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UK Equality Watchdog Backs Plan to Define ‘Sex’ as Biological Sex

April 5, 2023
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The UK’s equality watchdog has backed the government’s proposal to amend the Equality Act 2010 (EqA) to clarify what “sex” means. In a letter published on Tuesday, Baroness Kishwer Falkner, chairwoman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), said the commission believes defining “sex” as biological sex would provide clarification and reduce risks for employers, sports…

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‘Increased Risks of Harm’: Australian Think Tank Asks Government to Remove Trans Prisoners From Women’s Jails

August 23, 2022
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An Australian think tank has launched a petition to ask the Victorian government to remove male prisoners identifying as female from women’s prisons. It comes after prisoners at Victoria’s largest women-only prison called for the transfer of a transgender prisoner who has a history of sexual violence against women and children. Rachael Wong, CEO of…

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‘Increased Risks of Harm’: Think Tank Calls for Trans Prisoners to Be Removed From Women’s Jails

August 23, 2022
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An Australian think tank has launched a petition to ask the Victorian government to remove male prisoners identifying as female from women’s prisons. It comes after prisoners at Victoria’s largest women-only prison called for the transfer of a transgender prisoner who has a history of sexual violence against women and children. Rachael Wong, CEO of…

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