannot change their biological sex...10th June 2021
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Truth and reconciliation
How should the public sector leave the Stonewall Champions Scheme?
6th June 2021
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Oxford’s submission to Stonewall
We are pleased to announce that Michael Biggs, Associate Professor of Sociology at St Cross College, Oxford University, is...
6th June 2021
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Time to #LeaveStonewall
This is the letter we have sent to the CEOs of the 850 organisations that are members of the...
29th May 2021
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Response to mySociety
mySociety, the organisation that runs the “What Do They Know” freedom of information platform has written a post following...
26th May 2021