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The Green Party: A New Hope for Progressives
Last week, I left the Liberal Democrats to join the Green Party. These are the main reasons for my decision, even though I still support the vast majority of their policies. Steadfast support for Transgender People The Green membership is strongly unified on the rights for transgender people. 90% of party members believe people should Continue reading
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New EHRC Code Threatens Transgender Rights in the UK
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has finalised updates to its Code of Practice on single-sex services. The UK’s top human rights regulator, which has faced criticism for its policies on transgender people, has shared a finished version of its Code of Practice for services, public functions, and associations with equalities minister Bridget Phillipson. Continue reading
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Leaked – Labour Womens Conference Cancelled
Following the Supreme Court’s gender ruling, leaked Labour documents have revealed the party’s plans to postpone its women’s conference and restrict positive action provisions to “biological women”. LGBT groups within the party have condemned these documents as a “blatant attack” and an “attempt to isolate” transgender people. Confidential advice sent to members of the National Continue reading
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BMA Critiques Supreme Court’s Ruling on The Equality Act.
The BMA (Resident Junior Doctors), or British Medical Association, the body that represents GP’s in the UK, has panned the recent Supreme Court ruling on what the word “sex” means in the Equality Act 2010 as “scientifically incorrect”. Not the first time BMA has come out in defence of Transgender People Last year, the BMA Continue reading
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Understanding the EHRC Guidance: A Push for Social Segregation?
A post about what the ECHR issued last night, with some information copied from the excellent breakdown from Sophia Maclennan on Threads. Link to her profile at the bottom of the post. Continue reading
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Why the Equality Act 2010 Still Protects Transgender Individuals
Today this government, a Labour government, said they support that transgender women are not women and we should use a man’s toilet. Here is a fact. The Supreme Court ruling did not change any laws. The ruling was in regard to what the word sex meant in relation to the Equality Act, specifically regarding the Continue reading
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How the Supreme Court Ruling Affects Trans Individuals
This week’s ruling changes the landscape entirely. In an unexpected move that has caught the legal and LGBTQIA sector by complete surprise, the UK’s Supreme Court has ruled that the Equality Act’s definition of women does not include trans women. In an instant, this ruling took away some of the rights Trans people have. Worse, Continue reading
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Equality Act 2010: Court Ruling’s Implications for Trans Women
Today the Supreme Court in the UK ruled on a very important court case for Transgender women in the UK. Background The case is set to rule on whether or not the legal definition of a woman includes transgender women with a GRC, or Gender Recognition Certificate. It was brought to the Supreme Court by Continue reading
