Updates • Page 8
The very latest news and updates from Sex Matters.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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“Be nice!” says the BBC’s director-general
The director-general of the BBC, Tim Davie, appeared at the parliamentary select committee for culture, media and sport this...
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Has the EHRC forgotten about children and safeguarding?
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published its response to the Department for Education’s draft guidance for schools...
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Imported gender ideology is damaging the NHS
The NHS is losing essential data that keeps people safe Everyone’s medical records should show essential information about them,...
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Will you ask your MP to support a bill to protect women and children?
This Friday a private member’s bill in the House of Commons presents MPs with a chance to discuss changing...
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WPATH: The truth about “gender-affirming healthcare”
What are the “WPATH files” and why are they in the news? The “WPATH files” are documents leaked from...
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Bias at the BBC
What’s the issue? The BBC’s director of complaints has ruled that the presenter Justin Webb broke the BBC’s rules...
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What is the indelible mark left by the NHS Rainbow Badge scheme?
The organisers of the NHS Rainbow Badge scheme have announced that it has come to an end due to...
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Lords debate conversion therapy
On Friday 9th February 2024 Baroness Burt’s Private Member’s Bill proposing a ban on “conversion therapy” was debated in...
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Conversion therapy… again
The proposal to legislate to criminalise “conversion therapy” is back again, this time as a private members’ bill introduced...
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GANHRI should stand up for the EHRC, not join in the abuse
Together with 38 groups defending sex-based rights, Sex Matters has written to GANHRI calling on it to stand up...
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Responding to the schools guidance consultation
The Department for Education published draft guidance for schools in England on gender-questioning children for consultation at the end...
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Is a GRC really a licence to search?
FairCop has published an advice from a KC on the lawfulness of the National Police Chiefs’ Council policy that...
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Lobby groups tell schools to ignore DfE guidance
The Department for Education’s guidance on gender-questioning children was published in December – but many schools are getting materials...
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Who should develop guidelines on transgender healthcare?
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is developing new guidelines for transgender health. It announced the proposed members of the...
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Mermaids’ letter shows what the DfE needs to do to make its guidance work for schools
In December 2023, the Department for Education released draft guidance on gender-questioning children for schools and colleges in England....
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We call on politicians to support women’s services
Women’s sector leaders talk to parliamentarians about our research On Wednesday 18th January MPs and peers gathered with leaders...
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Women’s services: a sector silenced – new report
A major new report launched today by Sex Matters reveals in shocking detail that leaders in the women’s sector...
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Sex and the police: confusion over the law and state-sanctioned sexual assault
Update on the review into activism and impartiality in policing HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary Fire & Rescue Services...
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Gender-critical civil society submits report to GREVIO on sex and the law
Sex Matters, Fair Play For Women and Transgender Trend, together with LGB Alliance, the Women’s Rights Network, For Women...
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The DfE’s schools guidance – the report card
New draft guidance for schools in England has been published by the Department for Education this morning. In January...