Here we publish links to press articles, and TV, radio and podcasts, where For Women Scotland has featured or provided a comment.
TV and Radio
STV, 22 December 2022, Marion Calder on the passing of the Gender Recognition Reform Bill
Talk TV, 22 December 2022, Susan Smith “Transwoman and female rights activist have a fiery debate over changing rooms”
Talk Radio, 22 December 2022, Maren Smith on gender reform
GB News, 22 December 2022, Susan Smith on gender reform
BBC News, 21 December 2022, Susan Smith, coverage of demo at Parliament and the Bill
BBC Radio Ulster, 21 December 2022, Maren Smith on gender reform
Channel 4, 21 December 2022, “Debate: should Scotland’s Gender Recognition Bill be passed?” with Susan Smith
Talk TV, 20 December 2022, Susan Smith talking about the GRR Bill
House of Commons, Online Safety Bill debate, 05 December 2022, FWS mentioned by Neale Hanvey MPVideo (about 04:50mins) I Hansard
LBC Radio, 30 November 2022, Susan Smith talking about the First Minister heckled at the Zero Tolerance meeting
BBC Reporting Scotland, 09 November 2022, Report on FWS judicial review
Radio Scotland, 09 November 2022, Detailed report on FWS judicial review
GB News, 28 October 2022, Susan Smith talking about Gender Recognition reform and Ash Regan’s resignation
BBC The Nine, 27 October 2022, Reporting on the Stage 1 debate on the Gender Recognition Reform Bill – Susan Smith featured
ITV News, 27 October 2022, Reporting on the Stage 1 debate on the Gender Recognition Reform Bill – Susan Smith featured
STV News, 27 October 2022, Reporting on the Stage 1 debate on the Gender Recognition Reform Bill – Susan Smith featured
Go Radio News, 27 October 2022, Susan Smith taking about the Gender Recognition Reform Bill
Forth Radio News, 27 October 2022, Susan Smith talking about the Gender Recognition Reform Bill
GB News, 09 October 2022, Should 16 year olds be allowed to change their gender? – featured our rally at Parliament
Talk TV, 17 August 2022, Susan Smith on the appointment of a man as the first Period Dignity Officer
BBC Reporting Scotland, 16 June 2022, FWS press conference on protecting female sport
Talk TV, 03 May 2022, Susan Smith on Nicola Sturgeon’s refusal to define “woman”
GB News, 09 April 2022, Susan Smith on the gender pay gap
GB News, 05 April 2022, Susan Smith on the EHRC guidance for single-sex spaces
GB News, 06 March 2022, Shereen Benjamin on being excluded from the Parliament LGBT cross party group
Talk Radio, 06 March 2022, Maren Smith on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
BBC Reporting Scotland, 18 February 2022, report on our judicial review appeal win on the redefinition of ‘woman’ in the Gender Representation on Public Boards Act
Radio Scotland, 17 February 2022, Marion Calder on reform of the Gender Recognition Act
BBC Reporting Scotland, 17 February 2022, Marion Calder on reform of the Gender Recognition Act
BBC News at One, 17 February 2022, Marion Calder on reform of the Gender Recognition Act
Radio 4, 17 February 2022, Marion Calder on reform of the Gender Recognition Act
GB News, 30 January 2022, Susan Smith on reform of the Gender Recognition Act
GB News, 10 January 2022, Susan Smith talking about the school census
Webinars and Podcasts
Tweet Street podcast: Safeguarding Affirmative – Maren smith discussing children’s rights, 10 October 2022
Newspapers
Scottish Daily Express, 29 December 2022, “UN official called out for describing harassment of a Scottish MP as ‘epic'”
The Telegraph, 28 December 2022, “Scotland’s new trans law compared to Nelson Mandela’s apartheid fight by SNP minister”
The Times, 22 December 2022, “‘Sturgeon out’ demand protesters at 1,000-strong parliament rally”
BBC News, 22 December 2022, “The two sides of Scotland’s gender law debate”
Scottish Daily Express, 20 December 2022, “‘Utterly disgraceful’ scenes as women threatened with arrest and kicked out of Holyrood gender debate”
Scottish Daily Express, 19 December 2022, “SNP government in ‘travesty of democracy’ accusation as gender time limit exposed”
The Times, 15 December 2022, “Film screening called off after trans protest”
BBC, 13 December 2022, “Government wins legal case over definition of woman”
The Telegraph, 13 December 2022, “Scottish judge rules human sex is ‘not limited to biology’”
The Times, 13 December 2022, “Definition of woman in Equality Act includes trans, court rules”
The Times, 13 December 2022, “End discrimination and open up shelter, rape charity tells Rowling”
The Telegraph, 12 December 2022:
Scottish Daily Expresss, 01 December 2022, “Event attended by Nicola Sturgeon in free speech row as women alleged to have been turned away”
The Telegraph, 29 November 2022, “Nicola Sturgeon heckled with ‘shame on you’ during male violence speech”
The Times, 29 November 2022, “Zero tolerance event bans talk of single sex spaces”
Scottish Daily Express, 28 November 2022, “Nicola Sturgeon mocked by UN adviser who warns gender reform bill will have global consequences”
