'Scotland Yard has paid a five-figure sum to a woman after officers “brought the service into disrepute” for failing to investigate her report of rape by her ex-husband, the Guardian has learned.' #PoliceMeToo www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Met pays damages to woman for failing to investigate rape claim against ex-husband

Officers questioned woman but not the alleged rapist, bringing force into disrepute, rules watchdog

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On the 11th day of Pride, I would like to honour Audre Lorde, a lesbian writer, poet, and activist. Her work was to fight the injustices of racism, sexism, and homophobia. She's written some amazing poetry, but what affected me most is a quote of hers: "Your silence will not protect you". Quite true

TheVikingDane@thevikingdane.bsky.social · last yr.

On the 10th day of Pride, I would like to honour Wilfred Owen, a gay man and one of the leading poets of World War I. "Anthem for Doomed Youth", a poem to the people lost in war, is especially moving. Owen was killed in action on 4 November 1918; a week before the armistice

The WESC Chair is a pure embarrassment. Brings @uklabour.bsky.social into disrepute.

So there it is. S195 makes it lawful to provide single sex sports or activities of a competitive nature (@parkrunUK @LondonMarathon) if the activity is sex-affected. All males, including transwomen, can be excluded from female categories on the basis of sex.

'The Supreme Court judgement was purely about positions on boards it wasn't actually talking about sport or toilets'. What? There is a whole section in the judgement about sport. @sarahowen.org.uk does not know what she is talking about & she chaired a session discussing the SC ruling. Appalling.

Sarah Owen MP@sarahowen.org.uk · last yr.

Today during our questioning of the EHRC, I asked how interim guidelines could possibly adhere to trans people's right to private life. The interim update has many consequences and unanswered questions - for organisations and individuals. I will continue to ask them in our committee.

‘The level of agitation that they can cause in terms of personal attacks, libellous attacks, defamation, where our family members are affected – our intimate family members have to think about how they’re going about to their place of work – has got to stop.’ www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

Equalities watchdog tells trans activists personal attacks ‘have to stop’

Baroness Falkner reveals she had to cancel meeting after police warned of ‘serious risk’ of violence

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'“It recognizes that, in the process of femicide, the mother isn’t the only victim," said Representative Carolina Giraldo, who helped draft the bill. "There are indirect victims as well."' #Femicide #Colombia www.aljazeera.com/news/longfor...

Invisible victims: How Colombia plans to support kids orphaned by femicide

As Latin America battles gender-based violence, countries are passing laws to support children whose parents are killed.

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I am surprised to see you posting about this shambolic performance. You displayed ignorance of the Supreme Court ruling - e.g. not having read its many references to sport - and highly unprofessional rudeness to Baroness Falkner, even interrupting her when she was responding to a sensitive question.

'The Supreme Court judgement was purely about positions on boards it wasn't actually talking about sport or toilets'. What? There is a whole section in the judgement about sport. @sarahowen.org.uk does not know what she is talking about & she chaired a session discussing the SC ruling. Appalling.

Your advocacy on behalf of trans activist organisations pushing 'over-reach' or 'male entitlement' is clearly asymmetrically sympathetic to males at the expense of females. Aka 21st century patriarchy where males are valued more highly than females & accrue more power & empathy. Very disappointing.

The Supreme Court highlighted in particular the detriments to female people (lesbians & transmen) of a 'certificated sex' interpretation of the law. Lesbians would have to include male lesbians in same sex attracted services & associations. TM would lose right to pregnancy & maternity protections.

Baroness Falkner EHRC Chair was absolutely outstanding. The Supreme Court judgement & EHRC Interim Update provide absolute clarity. No males (regardless of identity) in female single sex services & sports. Women's and lesbian's rights matter too. Please remember that given your position.

As a @uklabour.bsky.social member I'm appalled with your hostile Chairing of this session. Please remember this Committee's remit is Women & Equalities. You clearly do not understand the law. The Supreme Court ruling was not just about membership of boards. It was about the meaning of sex in the EA.

