Archives
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Demonstration: No Males in Female Jails
Please join us and Keep Prisons Single Sex to protest the recent policy decisions that have illustrated the horrific situation in Scottish prisons for women. We have one message: #NoMalesInFemaleJails, any compromises or...
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For Women Scotland Sport – Introduction
In a first blog post by For Women Scotland Sport we welcome the decision by Scottish Rugby to follow the other home nations in ensuring that from the age...
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Roundup: Say No to Self-ID Demonstration
Thank you to the many hundreds of people who travelled from far and wide to attend our demonstration at the Scottish Parliament on the 21st Dec, and to the...
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Gender Recognition Reform Bill – links
Handy page of links for the Gender Recognition (Scotland) Bill as it passes through Parliament. Pre-Committee stage: STAGE 1: Examination of the Bill by the Equalities, Human Rights and...
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Stage 3 Briefing on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
The following briefing was sent to all MSPs as a PDF on 19th December ahead of the Stage 3 Parliamentary debate on the 20th and final vote on the Bill on...
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Judicial Review Decision
We are, of course, hugely disappointed in today’s ruling, which is available in full on the court’s website here. At first reading this seems disastrous for women who are...
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Sex, what’s it all about?
Rachael Hamilton MSP: “Does the Cabinet Secretary believe that a Gender Recognition Certificate is relevant under the Equality Act or is irrelevant, because two weeks ago, the Scottish Government...
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SPATH
Two recent articles in the Telegraph: NHS Scotland plans to ‘fast-track irreversible surgery for trans patients’ and Women’s health clinics could be renamed to avoid upsetting trans patients have...
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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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Demonstration: Say No to Self-ID
The final vote of the Gender Recognition Reform Bill takes place on 21st December and we will be outside the Scottish Parliament demonstrating from 1-2pm. If you can get...
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Emergency evidence session by EHRCJ Committee
The EHRCJ Committee has now announced that Ms Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on violence against women for the United Nations, has been invited to give evidence for the first time,...
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United Nations
Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on violence against women for the United Nations recently wrote to the UK Government to raise concerns about some aspects of the Gender Recognition Reform...