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Belgium plans ban of ‘conversion therapy’ for all LGBTQ+ people

Belgium plans ban of ‘conversion therapy’ for all LGBTQ+ people Legislation to ban ‘conversion therapy’ has been announced in Belgium, bringing an end to the cruel practice for all LGBTQ+ people. The state’s Secretary for Gender Equality, Equal Opportunity and Diversity, Sarah Schlitz, gave more details in a press release. “Belgium is a pioneer in the field...

Transgender Scots will be allowed to choose their own sex on the 2022 census

ArticleGender, LGBT plus, Sex, Trans

Transgender people can self-identify in Scottish census, confirms judge A judge has approved a decision to allow any transgender person in Scotland to select male or female as their sex in this year’s census without holding a gender recognition certificate. Lord Sandison, a civil court judge sitting in Edinburgh, threw out a legal challenge by the feminist...

Same-sex parents battle for inclusive paperwork for baby

ArticleDiscrimination, Inclusion, Sex

Same-sex parents battle for inclusive paperwork for baby A same-sex couple who recently had their first child are calling for official forms to be more inclusive. Kate and Gemma Fox, from Exeter, have encountered numerous forms they cannot fill in because they only offer space for the names of a mother and a father. They...

Why more women identify as sexually fluid than men

ArticleGender, LGBT plus, Sex, Sexual Orientation

Why more women identify as sexually fluid than men As definitions of sexuality change and expand, women’s orientations are becoming less rigid than men's. Why? The way we think about sexuality is changing. Where there was once a single, well-known rainbow pride flag, today, a wide array of colourful flags fly to showcase the diversity...

I Don’t Have A Label For My Sexual Orientation — And I’m OK With That

ArticleLGBT plus, Sex, Sexual Orientation

I Don’t Have A Label For My Sexual Orientation — And I’m OK With That “It’s taken me 23 years to realize that a label doesn’t offer some kind of inner truth into my identity or sexuality.” Five years ago, in my first week at college in a new town, a high school friend invited...

Now Stonewall urges teachers to not use the terms ‘girls’ and ‘boys’ to ‘avoid dividing learners by gender’ and mix sexes in PE lessons in guides sent to schools

ArticleEquality, Gender, Sex

Now Stonewall urges teachers to not use the terms 'girls' and 'boys' to 'avoid dividing learners by gender' and mix sexes in PE lessons in guides sent to schools Guidance from the charity shows what Stonewall is suggesting to teachers School staff are being advised to avoid dividing pupils by gender or uniform The charity...

Sex discrimination EHRC advice and guidance

ArticleDiscrimination, Protected characteristics, Sex

Sex discrimination EHRC advice and guidance What is sex discrimination? This is when you are treated differently because of your sex, in certain situations covered by the Equality Act 2010. The treatment could be a one-off action or could be caused by a rule or policy. It doesn’t have to be intentional to be unlawful. There are some circumstances...

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Belgium plans ban of ‘conversion therapy’ for all LGBTQ+ people

Transgender Scots will be allowed to choose their own sex on the 2022 census

Same-sex parents battle for inclusive paperwork for baby

Why more women identify as sexually fluid than men

I Don’t Have A Label For My Sexual Orientation — And I’m OK With That

Now Stonewall urges teachers to not use the terms ‘girls’ and ‘boys’ to ‘avoid dividing learners by gender’ and mix sexes in PE lessons in guides sent to schools

Sex discrimination EHRC advice and guidance