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‘Biological males’ should not compete in women’s sports – Boris Johnson

“Biological males” should not compete in women’s sports, while women should have access to single-sex spaces in places such as hospitals and prisons, the Prime Minister has said. Boris Johnson said it seems to him to be “sensible” that biological ...

06 Apr 2022 at 15:55

Commons trans row after Tory MP says ‘a woman is an adult female human’

A row over transgender rights emerged in the Commons after a Tory MP called for legislators to be “clear and courageous about what a man is and what a woman is”. Sir Bernard Jenkin, one of the few male MPs present in the chamber for the annual ...

10 Mar 2022 at 17:55

Scotland

Discourse around GRA ‘reminiscent’ of treatment of gay men, says charity

Discourse around proposed reforms to the Gender Recognition Act in Scotland is reminiscent of the treatment of gay men in decades past, the director of an LGBT charity has said. In the first public evidence session on the controversial Gender ...

17 May 2022 at 15:55

Scotland

United Nations official concerned males could ‘abuse’ new GRA Bill

A UN official has raised concerns that new controversial gender legislation could be abused by predatory men. Reem Alsalem, the UN special rapporteur for violence against women and girls, wrote to the UK Government this week to relay her ...

23 Nov 2022 at 19:31

GRA amendment ruling out impact on Equality Act backed by MSPs

MSPs have passed an amendment to controversial gender reform legislation aimed at quelling concerns it will impact on the Equality Act. Concerns had been raised that changes brought in by the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill ...

22 Nov 2022 at 15:34

Scotland

Opposition and rebel SNP MSPs push for gender reform law amendments

Opposition and rebel SNP MSPs are pushing for amendments to the Scottish Government’s gender recognition reform law ahead of a vote next week. The Conservatives’ Russell Findlay and the SNP’s Michelle Thomson have submitted a joint ...

13 Dec 2022 at 18:25

Badenoch clashes with MPs over menopause discrimination law

Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch dismissed suggestions that the menopause should be given a special legally protected status. She argued women could already make use of anti-discrimination measures based on age, sex and ...

01 Mar 2023 at 17:18

Scotland

UN expert backs gender recognition reforms being considered in Scotland

A UN expert has restated his backing for controversial gender reforms which could be approved by MSPs next week. Victor Madrigal-Borloz – the UN’s independent expert on protection against violence and discrimination ...

16 Dec 2022 at 13:01

Sunak: Reasonable for UK Government to consider blocking Scottish gender law

It would be “completely reasonable” for the UK Government to consider blocking new gender reforms in Scotland, the Prime Minister has said. Holyrood passed the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill on Thursday ...

23 Dec 2022 at 11:20

Sturgeon: Blocking gender law would be using trans people as ‘political weapon’

Nicola Sturgeon has accused the UK Government of “using trans people as a political weapon” if they seek to block gender reforms passed by the Scottish Parliament. The deadline for Rishi Sunak to block the Gender ...

16 Jan 2023 at 14:38

Jack confirms UK Government to block Scottish gender recognition reforms

The UK Government is to block controversial reforms of the gender recognition process passed by Holyrood, in a move branded by Nicola Sturgeon as a “full-frontal attack” on the Scottish Parliament. She hit out ...

16 Jan 2023 at 19:24

MPs warned to use careful language to prevent trans people being targeted

Politicians must be careful in how they speak about trans people to prevent them being “targeted in an inappropriate way”, a minister has said. Minister for women Maria Caulfield urged MPs to be mindful of ...

12 Jun 2023 at 21:00

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