Scottish Daily Express, 19 November 2022, “Anger over Glasgow drag event open to teenagers under the age of 16”
Scottish Daily Express, 18 November 2022, “MSPs pushed to answer questions on trans prisoner convicted of paedophilia who attacked fellow inmate”
Scottish Daily Express, 17 November 2022, “Woke staff fail in attempt to axe Scots education conference as cancel culture strikes Glasgow”
The Telegraph, 15 November 2022, “Women’s health clinics could be renamed to avoid upsetting trans patients”
The Telegraph, 14 November 2022, “NHS Scotland plans to ‘fast-track irreversible surgery for trans patients’”
The Times, 13 November 2022. “Scottish hospitals warned over isolating transwomen”
Scottish Daily Express, 11 November 2022, “Maggie Chapman blasted over gender bill change which would allow someone to legally change gender immediately”
The Telegraph, 10 November 2022, “Human sex is not determined at birth and can legally change, SNP argues in court”
The Guardian, 10 November 2022, “EHRC has not taken sides in debate on impact of transgender laws, Scottish court told”
The Times, 10 November 2022, “Holyrood’s definition of woman is unlawful, feminist activists claim”
The Telegraph, 09 November 2022, “SNP ‘denying biology’ by insisting people can legally change gender, court hears”
The Guardian, 09 November 2022, “Scottish plans to include transgender women in equality law tested in court”
Scottish Daily Express, 09 November 2022, “Women in Scotland losing their human rights due to SNP/Green government, court hears”
Scottish Daily Express, 09 November 2022, “Judicial review heard TODAY in case brought against SNP Government over legal definition of a woman”
BBC News, 09 November 2022, “Scottish government back in court over definition of ‘woman'”
Scottish Legal News, 09 November 2022, “Amanda Jones: Gender recognition bill will complicate rather than clarify the law”
Scottish Daily Express, 09 November 2022, “Sandyford Clinic facing mounting legal action from former patients rushed into sex-change treatments”
The Telegraph, 09 November 2022
Scottish Daily Express, 07 November 2022, “Scottish Green councillor branded ‘reckless’ by women’s rights group over school transgender comments”
The Times, 07 November 2022, “Schools ‘safer than home’ for pupils to explore gender, says Glasgow trans councillor”
The Times, 05 November 2022, “Gender recognition reform: SNP rebels force Sturgeon to back off”
The Telegraph, 03 November 2022, “Nicola Sturgeon under pressure to shut down Scotland’s only gender clinic for children”
The Times, 03 November 2022, “SNP’s feminist foreign policy is absurd, claim Tories”
Scottish Daily Express, 02 November 2022, “Scottish Labour and Conservatives urged to reveal how they will amend controversial gender reforms”
Daily Mail, 01 November 2022, “Puberty blockers given to children ‘as young as NINE’ at Scotland’s Tavistock Centre: Sandyford clinic under fire for giving life-changing drugs to autistic and troubled youngsters who may have been ‘misdiagnosed’ as trans”
The Telegraph, 31 October 2022, “Children as young as nine prescribed puberty blockers at Sturgeon-backed gender clinic”
Scottish Daily Mail, 31 October 2022
The Epoch Times, 28 October 2022, “First Stage of Scotland’s Gender Reform Self-ID Bill Passes Despite Nine SNP MPs Defying Party Whip”
The Telegraph, 27 October 2022, “Gender identity clinics across Scotland secretly use extreme guidelines from controversial trans group”
The Telegraph, 26 October 2022, “‘Sturgeon’s Tavistock’ clinic offers trans children surgery not backed by ‘robust evidence’”
Scottish Daily Express, 26 October 2022, “Children’s commissioner accused of risking the health of Scots kids for ‘political expediency'”
Scottish Daily Express, 26 October 2022, “Schools told to seek legal advice before following Scottish guidance for transgender kids”
Scottish Daily Express, 24 October 2022, “Keir Starmer refuses to say if Eddie Izzard will be allowed to stand as female candidate”
The Times, 15 October 2022, “JK Rowling: Sturgeon is deaf to women’s concerns over gender ID”
Scottish Daily Express, 14 October 2022, “Trans activist trolls target Robbie Coltrane hours after death announcement for supporting JK Rowling”
The Telegraph, 14 October 2022, “NHS Scotland accused of failing to safeguard children by referring them to Mermaids”
The Times, 13 October 2022, “”Trans charity under investigation is still giving advice to Scottish pupils”
Daily Mail, 10 October 2022, “Now JK Rowling brands Nicola Sturgeon ‘the First Feminist’: Author slams SNP leader in latest war of words after it emerged party’s equalities officer threatened to ‘beat the f*** out of terfs'”
Daily Record, 09 October 2022, “SNP equalities officer threatened to ‘beat the f*** out of terfs and transphobes’ in abusive tweets”
The Herald, 09 October 2022
Multiple media articles on 6th October relating to our women’s rights rally at the Scottish Parliament: see here for the list of press and TV coverage.
