SexMatters

05/10/2026

Sandie Peggie’s hearing against RCN has provided a “stark case study of the failure of unions to support female members who are discriminated against by their employers simply for demanding their s*x-based rights.” Helen Joyce quoted in The Times and The Sunday Times

The Royal College of Nursing told the Scottish nurse’s employment tribunal it has ‘no position’ on the trans debate but many of its members disagree

01/10/2026

The draft Conversion Practices Bill would silence therapists, harm children and divide families.

That is the warning from 30 in-depth interviews with mental-health professionals, set out in our new report.

These experts say that the bill won’t stop genuine abuse. But it would:

🔵 drive away ethical, exploratory therapists
🔵 expose parents to criminal sanctions for talking honestly to their children
🔵 steer young people who would otherwise grow up le***an or gay towards medical transition
🔵 deprive vulnerable patients of high-quality mental-health support.

The bill will do most harm to the gay and gender-questioning people it is supposed to protect.

A joint committee of MPs and peers will issue calls for evidence and hear from expert witnesses over the next three months, then report back to the government.

It’s vital that this scrutiny uncovers the flaws in the bill, and that the public becomes aware of the serious problems it would cause.

Read and share our report:

28/09/2026

After S*x Matters wrote to complain, the chief executive of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), Chris Sherwood, has written to us saying the charity has revised its schools briefing on safeguarding considerations in changing rooms.

The guidance now says that, wherever possible, staff supervising children changing should be the same s*x as them. That is welcome. But the NSPCC should not have needed reminding of basic safeguarding.

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After S*x Matters wrote to complain, the chief executive of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), Chris Sherwood, has

28/09/2026

Girlguiding leaders introduced teenage Guides to non-binary identities during a meeting, prompting parents to raise concerns about age appropriateness.

“Now that Girlguiding has finally stopped admitting boys who say they are girls, it must work urgently to remove resources for leaders that are based on the ideological and regressive idea that “boy” and “girl” are gender identities rather than simple biological reality.” Helen Joyce quoted in The Telegraph

Parents raise concerns about ‘inappropriate’ activities exploring gender stereotypes and identification

27/09/2026

“If you’re still faffing around with your toilet policy, frankly you’re not doing other stuff right.”

Fiona McAnena and Tanya de Grunwald, host of the This isn’t Working podcast and founder of the This is Working network, discuss why getting lawful single-s*x workplace policies in place should be the easy part, and what it says about leadership when employers are still getting it wrong.

🔗 Tap the link in the comments to watch the full discussion.

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26/09/2026

“You can’t call [people] talent and then treat them like this.”

Fiona McAnena and Tanya de Grunwald, host of the This isn’t Working podcast and founder of the This is Working network, discuss why employers who dismiss the concerns of female staff risk losing their trust, and why getting single-s*x spaces right matters for good leadership.

🔗 Tap the link in the comments to watch the full discussion.

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25/09/2026

We spoke to Professor Alice Sullivan about why data on s*x matters and how conflating it with “gender identity” conceals differences in health, crime and life outcomes.

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25/09/2026

S*x Matters brought a legal challenge against the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) over guidance on deception as to s*x.

Today the High Court handed down judgment dismissing our claim that the guidance is unlawful, but making stinging criticism of the CPS, calling the guidance overly sympathetic to transgender suspects in r**e cases.

The judges called sections of the guidance that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) defended “surprising”, noting that they presented transgender r**e suspects as if they were vulnerable persons rather than suspects facing serious criminal allegations.

It is clear that deceiving a partner about biological s*x can mean there is no legally valid consent, and that the reality of s*x should not be confused with the idea of “gender identity”.

As a result of our legal action the DPP has agreed to amend parts of its guidance, including directions mandating preferred pronouns.

The CPS is due to publish updated guidance, and we have written to the DPP to ask how he will respond to the court’s criticisms.

S*x Matters recently challenged the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in the High Court over Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) legal guidance on

23/09/2026

23/09/2026

“They are indirectly discriminating against girls.”

Schools should not be forcing girls to use mixed s*x toilets. Separate facilities are a basic safeguarding measure.

🔗 Tap the link in the comments to hear Maya Forstater and Fiona McAnena discuss the flaws in the EHRC’s draft technical guidance on equality law for schools.

There is just one week left to respond to the consultation. The EHRC needs to hear detransitioners’ and parents’ perspectives, and perspectives on behalf of children, alongside the legal detail.

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