Sex matters in life and in law.
It shouldn’t take courage to say so.
Clarity about sex is crucial for safeguarding everybody’s human rights.
We are campaigning to establish that sex matters in rules, laws, policies, language and culture. We aim to:
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Establish clarity on single sex services
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Enable people to speak up
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Make debate possible
What we do
- We lobby for clarity on sex in law and institutions.
- We publish research and analysis about human rights.
- We educate people about the law and about their rights.
- We support and mobilise people to speak up.
- We hold organisations accountable.
Our principles
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Reality
There are two sexes: female and male. People shouldn’t be afraid to say this.
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Clarity
Organisations and governments should be clear about the sexes and where sex matters.
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Human rights
Everybody’s human rights matter, including private life, freedom of beliefs and speech.
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Democracy
A cohesive society depends on open debate and evidence-based policy making.
Updates
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The Jo Phoenix case should be a wake-up call for universities
In 2019 Professor Jo Phoenix became the target of a campaign of harassment from her colleagues at the Open...
16th May 2024
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Dispelling the suicide myth
For almost ten years, lobby groups have been promoting the idea that for gender-confused children there are only two...
10th May 2024
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The government wants examples of bad guidance on single-sex services
Send in the evidence! The government has issued a call for the public to input evidence of bad policies...
2nd May 2024
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Sex and the NHS constitution
Sex Matters welcomes the announcement by the Department for Health and Social Care that it is updating the NHS...
1st May 2024