47 m. ago Nicola Sturgeon: Women like Sandie Peggie, Maria Kelly 'brave' to fight over human rights

Nicola Sturgeon spoke candidly about her views on the employment tribunals of Sandie Peggie and Maria Kelly as well as her grief over Alex Salmond.

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37 h. ago Gender critical activists accused of ‘hateful’ remarks after suggesting trans rights supporters have ‘broken brains’

Labour MP Richard Quigley said he was ‘appalled by the comments, but not surprised’

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48 h. ago Skinnytok might have been banned, but we’re still being served ‘wellness content’ that politicises our weight

Skinnytok is another example of politics parading as wellness and it’s gaining momentum, even after being banned, says Lois Shearing, author of Pink-Pilled: Women and the far-right

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3 d. ago JK Rowling once called me an amoral celebrity toady, but I vocally defend the way she's standing up for women's rights in the face of the cancel culture mob: PIERS MORGAN

None of this is complicated. Trans people deserve rights and equality and safety - but not at the expense of the rights and equality and safety of women.

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6 d. ago Our girls theater: how the right claims to protect women’s sports while attacking them

The WNBA finals tip off on Friday. But many of those discussing the league denigrate its players while not bothering to watch the action itself“Under the Trump administration, we will defend the proud tradition of female athletes, and we will not allow men to beat up, injure, and cheat our women and our girls.”– Donald Trump during the signing of his Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports executive order, 5 February 2025 Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump ally Dana White breaks with White House over Charlie Kirk assassination as he condemns 'cancel culture'

White, who much like Kirk is a friend and supporter of Donald Trump, was asked whether any of his fighters could say anything on social media where 'there've gotta' be consequences.'

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9 d. ago ‘She is ignorant of how ignorant she is’: JK Rowling responds to Emma Watson rift

The author has rebuffed conciliatory remarks made by the Harry Potter actor, saying Watson has ‘enthusiastically participated’ in the ‘trashing of women’s rights’Harry Potter author JK Rowling has responded to Emma Watson’s recent remarks about their rift over transgender rights, saying the actor is “ignorant of how ignorant she is”.Rowling’s post comes after a podcast interview with Watson, in which the latter said: “I really don’t believe that holding the love and support and views that I have, mean[s] that I can’t and don’t treasure Jo and the person that I had personal experiences with.” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago JK Rowling calls Emma Watson ‘ignorant’ following rift over transgender rights

Watson and co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint have all spoken out in support of transgender rights, distancing themselves from Rowling.

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9 d. ago JK Rowling condemns 'ignorant' Emma Watson and accuses her of 'pouring petrol on flames' of abuse she suffered for defending women's rights

JK Rowling has accused Emma Watson of being 'ignorant of how ignorant she is' in a lengthy rebuke of the Harry Potter star amid their fallout over trans issues.

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1 week ago Nicola Sturgeon signs letter blasting far right over 'fake concern' for women

The former First Minister has joined more than 200 women in signing a powerful open letter slamming the far right for “exploiting fear” and pretending to protect women.

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2 w. ago I'm a barrister and this is the dark truth about the rise of Sharia law in Britain. Islamic courts have sprung up across our country... and this is how they trap vulnerable women: LAILA CUNNINGHAM

As a Muslim, I know that in many Islamic countries, the burka isn't permitted in court, while British courts demand that even hats be removed. Yet here I was, unable to see the person in the dock.

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2 w. ago Transgender prisoners are STILL in women's jail despite Supreme Court ruling, as activists accuse new Justice Secretary David Lammy of ignoring women's rights

The newly appointed Justice Secretary has been urged to shut down a special unit home to five biological males inside a female jail, in light of the Supreme Court ruling on biological sex.

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2 w. ago Andy Burnham says Britain needs ‘wholesale change’ as Labour MPs prepare for conference – UK politics live

Manchester mayor urges Keir Starmer to reveal plans to deliver reform but denies he is plotting to replace PMWes Streeting, the health secretary, has described Nigel Farage over his comment implying Donald Trump might be right about paracetamol posing a risk to pregnant women. (See 10.23am.)Dangerous and irresponsible. This man is a snake oil salesman and it’s time people stopped buying. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Farage refuses to criticise Trump over paracetamol despite health experts dismissing autism claims

Reform UK leader says he has ‘no idea’ if US president is right to tell women to avoid drug during pregnancyUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has refused to criticise Donald Trump’s claims that paracetamol, sold in the US as Tylenol, could cause autism, insisting “science is never settled” and he would never “side with” medical experts.The Reform UK leader said he had “no idea” if the US president was right to tell pregnant women to avoid taking acetaminophen, also known as Tylenol and paracetamol, and suggesting that those who could not “tough it out” should limit their intake. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Fleetwood Mac call reports they will reunite to play JK Rowling’s 60th birthday ‘categorically false’

A representative for the band – who have not played together since 2019 – says it is ‘not in the realm of true’ that they will play at the author’s Bond-themed celebrationFleetwood Mac have denied a report in the Daily Mail that they are to reunite to play at JK Rowling’s 60th birthday party.A representative told Rolling Stone that the story was “categorically false” and “not in the realm of true”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Women's' rights groups accuse Labour of 'institutionally racist narrative'

More than 70 organisations have sent a statement to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood accusing the Government of creating a hostile environment for minoritised victims of violence and abuse

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2 w. ago The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas author John Boyne is 'too popular to be cancelled' after backlash over his  gender

The famed Irish writer John Boyne, 54, came under criticism in July after publicly 'standing behind' JK Rowling's gender-critical views, calling himself 'a fellow Terf'.

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2 w. ago Charlie Kirk hater who ruined her boyfriend's business in vile online rant whines about cancel culture

Megan Farina, 31, of San Diego, sparked immediate fury hours after Kirk was assassinated on a Utah university campus last week.

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2 w. ago The US right claimed free speech was sacred – until the Charlie Kirk killing

Rightwingers had long complained of a censorious leftwing ‘cancel culture’ but seem happy to now reframe that as ‘consequence culture’In the emotionally and politically charged days since the killing of Charlie Kirk, the conservative youth activist who was a close ally of Donald Trump, one statement has loomed large. On Monday, the US attorney general – the official in charge of the rule of law in America – said that the Trump administration would “absolutely target” those who espouse “hate speech” about Kirk.Unlike in many other countries, hate speech is protected by US law unless it incites imminent violence or constitutes a true threat. But that did not deter the nation’s top law enforcement officer, who also suggested that – for example – a print shop employee who refused to print flyers memorializing Kirk could be “prosecuted”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Why Meghan has suddenly been silenced: Once a loud and proud social justice warrior, she's now (whisper it) quite boring. Experts say it's all part of a master plan

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, was once weighing in on women's rights, gun control and politics. But now the 44-year-old appears to have different priorities.

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