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SNP accused of undermining Supreme Court gender rulingScotland’s First Minister John Swinney is facing increasing criticism after reports emerged that his Government has made a behind-the-scenes attempt to limit the impact of the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on sex…
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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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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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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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Mathematician threatens lawsuit over trans policyAn academic and member of the London Mathematical Society has threatened to sue the society over their recent trans-inclusion policy.
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Nurse left in tears and traumatised after changing room encounter with trans colleagueA nurse in the centre of an employment tribunal has shared how her encounter with a trans colleague in a female changing room triggered trauma from sexual abuse as a child.
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Staff told to use toilets based on ‘sex at birth’The NHS health board at the centre of a complaint about the use of single sex spaces has instructed staff to use facilities based on their sex at birth.
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Trans inmates still in women's prisons despite Supreme Court ruling on genderFive biologically male prisoners who identify as transgender women remain housed in HMP Downview, a women’s prison in Surrey, despite the Supreme Court ruling confirming that access to single-sex spaces must be…
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Wes Streeting defends ban on puberty blockers for childrenHealth Secretary Wes Streeting has defended the government's continued ban on puberty blockers for children who identify as transgender.
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Equality watchdog warns of challenges in applying legal definition of sexThe Chairwoman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has warned that businesses will find it “difficult” to implement a recent legal ruling on the recent Supreme Court gender ruling.
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