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  • Police Scotland’s practice on self-ID does not comply with court ruling

    MurrayBlackburnMackenzie’s petition to the Scottish Parliament’s Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee on accurately recording the sex of those accused or charged with rape, was covered in today’s Herald:...

  • FOI for Funding Applications

    The funding applications submitted by four organisations that are funded primarily by the Scottish Government – LGBT Youth Scotland, Equality Network, Engender and Elect Her – were requested via...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...