Scottish Daily Express, 28 September 2022, “Calls for crackdown on Scottish website posting breast binders to ‘vulnerable kids'”
The Telegraph, 24 September 2022, “Scottish tour guides told to address visitors as ‘grown-ups’ instead of ‘mum and dad’”
The Sun, 22 September 2022, “Snowflake heritage bosses ban tour guides from using ‘non-inclusive’ terms like mum and dad in bonkers woke farce”
Scottish Daily Express, 22 September 2022, “Scottish Government pay out £147,500 for court loss to feminist group”
Scottish Legal News, 22 September 2022, “Scottish government pays out £147,500 after losing case over definition of ‘woman’”
The Telegraph, 22 September 2022, “Transgender players in Scottish rugby ‘putting females at risk'”
The Times, 18 September 2022, “Goodbye Mr Squirrel: nurseries told to avoid gender stereotypes”
Scottish Daily Express, 17 September 2022, “Scottish Government urged to focus on persecuted women today rather than witches”
Scottish Daily Express, 14 September 2022, “SNP MP branded a ‘misogynist bigot’ for statement against gay rights charity”
The Telegraph, 08 September 2022
Scottish Daily Express, 07 September 2022, “Nicola Sturgeon’s controversial gender self ID law faces legal challenge from Liz Truss’ government”
Scottish Daily Express, 07 September 2022, “Anger from Scots feminists as ‘pee protest’ trans activists target UK’s equality watchdog”
Scottish Daily Express, 06 September 2022, “Patrick Harvie accused of ‘trivialising fascism’ at trans rally in Edinburgh”
Scottish Daily Express, 01 September 2022, “Scottish Government court loss leads to crucial review of ‘woman’ in ‘shaky’ gender guidance”
The Times, 24 August 2022, “Sandyford gender clinic seeks views on failings”
Scottish Daily Express, 23 August 2022, “Young people to wait over a year for safeguarding measures at Sandyford gender clinic”
Scottish Daily Express, 19 August 2022, “Dundee’s SNP council leader backs period boss with ‘VERY concerning’ comment”
The Telegraph, 17 August 2022:
Daily Mail, 17 August 2022, “Meet the (very macho) weightlifting, boxing, ultra-marathon-running new ‘period officer’ who SNP-led Dundee council has given £36,126-a-year to talk about periods and the menopause with women and girls”
The Scotsman, 17 August 2022, Letter: “Not so fast” (in response to Scottish Trans column )
The Times, 14 August 2022, “Edinburgh University urged to review ‘dangerous’ policy on trans students”
Scottish Daily Express, 02 August 2022, “Nicola Sturgeon told to protect ‘single-sex sport’ after she hails Lionesses Euro victory”
The Times, 01 August 2022, “SNP denies trying to silence feminists in transphobia row”
The Herald, 31 July 2022, “Critics of gender self-ID face bar from Yes campaign under code of conduct plan”
The Times, 31 July 2022, “Tavistock scandal: Calls for Scottish Sandyford service to close”
Scottish Daily Express, 26 July 2022, “Scottish Government slated over £317k payments to under-fire charity Stonewall”
The Telegraph, 22 July 2022, “Offer ‘bridging’ hormones to people on gender clinic waiting lists, Scottish doctors told”
Scottish Legal News, 22 July 2022 “Second judicial review brought against Scottish government over definition of ‘woman’”
The Telegraph, 20 July 2022, “SNP accused of flouting court ruling to define biological men as women”
Scottish Daily Mail, 04 July 2022
The Telegraph, 30 June 2022, “‘Farts’ – How women who question transgender ideology are described in Scottish Government training”
tes magazine, 22 June 2022, “Transgender and non-binary students: legal issues in Scotland”
Scottish Daily Express, 22 June 2022, “Nicola Sturgeon under fire from women’s rights champions for hypocritical Italy jaunt”
Scottish Daily Express, 22 June 2022, “SNP’s pro self-ID argument ‘demolished’ by expert witness called in at last minute”
Think Scotland, 21 June 2022, “Railroaded: gender recognition reform and policy capture”
