Sex Matters

💥We’ve been granted permission to take a judicial review on Hampstead Ponds! We were initially turned down for judicial review after the City Corporation tried to get away without having to defend the lawfulness of its policy. Now the Court of Appeal has overturned that judgment, recognising that “expert charities” such as Sex Matters have standing to bring claims for judicial review and called the City of London’s arguments in defence of its “trans inclusive” policy “brief and unpersuasive”. We have increased our target to enable the next stage in this case. Thank you to everyone who donated to get us this far. Donate now: sex-matters.org/take-action/cr…

It ‘shouldn’t have taken a Supreme Court judgment’ to tell the King’s Trust that it should not allow biological males ‘to punch women for sport’. @HJoyceGender on King Charles’ youth charity’s cancelled boxing course for disadvantaged girls dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

M&S policy of advertising separate-sex fitting rooms but telling staff to operate them as “unisex”has a disproportionate disadvantage for women. It is also likely to subject customers to a hostile and humiliating environment related to the protected characteristic of sex.

Does @marksandspencer have men's and women's fitting rooms (as it advertises on its website) or are they unisex spaces? @Telegraph on why M&S is creating a “hostile and humiliating environment” for women. telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/1…

The Legal fight over trans inclusion at Hampstead Heath continues. Here I provide an overview of the case so far and explain why Sex Matters can have standing to bring judicial reviews in cases relating to sex and gender when the Good Law Project doesn't knowingius.org/p/sex-matters-…

“Men don’t belong in anything that is specifically for women, but it seems some are determined not to hear that message.” @DerryBanShee in @Telegraph on Harriet Haynes being granted permission to appeal against the English Blackball Pool Federation. telegraph.co.uk/sport/2026/03/…

With thanks to our excellent legal team: Tom Cross KC 11KBW @CrossExaminePod , Sarah Steinhardt @DoughtyStHSW and Sasha Rozansky @dpg_law (seen here)

Police Scotland has published an update on its sex and gender review, confirming it will record biological sex and transgender status across key categories. It also confirms that its previous staff policy (based on self-id) has been withdrawn. spa.police.uk/spa-media/0p3a…

“This case will have implications for single-sex provision all over the country. A ruling in our favour would demonstrate that failing to comply with the law has consequences.” @MForstater in @BBCNews on being granted permission for a judicial review in the Hampstead Ponds case. bbc.com/news/articles/…

The Hampstead ponds case is back on! 💥As an expert charity it is arguable that Sex Matters has standing 💥The City's arguments on the merits were "brief and unpersuasive" 💥 Even if the original decision was out of time it is arguable that time limits should have been extended following FWS.

Woo hoo, Court of Appeal overturned the High Court's refusal to let us take the City of London to court for its unlawful "trans inclusion" policy at the Hampstead Ponds! So now they'll have to answer our substantive points rather than relying on time limits and consultations

More in our latest blog post on how the Court of Appeal decided that our challenge can go ahead: sex-matters.org/posts/updates/…

💥We’ve been granted permission to take a judicial review on Hampstead Ponds! We were initially turned down for judicial review after the City Corporation tried to get away without having to defend the lawfulness of its policy. Now the Court of Appeal has overturned that judgment, recognising that “expert charities” such as Sex Matters have standing to bring claims for judicial review and called the City of London’s arguments in defence of its “trans inclusive” policy “brief and unpersuasive”. We have increased our target to enable the next stage in this case. Thank you to everyone who donated to get us this far. Donate now: sex-matters.org/take-action/cr…