Gender Matters!
Because Who You Are Matters More Than What You’re Assigned.
At Gender Matters, we believe your gender — how you live, express, and experience yourself — matters more than the box someone ticked at birth.
We exist to champion the right of everyone to express their gender freely, without fear, shame, or punishment. Whether you’re trans, cis, intersex, non-binary, a woman or a man, your gender is yours. Not society’s. Not the state’s. Not something to be policed by outdated norms or moral panic.
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We Stand for All Women’s Rights – Including the Right to Abortion
At Gender Matters, we are unwavering in our commitment to all women’s rights. That means championing bodily autonomy, reproductive justice, and the fundamental right to make decisions about our own lives and health. We support every woman’s right to access abortion safely, legally, and without fear. It is not just a healthcare issue — it’s…
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Legal Breaches Hidden in Plain Sight: EHRC’s Draft Code May Violate The Law
In the name of “clarity”, the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s new draft Code of Practice appears to offer service providers a blueprint for systematically excluding trans people. But scratch the surface, and this code may not just be morally bankrupt—it may also breach the law. While the EHRC claims to be interpreting the Equality…
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The Quiet Victories: UK and ECHR Cases That Affirmed Trans Rights
While high-profile anti-trans cases like Forstater and Bell dominate the media due to bias, much of the real legal architecture of trans rights has been shaped by quieter, lesser-known decisions. These cases rarely make headlines, but they matter. They reveal the everyday ways trans people have used the law to assert their right to be…
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Sex Discrimination Act: The Forgotten Trans Rights Landmark
When the conversation turns to trans rights in the UK, it’s often derailed by claims that these protections are incompatible with “sex-based rights” or that they rely on recent political overreach. But legally, nothing could be further from the truth. The core protection for trans people in UK law — the right not to be…
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Ignored Legal Authorities, Principles and Precedents in For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers [2025]
The recent Supreme Court ruling that interprets “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 as referring exclusively to biological sex raises serious legal and constitutional concerns. Most strikingly, the judgment omits key legal authorities, statutory provisions, and precedents that have long governed the treatment of trans people under UK equality law. This is not a matter…
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Transgender Rights Under the Equality Act 2010: Exposing Misinformation and Understanding Your Legal Protections
There’s a relentless wave of misinformation spreading across the UK, pushed by transphobic groups who call themselves “Gender-Critical”. These people make the false claim that transgender individuals, especially trans women, are breaking the law by using bathrooms, changing rooms, and other single-sex spaces that align with their gender. Not only is this completely untrue, but…