The Scottish Sun. 20 June 2022, “Scots government-backed puberty advice leaflet sparks anger with ‘women’ and ‘girls’ erased”
The Telegraph, 20 June 2022 “NHS Scotland disowns eunuch policy link”:
FWS Press Conference: Protect Female Sports – see here for list of press and TV coverage
The Telegraph, 15 June 2022, “Scottish NHS: ‘eunuch’ should be a gender”
The Telegraph, 13 June 2022, “Scots should be allowed to change gender ‘as many times as they like’”
The Times, 12 June 2022, “Pull chain on unisex school loos, say activists”
Scottish Daily Express, 08 June 2022, “Scots groups fume at Emily Bridges interview as trans cyclist defends taking part in female races”
Scottish Daily Express, 01 June 2022, “Gender critics face anti-English abuse after speaking out against SNP reforms”
The Times, 01 June 2022, “Trans-row opponents debate self-ID law at Holyrood”
The Telegraph, 31 May 2022, “Scottish gender reforms amount to ‘state-endorsed’ reconstruction of society, warn campaigners”
Scottish Legal, 30 May 2022, “Gender Recognition Reform Bill ‘risks becoming bad law’”
Holyrood, 30 May 2022, “Women’s groups raise concerns about GRA reform ahead of Holyrood committee appearance”
The Telegraph, 29 May 2022, “Time-wasting Scottish census bosses threaten women who ‘spoilt’ forms with glitter”
The Times, 15 May 2022, “Trans alliance fears right to object could lead to court cases”
Scottish Daily Express, 14 May 2022, “Scottish Government cannot back up Lorna Slater’s ‘right wing group’ funding claims”
Scottish Daily Express, 11 May 2022, “Fury as Nicola Sturgeon knocks back complaint against Lorna Slater’s trans views”
The Times, 08 May 2022, “Trans status of recruits ‘must be disclosed to employers’
The Herald, 02 May 2022, “Nicola Sturgeon refuses to define what a ‘woman’ is”
The Telegraph, 02 May 2022, “Defining what a woman is would harm trans people, says Nicola Sturgeon”
The Times, 01 May 2022, “Woman on a mission hopes to end UK’s only all-male council”
Scottish Daily Express, 24 April 2022, “SNP ministers told to probe 1,411% rise in children sent to gender clinic amid fears of ‘massive scandal'”
Museums Journal, 22 April 2022, “Glasgow Life defends trans label in Burrell Collection after ‘politicisation’ row”
Scottish Daily Express, 20 April 2022, “SNP-run Scottish Government told to ‘wake up’ to child trans health ‘scandal of our time'”
The Herald, 16 April 2022, “Human rights advice could see women-only wards reinstated”
The Herald, 16 April 2022, “Burrell Collection accused of ‘politicising’ exhibits in transgender row”
Scottish Daily Express, 14 April 2022, “Scottish Census row erupts as Scottish Government threatens to prosecute people who refuse to fill it out”
The Times, 11 April 2022, “Slater criticised for likening trans law opponents to antisemites and racists”
The Times, 11 April 2022, “Gender reform critics like racists, says Lorna Slater”
The Telegraph, 10 April 2022, “‘Grossly offensive’ Scottish minister compares women’s rights activists to racists and anti-Semites”
The Times, 10 April 2022, “Transgender girls should not be barred from sport, says SNP”
The Times, 06 April 2022, “Self-ID has made a sham of census, feminist group says”
The Times, 24 March 2022, “‘Cis’ is an offensive term for women, feminists tell MSPs”
The Critic, 23 March 2022, “Victory for For Women Scotland”
The Daily Mail, 23 March 2022, “You can’t redefine what a woman is, top judges tell SNP”
The Telegraph, 22 March 2022, “SNP costs taxpayers £150,000 after failed attempt to ‘redefine’ women to include trans women”
Scottish Daily Express, 22 March 2022, “Humiliation for Nicola Sturgeon as women’s rights campaigners win gender court case and get awarded costs”
The Telegraph, 18 March 2022, “‘Gender critical’ groups campaigning at Tory conference”
Holyrood, 16 March 2022, “For Women Scotland call for pause on conversion therapy ban”
