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Please find below a selection of documents, links and other resources that we hope will be of interest. They're divided into four sections: legal statutes, case law, news articles and further reading.
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The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) defines and protects the human rights and political freedoms of the citizens of the member states of the Council of Europe. This includes the United Kingdom, and UK citizens have successfully defended such rights at the European Court of Human Rights, which was established in 1959 by the Convention.
The full text of the ECHR can be found here. Of particular relevance to sex-based rights are Article 9 – Freedom of Thought, Conscience & Religion; and Article 10 – Freedom of Expression.
The Human Rights Act 1998 is a UK Act of Parliament that incorporates the ECHR into UK law. This means that, in many cases, a breach of the Convention can be remedied within the UK court system, without the need to take a case to the European court in Strasbourg. In paticular, the Act makes it unlawful for any public body to act in a way that is incompatible with the Convention, unless other primary legislation provides no other choice.
The text of the Act can be found here.
The Equality Act (2010) is a UK Act of Parliament that updated and consolidated a number of earlier anti-discrimination laws and regulations. The Act mirrors and implements the four major EU Equal Treatment Directives, and offers legal protection against discrimination based on a person’s religion or belief, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation or gender reassignment.
The full text of the Act can be found here.
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Maya Forstater won her claim against her former employer on appeal, with the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling that ‘gender critical beliefs’ are ‘worthy of respect in a democratic society’. This landmark case has laid a path for many subsequent cases to follow.
A news article about the case can be found here.
The full decision can be found here.
Allison Bailey won her case against her Chambers but not against Stonewall – she didn’t give up though – she believes that Stonewall must be held accountable for its role in importuning her employer’s behaviour towards her and is awaiting judgement on her appeal.
A news article about the case can be found here.
The full judgement can be found here.
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The Conservative candidate for North West Essex has written about her plan on X
The Lib Dems’ manifesto promises to “Reform the gender recognition process to remove the requirement for medical reports, recognise non-binary identities in law, and remove the spousal veto.”
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An article by Jo Moseley, from the law firm Irwin Mitchell, making a compelling argument that failing to provide a single-sex toilet at work is discriminatory and unlawful.
You can read the full article here.
An article looking at the psychological impact of using preferred pronouns.
It was originally posted on Mumsnet and the author received a 7 day ban and the post removed. It was then hosted on Medium and once again taken down. Now hosted on the Fair Play for Women website, here.
Legal Feminist is a collective of barristers and solicitors who write a blog on feminist legal issues, including this excellent piece on the compelled use of pronouns.
The article and their website is found here.
An informative and thought-provoking piece by Naomi Cunningham and Michael Foran from the Legal Feminist website.
It explores the nature and legal status of gender-critical beliefs, and the tensions between freedom of expression and being offensive.
The article can be found here.
Will businesses finally start to question what the controversial group is telling them? Business leaders need to read this article