SexMatters

19/08/2026

Jill Foster for The Telegraph looks at the legal challenges now facing public bodies resisting the Supreme Court judgment.

Our Hampstead ponds case “shows the lengths which some public bodies will go to in order to appease trans activists”. - Maya Forstater

Sixteen months after the UK Supreme Court ruled that “s*x” in equality law means “biological s*x”, the EHRC released fresh guidance intended to put to rest any argument over who could access single-s*x spaces.

From the NHS to local councils, the state is siding with activists at the expense of the law. But gender-critical women are fighting back ⤵️
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/19/trans-activist-british-institutions/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_fb_photo

17/08/2026

“The Minister in charge of the department should not try to pass the buck to the EHRC in tackling councils that plan to make a mockery of the law.” Maya Forstater quoted in The Sun on Bridget Phillipson sidestepping calls for the government to ensure the law is upheld.

MINISTERS have been accused of “passing the buck” on Green-run councils flouting rules on same-s*x toilets. Leftie local authorities have vowed to defy new guidance which came into force last week.…

14/08/2026

We have written again to Amnesty International UK. We do not accept its claim that calling S*x Matters and other gender-critical groups “anti-rights” in its withdrawn report was an isolated error.

Maya Forstater: “We hope that Amnesty will take responsibility for what is not simply a rogue briefing but a frequently and strongly expressed institutional view”.

Read our letter: s*x-matters.org/posts/publications/second-letter-to-amnesty-international-uk/

Gender-critical campaigners have rejected Amnesty International UK’s claim that a report condemning them as “anti-rights” was an isolated error.

The briefing uploaded to the charity’s website, which was later withdrawn, mentioned the s*x-based rights group S*x Matters and Beira’s Place, a centre for victims of s*xual violence co-founded by JK Rowling.

After threats of legal action from the Harry Potter author, Kerry Moscogiuri, the chief executive of Amnesty International UK, issued a public apology and claimed that the report did not reflect its position as an institution

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14/08/2026

City AM follows up on our ‘S*x-based rights in the City’ report on failures in the financial sector to comply with the law, revealing that several major City firms have updated their policies on single-s*x facilities since we published in May.

“Admiral, Coventry Building Society and Santander have all updated their HR procedures” to restrict access to single-s*x facilities on the basis of biological s*x in line with the EHRC code of practice.

At the time, household names in the financial sector had left female staff without guaranteed single-s*x facilities, while women who raised concerns felt angry, unvalued and unable to speak up.

Read the ‘S*x-based rights in the City’ report here ➡️ s*x-matters.org/posts/publications/s*x-based-rights-in-the-city/

https://www.cityam.com/exclusive-city-giants-tighten-trans-policies/

City firms are being forced to tighten up inclusion policies and prevent transgender staff from using single-s*x bathrooms.

12/08/2026

S*x Matters is recruiting for new trustees to join our board at an exciting phase in our development.

The role of trustees is to govern well, and ensure the organisation stays financially strong and pursues our mission with integrity.

We are looking for people who bring sound judgement, integrity and a genuine commitment to the mission and values of S*x Matters.

We are particularly interested people who have experience as a trustee, NED or senior leader in a charity or another dynamic organisation.

Closing date: 7th September

Apply now: https://s*x-matters.org/about-us/team/trustees-needed/

12/08/2026

“If the Government is serious about its goal to reduce male violence against women and girls, it cannot remain silent while councils declare they will not protect women and girls.”

Fiona McAnena quoted in The Telegraph on six councils vowing to defy the EHRC code of practice in a joint letter to Bridget Phillipson.

Six Green-led London boroughs vow to keep services ‘inclusive’

11/08/2026

Our latest blog looks at BBC Northern Ireland’s coverage of Féile an Phobail’s cancellation of Women's Rights Network Northern Ireland’s panel, and what’s next in Northern Ireland.

BBC Radio Ulster covered the cancellation of the Women’s Rights Network Northern Ireland’s panel planned for the Belfast arts festival, Féile an Phobail,

11/08/2026

“It’s a particular horror... that female staff and female patients lose any expectation of privacy.”

Fiona McAnena joins GB News to discuss NHS trusts continuing to ignore the law on single-s*x spaces.

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10/08/2026

“Rowling is sending a message to institutions: they cannot keep breaking the law and trampling women’s rights with impunity.”

Maya Forstater quoted in Daily Mail News on JK Rowling offering to fund NHS patients and staff taking legal action to secure their rights.

The Harry Potter author acted after one health trust said transgender women can continue to use female wards, toilets, showers and changing rooms for now.

10/08/2026

Councils have approved more than £50m of leisure projects with mixed-s*x changing rooms since the Supreme Court judgment.

“Councils are putting ideology ahead of the safety and dignity of women and girls.” Fiona McAnena quoted in The Times and The Sunday Times

The projects are under fresh scrutiny due to warnings that mixed-s*x ‘village’ changing facilities ‘may be discriminatory’ if they are the only option