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Sex Matters
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Sex Matters
@SexMattersOrg
Sex matters in life and in law. It shouldn't take courage to say so.
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- We are hugely grateful to @ForWomenScot for bringing this case. At great personal cost, they have provided women in the UK with essential clarity about the way equality law works. Their bravery cannot be overstated. It’s been a long road and we have been proud to intervene on
- A trustee of Britain’s oldest breastfeeding charity has resigned after it introduced an inclusivity policy that allowed men to attend support groups to learn to "breastfeed"
- “I think she’s going to find that you can’t sit on the fence... The real win is when ordinary people can say these things.” @DerryBanShee speaks to @joshxhowie about Emma Watson’s comments about JK Rowling. 📺 youtu.be/r2OGEITYe2Y
00:00 - BREAKING: Sex Matters sues British Transport Police over its policy of allowing male officers with a gender recognition certificate to strip-search women.
- We are delighted that @ForWomenScot has been successful in its appeal to the Supreme Court, and that the position of the Scottish Government has been rejected. The court has given the right answer: the protected characteristic of sex – male and female – refers to reality, not
00:00 - BREAKING: Sandie Peggie has launched fresh legal proceedings against senior health board managers at NHS Fife
- BREAKING: Sandie Peggie cleared of gross misconduct allegations following 18-month-long internal process by NHS Fife @heraldscotland @andrewlearmonth
- Update from Maya! The tribunal of Sandie Peggie v NHS Fife resumed this week, and I am in Dundee to watch some of the hearing, with Sandie and her family, and with supporters from Scotland and beyond.
- BREAKING: 💥 Single-sex spaces must be based on biology, @EHRC says. New statutory guidance will warn shops, gyms, NHS and public bodies that women could sue for harassment if orgs allow trans-identifying men into women's spaces @thetimes thetimes.com/article/e94f25…
- “It turned out that this man didn’t even work in the lingerie department...” @HJoyceGender speaks to @JuliaHB1 about an incident in @marksandspencer where a male employee offered to help a 14-year-old girl and her mother with bra shopping 👇
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