The Telegraph, 06 March 2022, “Scotland to be one of the easiest places on Earth for teenagers to change gender”
The Times, 06 March 2022, “Self-ID law ‘not supported by all trans people’ says campaigner”
Spiked, 05 March 2022, “The SNP’s Gender Recognition Bill is a threat to women”
The Herald, 03 March 2022, “Scottish Government publishes controversial gender reform plans”
Sky News, 03 March 2022, “Scottish government reveals controversial plan to ‘simplify’ process of changing gender identity”
Scottish Daily Express, 03 March 2022, “Women’s rights at risk as SNP push through controversial gender reforms”
The Times, 03 March 2022, “Feminists threaten to sue Scottish government over gender recognition law”
The Guardian, 02 March 2022, “Scotland’s gender recognition reform bill to be published amid growing tensions”
Scottish Daily Express, 02 March 2022, “Scottish Government condemned after letting ‘vile’ individuals consult on trans reforms”
Scottish Daily Express, 02 March 2022, “SNP’s gender reforms will mean the end of school trips warn parents and teachers”
The Telegraph, 01 March 2022, “‘Wrong sort of lesbians’ blocked from debating SNP trans reforms”
Scottish Daily Express, 28 February 2022, “Women’s group calls on Scots to troll the Nats by filling out a paper version of the census”
Scottish Daily Express, 22 February 2022, “SNP MP Mhairi Black under fire from feminist campaigners over ‘red head’ gender intervention”
Scottish Daily Express, 21 February 2022, “Highland Council reconsidering plans for unisex toilets at new Inverness school following parental concerns”
The Times, 19 February 2022, “Feminists says fight will go on after court win over definition of ‘woman’”
The Times, 19 February 2022, “Ministers lose bid to redefine ‘woman’ for the boardroom”
The Telegraph, 18 February 2022, “SNP loses bid to ‘redefine meaning of women’ to include trans people on public boards”
The Scottish Sun, 16 February 2022, “Raised Eyebrows: Green MSP asks people who ‘self-define’ as disabled to apply for job”
The Times, 13 February 2022, “SNP ready to make concessions on gender reforms ahead of May elections”
Scottish Daily Express, 11 February 2022, “Calls for women-only train carriages in Scotland should be derailed, say campaigners”
Scottish Daily Express, 03 February 2022, “Greens MSP called on to resign is now accused of ‘believing conspiracy theories’ about human rights watchdog”
Scottish Daily Express, 02 February 2022, “SNP government warned gender neutral terms could harm women”
The Telegraph, 27 January 2022, “My transgender reforms do not threaten women’s rights, says Nicola Sturgeon”
Scottish Daily Express, 27 January 2022, “Nicola Sturgeon condemned by 15 women’s groups for failing them on gender reforms”
Scottish Daily Express, 27 January 2022, “Calls for Scottish Greens MSP to step down after controversial Radio 4 interview”
Holyrood, 27 January 2022, “Nicola Sturgeon questions equality watchdog intervention in trans law reform debate”
The Telegraph, 26 January 2022, “Nicola Sturgeon’s transgender reforms ‘risk damaging women and should be stopped’”
The Critic, 26 January 2022, “The EHRC delivers”
Scottish Daily Express, 24 January 2022, “Scottish Express poll finds 90 per cent are against SNP’s controversial gender ID plans”
The Times, 23 January 2022, “Ministers rapped over census and women’s rights”
The Times, 16 January 2022, “Let children of 12 alter legal gender ‘without a delay’ in Scotland”
The Times, 09 January 2022, “Sex education: the Scottish students who sell their bodies”
The Times, 05 January 2022, “Feminist groups feel ignored by SNP gender consultation”
The Telegraph, 03 January 2022, “SNP accused of ignoring feminist and religious groups in gender reform talks”
The Times, 02 January 2022, “Trans prisoners ‘switch gender again’ once freed from women’s units”