This headline is misleading

We are pleased to announce that Clive Ruggles will be speaking at 'Joining Forces Against VAWG - Independent But Alongside', our Conference about Violence Against Women and Girls and the Armed Forces, in Portsmouth in October. 🧵👇

The SC ruling means that it is a point of law that they didn't exist before. Your presentation of the comments was staggeringly dishonest. The trans rights movement attempted to arrogate themselves rights they had not been granted in law by disseminating a false interpretation of the law.

Notable that Peter Walker has changed the headline and also the quote which it refers to in the article, but has not entered any explanation for doing so in the article footer, as is standard practice. Nor has their been any update time info on the timestamps.

This is why no one pays for your propaganda anymore. These are lies. ‘Trans’ people’s rights haven’t been reduced & this isn’t what EHRC said at all. This isn’t journalism, this is activism and you clearly are under the thumb of your American paymasters. x.com/akuareindorf...

Akua Reindorf KC on X: "I expect the misleading headline and first para of this article to be urgently corrected. Trans people's rights haven't been reduced and I didn't at any time say that they had. I said that trans people have been lied to about what their rights are. https://t.co/EvnmnI3vwX" / X

I expect the misleading headline and first para of this article to be urgently corrected. Trans people's rights haven't been reduced and I didn't at any time say that they had. I said that trans people have been lied to about what their rights are. https://t.co/EvnmnI3vwX

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Why this incendiary headline? You are stoking the flames of the culture wars instead of putting them out @theguardian.com

The Equality Act does not require case-by-case assessment to apply ordinary sex-based rules. It does not give trans-identifying people the right to use single and separate sex services for the opposite sex. Read Sex Matters' guidance sex-matters.org/wp-content/u...

The principles are simple.

There are different ways of providing services. The Equality Act provides for all of them when they are a proportionate means to a legitimate aim.

The single-sex and separate-sex service exceptions in the Equality Act should be straightforward and easy to use. The recent judgment by the Supreme Court in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers made clear that the Equality Act is based on biological sex.

Providing single sex services with confidence: a template for clear guidance sex-matters.org/posts/update...

A template for clear guidance - Sex Matters

It is simple What about enforcement?  The single-sex and separate-sex service exceptions in the Equality Act should be straightforward and easy to apply.  But they have become entangled in misundersta...

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LWD statement in which we: 🌹welcome @UKLabour decision to revise policies in line with Equality Act 🌹call on public bodies to immediately follow its example 😡deplore cancellation of women's conference ♀️call for rescheduled conf to be held by July 26 labourwomensdeclaration.org.uk/lwd-statemen...

LWD Statement on Postponement of National Women's Conference - Labour Women's Declaration

We welcome the Labour Party’s decision to change its policies in light of the Supreme Court’s clarification of the meaning of sex in the Equality Act 2010. We now call upon the Government to show lead...

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You didn’t answer the point, Otto. It’s about why men seem to be far more keen to tell women that we must accept trans-identified men in the women’s spaces, sports and shortlists our mothers fought so hard for, than to quietly listen to us talk about why we NEED the above: safety, equity, dignity.

TAKE ACTION: Email your MP! Calling all sex-realist women and men! Bank holiday weekend action. Use this tool to write to your MP and tell them how much you appreciate the Supreme Court's clarity and want them to support local organisations to start following it. sex-matters.org/take-action/...

Email your MP about the Supreme Court judgment - Sex Matters

Make your voice heard – let your MP know why the Supreme Court ruling is important to you.

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“Schools, pediatricians, random passersby—so many people assume that Mom knows what’s going on with the family, and that Dad does not.” Olga Khazan investigates the default-parent problem:

The Default-Parent Problem

Why do so many people assume that Mom knows what’s going on with the kids, and that Dad does not?

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On this day in 1970, police opened fire on a crowd of students at Jackson State College in Mississippi, killing two students and injuring dozens more.

May 15, 1970 | Mississippi Police Open Fire on Crowd of Students, Killing Two

Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

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New on the Strathclyde Law Blog, a post by Professor (Emeritus) Kenneth Norrie, considering the recent UK Supreme Court case For Women Scotland Ltd v the Scottish Ministers www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...