For journalists
Sex Matters’ Media handbook on sex and gender for journalists and editors explains when and why it is right to talk about people’s sex. It was updated in August 2023 to take account of IPSO’s revised guidance and relevant recent cases.
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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 referring to biological sex. Sex Matters, represented by Ben Cooper KC and David Welsh, is intervening in the appeal in the case of For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers, which...
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Applying for a gender-recognition certificate: the facts
Is the process “intrusive, outdated and humiliating”? This briefing examines the evidence.