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What’s Happening in Your Child’s School?
Report 1: What’s Happening in Your Child’s Classroom? SummaryThe number of children presenting with gender distress in Scotland has soared over the last decade, particularly since 2017 when many...
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Appeal to the UK Supreme Court
We are pleased that the Court of Session Inner House has granted our application to appeal their judicial review decision to the UK Supreme Court. Our CrowdJustice fundraiser to...
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Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls
The following briefing was submitted to the call for inputs from the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls ahead of her visit to Scotland in February. It...
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UN Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women: the meaning of sex and self-identification
The following report was submitted to the CEDAW Committee who are considering the implications of self-identification of sex and gender identity as a legal right. It looks at where...
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SPS policy on the management of transgender prisoners
This is our submission to the Scottish Parliament’s Criminal Justice Committee who will be looking at the SPS policy when it meets on 11th January. It’s also available to...
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Statutory guidance for RSHP in schools
This is our submission to the Scottish Government consultation on statutory guidance for Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood (RSHP) in schools. The draft guidance can be read here and...
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School Toilets
Despite clear legislation on the requirement to provide single-sex toilets in schools many local authorities across Scotland are replacing these with mixed-sex (gender-neutral) facilities, often without prior consultation with...
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Factsheets
A series of factsheets covering schools, toilets, Sandyford Young Person’s Gender Clinic, sports, and a couple about FWS and our judicial review. Click on the links for PDF versions...
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We won! Scottish Government redefinition of woman is unlawful
We are absolutely delighted to report that after more than 18 months of legal action we have won the appeal of our judicial review. The Court of Session has...
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General Election 2024
Here we have a look at women’s rights and the party manifestos, covering the key pledges from the Conservatives, Labour, SNP, Lib Dems, Alba, Greens, Reform, SDP, CPB and...
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FWS is six!
The 20th of June was FWS’s 6th birthday and happily coincided with the #WomenWhoWouldntWheesht book launch (available here and from all good booksellers) AND the passing of the Gender...
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NHS boards requested CMO adopt Cass Review recommendations
An article in yesterday’s Telegraph SNP government’s health chief urged to adopt Cass Review by senior doctors and another in today’s Times Top doctor challenged over transgender care covered...
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Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill
We submitted the following letter to the Standards, Procedure and Public Appointments Committee in response to Engender’s suggestion that the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill adopts a gender...
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Helena Kennedy interview
Baroness Helena Kennedy was on BBC Radio Scotland this morning talking about the proposed Misogyny Bill. Frankly, it was an unfocused mess. And, worryingly, indicated the Baroness was unfamiliar...
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Ending conversion practices in Scotland
This is our submission to the Scottish Government consultation on their proposals for criminal and civil legislation aiming to end all conversion practices in Scotland. The consultation document can...
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Statement on Scottish Minister misrepresenting the Hate Crime Act
We and MurrayBlackburnMackenzie are calling on the Minister for Victims and Community Safety to stop misrepresenting the law. (Statement as a PDF) Interviews given by Siobhian Brown, the Minister for Victims...
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Ending conversion practices – Consultation guidance
The Scottish Government wants to know what you think about its proposed new law to end conversion practices in Scotland . This is our Quick and Easy Guide to filling out the...
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Police accused of parodying JK Rowling
Today’s article in The Telegraph: Police accused of parodying JK Rowling with ‘Jo’, who thinks trans people should go to gas chambers is based on a Freedom of Information...