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It is just under a year and a half ago that I found myself writing a piece called ‘A Black Friday’.
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Government issues new draft gender guidance for schoolsNew government guidance advises schools to take a “very careful approach” toward children who request to transition to a different gender. The guidance, which is in draft and open to consultation, would…
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Scottish government ordered to pay £400k after losing Supreme Court gender rulingThe Scottish government has paid nearly £400,000 to campaign group For Women Scotland after losing a landmark Supreme Court case concerning the legal definition of a woman under UK equality law.
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NHS Trust found to be 'violating the dignity' of nurses in transgender tribunalA tribunal concerning the case brought by eight nurses against the County Durham and Darlington NHS Trust has issued its judgement. It found that the NHS Trust’s actions “violated the dignity” of…
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Major wins in regulation of online pornography
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Scottish Parliament rejects Assisted Suicide Bill
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CARE for Scotland urges MSPs to reject assisted suicide ahead of…
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CARE for Scotland comment: Royal College of Psychiatrists switches to oppose…
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Health Secretary rejects calls to halt puberty blocker trialWes Streeting has rejected calls to stop a trial of puberty blocking medication for children who are questioning their gender.
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Harassment verdict in NHS trans changing room tribunalNurse Sandie Peggie has won a claim for harassment against NHS Fife after objecting to sharing a changing room with a transgender colleague.
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Nurse suspended for 'misgendering' transgender patient faces delaying tactics
A nurse who called a transgender paedophile under her care ‘Mr’ is left waiting in legal limbo as officials wait for equalities guidance from the government.
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NHS to give puberty blockers as part of new clinical trialA new clinical trial of puberty blocking drugs will begin in the new year for a group of 200 children, potentially as young as eight-years-old, who feel they might be transgender.
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Olympics prepare to ban transgender athletes from women’s eventsFollowing a review commissioned earlier in the year, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are likely to ban transgender athletes from competing in all women’s events.
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Growing number of Britons say trans rights have ‘gone too far’Public concern over trans rights in the UK has risen sharply, with a new survey revealing that 39% of Britons now believe trans rights have “gone too far” — more than double…
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Therapist ousted after raising concerns over child gender treatmentDr Christian Buckland, former chairman of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), says he was forced out of his leadership role after expressing safeguarding concerns about the treatment of gender-questioning children.
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