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YouGov poll shows support for sex meaning biological sex in the Equality Act

Growing support for single-sex provision

YouGov / Sex Matters survey results, December 2024

Results of fieldwork on 18th–19th December 2024. Published by YouGov.

The Code of Practice must be clear 

Sex Matters has submitted a response to the Equality and Human Rights Commission on its consultation on the Code...

EHRC consults on statutory code of practice

Sex Matters is encouraging people to respond to the EHRC’s consultation on its revised Statutory Code of Practice for...

The For Women Scotland case at the Supreme Court

A one-page summary of what the case is about, why it matters, and what the possible outcomes are.

For Women Scotland in the Supreme Court

What was the case about? For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers was heard by the Supreme Court...

Gender recognition and the Equality Act 2010

A briefing analysing the debate on the interaction between the Gender Recognition Act 2004 and the Equality Act 2010,...

Sex matters at the Supreme Court!

An important legal case will be heard in the UK Supreme Court this week (on Tuesday 26th and Wednesday...

Statement of case for the Scottish Ministers and the Lord Advocate

Statement of Case for the Scottish Ministers and Lord Advocate to the Supreme Court regarding the For Women Scotland...

Sex Matters at the Battle of Ideas

The three Sex Matters directors, Fiona McAnena, Maya Forstater and Helen Joyce, all spoke at the Battle of Ideas...

Submission to Supreme Court re For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers from Sex Matters

Sex Matters, represented by Ben Cooper KC and David Welsh, is intervening in the appeal in the case of...

Briefing on our intervention to the Supreme Court on the definition of sex

This six-page briefing looks at our key arguments why “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 should be construed as...

Sex Matters’ intervention to the Supreme Court

Yesterday we lodged our intervention in the For Women Scotland appeal which is being heard in the UK Supreme...

Submission to Supreme Court re For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers from EHRC

Submission from the Equality and Human Rights Commission to the Supreme Court in the appeal in the case of For...

Sex Matters to intervene in landmark For Women Scotland supreme court case on meaning of sex in the Equality Act

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Sex Matters responds to EHRC strategy

Sex Matters has responded to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s 2025–2028 strategic plan. In 2021 we called on...

For Women Scotland – appellant’s written case

When child safeguarding meets gender ideology in sport, children are the losers

An organisation meant to protect children has built gender-identity ideology into its policies, putting children at risk. There is...

Anneliese Dodds must listen to women

Anneliese Dodds, the Minister for Women and Equalities, has said in response to a written question asking whether the...

What about pronouns at school? 

Sex Matters has published a model policy for schools to help them communicate clear expectations to staff, pupils and...

A model policy that protects all children’s wellbeing

Teachers and pupils in England are going back to school this week, and are still lacking finalised guidance or...

Stand up for single-sex services – why it’s time to make the Equality Act clear

Women and girls depend on female-only services, spaces, sports and associations for privacy, dignity, fairness and safety. The Equality...

The new deal for working people and the definition of sex

We expect the government to take action in the first 100 days on its new deal for working people,...

New poll finds voters want to make the Equality Act clear

As reported in the Telegraph, Daily Mail, Express and Sun today, voters across the political spectrum are more supportive...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Sex and the law at the end of 2023

This blogpost is based on a briefing sent to the Women and Equalities Committee in advance of its...

Sex and the law in December 2023 – a briefing

Briefing from Sex Matters for a meeting of the Women and Equalities Committee on 13th December 2023

Section 35 appeal rejected

The Court of Session has rejected the appeal by the Scottish Government against the UK Government’s Section 35 order...

Resisting violations of women-only spaces

The chair of Sex Matters’ board, barrister Naomi Cunningham, was asked to speak at a conference in Edinburgh on...