Staff quit UK’s so-called equalities watchdog en masse over descent into...
An exodus of employees of Britain’s so-called equalities watchdog has deepened the accusations of transphobia swallowing the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The EHRC allegedly “promotes...
View ArticleEqualities watchdog wants to exclude most trans people from single-sex...
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been accused of planning to exclude trans people from single-sex spaces without a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) in leaked guidance. An...
View Article‘Every major LGBT+ charity’ calls for disgraced equalities watchdog EHRC to...
Stonewall and the Good Law Project, supported by more than 20 LGBT+ rights organisations, have submitted evidence to the UN to show that the UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is no...
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Lawyers explain in simplest terms why barring trans people from single-sex...
Any attempt to exclude trans people from single-sex spaces would be in direct contravention of the Equality Act, legal experts have said. There was widespread backlash on Thursday (10 February) when...
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Head of Britain’s equalities watchdog says she doesn’t know what ‘transphobe’...
The head of Britain’s disgraced equalities watchdog, Kishwer Falkner, is facing fresh calls to resign after admitting she doesn’t know what the word “transphobe” means. In a 14 February interview with...
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Scotland slaps down disgraced UK equalities watchdog and presses ahead with...
Scotland’s Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has put the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) in its place, as the Scottish government confirms that its gender recognition reform bill will be...
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Equalities watchdog publishes ‘appalling’ guidance on excluding trans people...
Britain’s so-called equalities watchdog has published guidance on single-sex spaces that essentially includes a how-to guide on excluding trans people. On Monday morning (4 April), the Equality and...
View ArticleDisgraced UK equalities watchdog escapes review over anti-trans stance – for now
The Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), Britain’s equalities watchdog, will not face a special review after a complaint by Stonewall and other LGBT+ organisations. Stonewall and more than 20...
View ArticleUK equalities watchdog admits asking trans people to prove their ‘legal sex’...
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has admitted that asking trans people for a gender recognition certificate could be unlawful. The EHRC, Britain’s equalities watchdog, has faced...
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EHRC: Equalities watchdog accused of ‘gaslighting’ over Trans Awareness Week...
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been accused of “gaslighting” over a Trans Awareness Week post. The EHRC is supposed to be the UK’s independent equalities watchdog. But its...
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UK Equality Act could be amended to make ‘sex’ mean ‘biological sex’
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published a letter largely advocating for sex to be defined as “biological sex” in UK equalities law. The EHRC published a letter to women and equalities...
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Trans activists horrified as UK government considers making ‘sex’ mean...
Trans advocates are incensed after the Equality Human Rights Commission (EHRC) laid out how amending the Equality Act to make sex mean biological sex could impact trans rights. Equalities minister...
View ArticleEHRC blasted for celebrating Trans Day Of Visibility just days before...
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been slammed for celebrating Trans Day of Visibility just days before seeming to advocate amending the Equality Act to exclude trans people from...
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UK government claimed there was ‘no need to reform the Equality Act’ just two...
The UK government claimed there was “no need” to reform the Equality Act in January 2023, just weeks before Kemi Badenoch sought advice on a potential amendment. It emerged on Tuesday (4 April) that...
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EHRC: Equalities boss asked to explain what ‘biological sex’ is. He failed
Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) leaders floundered when asked to define “biological sex”, after the watchdog weighed in on changing the definition of sex in the Equality Act. On...
View ArticleSenior officials quit UK’s so-called equalities watchdog over alleged...
Seven senior officials have reportedly stepped down from the UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), allegedly due to the organisation becoming “more and more transphobic”. Those who have...
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EHRC: Equalities watchdog ignored trans rights concerns over ‘biological sex’...
A recent letter from The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), advising on possible changes in the definition of “sex” under the UK’s Equality Act, was published despite internal concerns it...
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EHRC wanted to give government ‘formula to discriminate’ against trans...
The Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is facing fresh scrutiny over its advice on making “sex” mean “biological sex”, after the watchdog admitted its only definition for the term is “not...
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Grassroots trans group uncovering EHRC ‘attacks’ and the UK’s well-connected...
A collective of journalists, activists and analysts is shining a light on the UK’s anti-trans movement, to reveal who is pushing the agenda, where the money comes from, and how it’s all linked. Trans...
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EHRC chair Kishwer Falkner under investigation ‘over bullying, transphobia...
The chair of the UK’s equalities watchdog is under investigation following allegations of workplace misconduct. A Channel 4 report has found that “toxic culture” is allegedly engulfing the...
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UK equality watchdog insists it ‘promotes rights of trans people’ amid...
EHRC’s CEO has said he is “disappointed” in media coverage of an independent investigation into bullying allegations made against Commission chair Kishwer Falkner. Chief executive Marcial Boo said on...
View ArticleEHRC suspends ‘bullying’ investigation into chair Kishwer Falkner
The investigation into the chair of the UK’s equalities watchdog over claims of bullying and transphobia has been suspended. Baroness Falkner of Margravine, head of the Equality and Human Rights...
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EHRC insists it has ‘championed’ trans rights, despite claims it has done...
The UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) claims it has “championed the rights of trans people” over the last two years, despite some claiming it has done the opposite. The EHRC made the...
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Government’s job to decide the definition of sex in Equality Act, says EHRC boss
The chair of the UK’s equality watchdog has told MPs it is the job of government to define what sex means under the Equality Act, not them – despite the organisation previously offering in-depth,...
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EHRC reopens investigation into ‘toxic’ culture, ‘bullying, harassment and...
An investigation into the chairwoman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), Baroness Falkner, regarding complaints of bullying and harassment, has been reopened. The investigation, which...
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EHRC a ‘laughing stock’ as it appoints anti-trans figures to Scottish committee
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been branded a laughing stock after it appointed two people seen as being opposed to advances in trans rights to its Scottish committee. The...
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EHRC demands government implement trans-inclusive conversion therapy ban
The UK’s equality watchdog has called on Rishi Sunak to introduce a trans-inclusive ban on conversion therapy in the King’s Speech. The demand from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)...
View ArticleUK human rights watchdog under review over allegations of ‘harming’ trans rights
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) – the UK’s human rights watchdog – is under review, regarding claims it has an “actively harming” approach to trans rights. In April, chairwoman...
View ArticleEHRC to be investigated by UN group following complaints from LGBTQ+ charities
A United Nations-backed organisation is reportedly investigating the UK’s human rights commission following multiple complaints against its treatment of LGBTQ+ rights. Following complaints from 30...
View ArticleTrans women can be excluded from female-only jobs, new EHRC guidance reads
Trans women without a gender recognition certificate (GRC) can’t apply for jobs deemed only right for women, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has decided. In updated guidance released...
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