We have become aware of an article shared on the ‘Staff Pride Network’ (SPN) section of the University of Edinburgh official website, written in response to a recent letter written by Sex Matters to Baroness Kishwer Falkner, Chair of the EHRC asking for the EHRC to undertake a “Reindorf Review” for the higher education sector. […]
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Sophie Watson (free speech champion and former president of the Cambridge Radical Feminist Network) responds to the “How to Spot Terf Ideology 2.0” guide produced by Cambridge University’s Student Union “Women’s Campaign.” The lesser-spotted Cantabrigian feminist is a magnificent if rather fearsome creature, with characteristics which vary across different members of the species. Her hair […]
Guidance titled “Recognising and Counteracting Microaggressions Against Trans and/or Non-Binary People” is currently being used in official staff training at the University of Edinburgh. This document was produced by the same authors as the “What is transphobia?” article, which was later removed from the (EDI) section of the University website, and repeats many of the […]
BackgroundIn February 2014, Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) Student Council passed a motion titled “Motion to support sex workers“. This motion declared support for the full decriminalisation of prostitution and pledged the following: 1. EUSA will put out a statement calling for the decriminalisation of sex work. 2. EUSA will contact sex workers’ rights organisations […]
We have become aware of an article on the University of Edinburgh’s official website in the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion section titled “What is transphobia?”. The article presents itself as an authoritative resource for students, and gives the impression that it is the settled, agreed position of the University. In fact it is a political […]
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EqualiTeach and GEO Funding
On March 25th, EqualiTeach released a resource ‘Free to Be‘ which was available for 27 primary schools in London “in the early stages of their work in promoting LGBT+ equality.” This guidance was heavily criticised, in particular for misrepresenting the Equality Act (2010) and attacking the organisations Woman’s Place UK, Fair Play for Women and Transgender Trend. Lizz […]
The following is our submission for the Scottish Government’s consultation on reforming the Gender Recognition Act. Click here for a pdf version. 1. Do you have any comments on the proposal that applicants must live in their acquired gender for at least 3 months before applying for a GRC? Yes. The XX Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill Working Group […]
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