4 h. ago 'Children should be protected from Labour': Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson accused of parroting trans lobby in trying to delay new rules on women

The Equalities Minister described proposed guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on trans people using single-sex spaces as 'trans-exclusive'.

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6 d. ago Men who correct women over any disagreement could face disciplinary action under new Green party rules

Leaders are considering broadening the party's definition of misogyny to the point that 'any disagreement' could lead to men facing sanction.

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3 w. ago Secret filming of nude women in Germany public saunas ruled legal sparking outrage

A man walked free from court after it was ruled that clandestine filming of naked women - without their consent - in a public sauna is not against the law in Germany

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3 w. ago Mormon church makes major rule change in bid to get more women serving missions

It has been heralded as one of the major decisions under the leadership of new church President Dallin H. Oaks

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4 w. ago Transgender civil servants can STILL use toilets of their choice because Government has not scrapped outdated rules, women's rights campaigners say

Transgender civil servants are still being allowed to use the toilets they want because the Government has not yet scrapped its outdated rules, it has been claimed.

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4 w. ago UK government insists it is ‘taking time to get this right’ on single

Labour accused of delaying new rules to avoid backlash, after leak of EHRC guidance saying trans people could be questioned based on looksThe UK government has insisted it will take as much time as necessary to “get right” new rules on access to single-sex spaces after a leak of guidance submitted by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) raised concerns that its publication was being deliberately delayed.The equalities watchdog submitted its formal guidance on how public bodies, businesses and other service providers should respond to April’s landmark supreme court ruling on biological sex to the UK government in September. Since then, its outgoing chair, Kishwer Falkner, has urged the equalities minister, Bridget Phillipson, to approve it “as soon as possible”. Continue reading...

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