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The very latest news and updates from Sex Matters.
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Not a culture war: what’s really at stake
The law is not working for women. The Equality Act protects women (and men) from sex discrimination. It also...
18th June 2024
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This is not a culture war
The Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said in an interview last week: “People are exhausted by culture wars. My...
17th June 2024
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Why do people think “transgender rights” have gone too far?
It’s not just about self-ID Support for the law that allows people to change the sex recorded on their...
14th June 2024
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The Labour manifesto: waging culture war over women’s rights
The Labour manifesto has been published. Women across the country will be deeply disappointed that the party, which in...
13th June 2024
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The Green Party manifesto – human rights: not for women
The Green Party of England and Wales has published its 2024 general election manifesto: “Real Hope. Real Change: The...
13th June 2024
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Another fall in public support for changing sex on birth certificates
The latest results from the annual British Social Attitudes survey show a further fall in support for the law...
12th June 2024
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Conservative manifesto is serious about sex and gender
The Conservative Party has released its manifesto today, subtitled “Clear Plan. Bold Action. Secure Future”. It includes a well...
11th June 2024
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Calls to ban conversion therapy put children at risk
Proposals to ban conversion therapy or conversion practices are likely to feature among the pledges of political parties as...
11th June 2024
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Calls to ban conversion therapy put children at risk
Proposals to ban conversion therapy or conversion practices are likely to feature among the pledges of political parties as...
11th June 2024
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Not a fair deal for women – the Lib Dem manifesto
The Liberal Democrats released their general-election manifesto today, subtitled “For a Fair Deal”. But its pledges on rights and...
10th June 2024
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Despite the election, you should still respond to consultations
You can still make a difference by responding: here’s how.
7th June 2024
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The next government must clarify the Equality Act
The next government must move quickly to fix the law so that it works for women and girls. Polling...
5th June 2024
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It’s time to make the Equality Act clear
The Conservatives announced today that if elected they would make a simple one-line amendment to clarify that “sex” in...
3rd June 2024
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It’s time to make the Equality Act clear
For the past 18 months Sex Matters has been calling for the government to make a simple one-line amendment...
3rd June 2024
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Mumsnet calls for government to make the Equality Act clear
The first ever Mumsnet manifesto urges the next government to define what a woman is in the Equality Act...
2nd June 2024
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Get our action guide
Candidates and their representatives will be campaigning in your neighbourhood. If they knock on your door, be ready to...
1st June 2024
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Being clear about our beliefs
Sex Matters was founded as an organisation based on human rights. We believe that the rule of law, and...
29th May 2024
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GE2024: Stand up for single-sex services
A summer election has been called. Sex Matters calls for clarity in law and a return to policies based...
22nd May 2024
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This damning judgment should be a wake-up call for the women’s sector
Adams v Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre This week, an employment tribunal ruled that caseworker Roz Adams was subjected to...
22nd May 2024
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The Charity Commission must step up to protect single-sex charities
Single-sex charities play an important role in meeting the needs of one sex or the other in many areas,...
20th May 2024
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The Jo Phoenix case should be a wake-up call for universities
In 2019 Professor Jo Phoenix became the target of a campaign of harassment from her colleagues at the Open...
16th May 2024
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Dispelling the suicide myth
For almost ten years, lobby groups have been promoting the idea that for gender-confused children there are only two...
10th May 2024
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The government wants examples of bad guidance on single-sex services
Send in the evidence! The government has issued a call for the public to input evidence of bad policies...
2nd May 2024
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Sex and the NHS constitution
Sex Matters welcomes the announcement by the Department for Health and Social Care that it is updating the NHS...
1st May 2024
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Welsh parliament to debate the Cass Review
Almost two weeks after the publication of the Cass Review’s final report, the Welsh government has yet to make...
1st May 2024
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Legal opinion says promotion policy discriminates on basis of gender-critical beliefs
Earlier this year Sex Matters was approached by Dr John Armstrong, a reader in mathematics at King’s College London...
20th April 2024
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Getting “sex” right in digital verification services
The UK government is developing a system for digital verification services (DVSs). The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill...
17th April 2024
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The Cass Review is a damning indictment of what the NHS has been doing to children
Dr Hilary Cass has submitted her final report and recommendations to NHS England in her role as Chair of...
10th April 2024
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How gender ideology broke the census
The 2021 census of England and Wales reportedly cost £900m. Amid much fanfare, data on the transgender population was...
5th April 2024
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“Misgendering” and the Scottish Hate Crime Act
On 1st April, the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act came into force. The law has generated headlines...
5th April 2024
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Sex Matters is a charity!
This week the Charity Commission has approved our application to be registered as a charity. Sex Matters is now...
5th April 2024
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Why does the BBC keep getting sex and gender wrong?
In November 2023, BBC Woman’s Hour interviewed Steph Richards – a man who has publicly documented his harassment of...
23rd March 2024