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  • George Watson’s College – Staff Transgender Training

    A member of the public recently attended the school’s transgender training webinar for teachers. As expected, much of the content is of concern, in that it unquestionably affirms gender...

  • FWS Statement on the Vote for Lamont Amendment

    FWS are delighted by Jeane Freeman’s decision to back Johann Lamont’s amendment to the Forensic Medical Services Bill. This Bill provides for improved services and much needed support and...

  • Dear MSPs…from survivors

    The following letter was sent to all MSPs on 09 December, regarding the Lamont amendment to the Forensic Medical Service Bill to ensure survivors of rape and sexual assault...

  • Reaction to Lamont amendment

    The following was taken from our Twitter thread: Sadly, today we have seen something of a push-back on Twitter to the amendment to the Forensic Medical Services Bill, including...

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    #SixWords

    This is the proposed six word amendment to the Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Bill which will be heard in the Stage 3 debate on Thursday...

  • History of Women and Hate Crime Law

    A gender aggravator to a crime was first mooted in the Draft Criminal Code for Scotland some seventeen years ago. Later the same year Robin Harper MSP lodged an...

  • Women and the Hate Crime Bill: Nothing about us without us

    On Tuesday 24th November For Women Scotland will give evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee on the controversial Hate Crime and Public Order Bill. In our written submission,...

  • Letter to Health and Sport Committee

    Following the confusion about sex and gender after media reports on the Committee’s meeting to scrutinise the Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Bill, we wrote the...

  • Engender AGM

    At Engender’s AGM on Saturday, the CEO, Emma Ritch made an interesting comment: “I would like to be clear here that Engender is not funded for a huge amount...

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    RSHP Education

    The national resource for relationships, sexual health and parenthood (RSHP) education for children and young people has changed quite considerably since it first came online at rshp.com, when the Scotsman reported on parents concerns...