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the Scottish government's plans. These are the organisations, such as Engender, Rape Crisis Scotland and Zero Tolerance, referred to above by the politician who tried to bring in voices from the other side of the debate to respond to Parliamentary inquiries. Rape Crisis Scotland, for example, supported the Government's original refusal to replace 'gender' with 'sex' in the Forensic Services bill, and was heavily criticised on social media and by newspaper columnists for so doing. Interviewees stated that they felt let down by these organisations, who they perceived as not representing their views. Thus they had started their own organisations, such as For Women Scotland or Women and Girls in Scotland.
251:"We are concerned that the Scottish government is sleepwalking towards a significant erosion of women's rights, both in terms of proposals to reform the GRA to allow self-identification and the failure to prevent other organisations running ahead of the law and adopting policies which are in breach of the Equality Act. We’re not here to quibble about toilets and we’re not here to create trouble for those who have battled crippling gender dysphoria. We welcome extra provisions for other vulnerable groups that don't involve dismantling existing rights. If we cannot see sex, then we cannot see sexism, we cannot define sexuality, and it is the most vulnerable women who will suffer from this." 29: 515:. In support, J. K. Rowling said on Twitter that: "I stand in solidarity with For Women Scotland and all women protesting and speaking outside the Scottish parliament. #NoToSelfID." She also tweeted a picture of herself wearing a T-shirt that said, "Nicola Sturgeon . . . destroyer of women's rights". In response, First Minister 372:, said MSPs were "spending parliamentary time today fixing yet another mess that was created by the Scottish government". Referring to women’s groups including For Women Scotland, she added "I am pleased that we have fierce, resilient and brave women right across Scotland who will not tolerate their rights being eroded." 1222:
Vic Valentine, manager of Scottish Trans, explained: 'If the court throws out this legislation it will set back the rights of all women – not just trans women – to take part in public life in Scotland. We believe all women should have their voices heard by public bodies, and trans women should not be
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A theme in an interview study with members of a "Scottish women's cooperative constellation around the issue of GRA reform and its impact on women's sex-based rights", was that organisations like For Women Scotland and Woman and Girls in Scotland were founded because established women's organisations
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said ""I’ve spent my entire life campaigning for women’s rights and I’m a passionate feminist with lots of evidence behind that… The gender recognition bill which comes before the Scottish parliament in a couple of weeks time is about reforming an existing process. It doesn’t give any more rights to
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A further clear theme that arose frequently in the interviews was criticism of the funded and established women's organisations in Scotland and the UK, which were perceived as either running scared of the debate around GRA reform or actively working against gender-critical women in their support of
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Edinburgh who said: "While For Women Scot do a sterling job of making transphobia look respectable, their actions and statements do real damage to Scotland's trans and non-binary community." Susan Smith has since said that the campaigning of For Women Scotland “doesn’t mean that other groups can’t
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passed the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2024, the sole purpose of which was to remove the definition of 'woman' from the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018. Speaking in the debate on Stage 3 of the Bill,
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In February 2019, the group held its first public meeting in Edinburgh. The venue received a bomb threat and had to fly its head of security to Edinburgh from London and attracted an audience of around 300, protested by about 40, and was described by
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Marion Calder of For Women Scotland, said: "They need to understand that women won't wheesht, that they need to consider women's rights within any piece of legislation, especially over the next year, whether it is self-ID, GRA reform,
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at a Battle of Ideas festival event in Glasgow. In response, a spokesperson for the group stated that videos from the event would be released for people “who actually wish to judge based on facts rather than smears”.
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to "respect women's rights, and single-sex spaces and services, and not to allow men identifying as women to use them." The Herald estimated there were 400 people in the main demo, and 100 at a counter-protest.
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singled out to be excluded. To our knowledge, there are also currently no trans people serving on public boards anywhere in Scotland, which makes this attack particularly hurtful and pointless.'
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In November 2023, the group lost an appeal to the Court of Session, which ruled that trans women who hold Gender Recognition Certificates do count as female for the purposes of the Act.
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to remove trans women from the definition of "woman" in the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018, a law intended to grow the number of women on public boards. The
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The anti-trans pressure group For Women Scotland has lost a legal battle to have trans women removed from a government act designed to increase the number of women on public boards.
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In July 2021, the group announced it would appeal, and in November 2021 the appeal hearing began in the Inner House of the Court of Session. In February 2022,
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who worked for the group as their accountant, was charged in connection with tweets alleged to be homophobic and transphobic, and was interviewed at
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work out their rights but if they are only and solely dependent on taking away ours, then that’s not a movement anybody should respect.”
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to allow people as young as 16 to change their legal gender through self-identification would erode women's rights and would violate the
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dismissed the second judicial review and ruled that the Scottish government’s guidance that "woman" includes a transgender woman with a
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On 28 October 2021 the Crown Office discontinued all proceedings against Marion Millar pending a review of the case.
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as "most public expression in Scotland of increasingly vocal concerns around transgender issues". Susan Smith said:
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living as women into the definition of woman the 2018 act conflates and confuses two separate and distinct
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hailed the group for its support, tweeting "Thank you, my sisters xxx." In October 2022, writing in
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A campaign group for women's rights in Scotland claims it has been threatened by trans activists.
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asking that they provide single-sex facilities in schools. The letter quotes a legal opinion by
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In February 2024, the group was granted permission to appeal the Court of Session ruling to the
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The group was established in 2018 in response to the Scottish Government's plans to reform the
352:. Funding for the legal challenge through crowdsourced donations included ÂŁ70,000 from author 1301:"Scots ministers accused of unlawfully changing the definition of 'women' in court challenge" 862:"Women Won't Wheesht: protesters in Glasgow Green are joined by comedy writer Graham Linehan" 533: 1267: 488: 1725: 1659: 1305: 835: 458: 444: 197: 8: 1827: 802: 556: 546: 419: 360: 283: 1393:"Trans women can take seats on public boards set aside for women, Scottish judge rules" 1366:"Second judicial review brought against Scottish government over definition of 'woman'" 951: 184:. The directors of For Women Scotland are Trina Budge, Marion Calder, and Susan Smith. 146: 929: 1903: 1623: 1018:"Scottish court rejects campaign appeal to axe trans inclusion in gender legislation" 955: 169: 330:
In July 2022, the group sought a second judicial review, due to a "reference to the
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breach equality law, and claims that they cause distress to female pupils.
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Protest against Gender Recognition Reform Bill at the Scottish Parliament
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government "protect their sex-based rights". Demonstrators called on
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On 1 September 2021, the group organised a demonstration outside the
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trans people, and it doesn’t take any more rights away from women".
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In July 2021, FWS organised a rally in support of Marion Millar on
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Organisations that oppose transgender rights in the United Kingdom
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In December 2022, the group were criticised by Scottish Green MSP
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had intervened, describing the case as "hurtful and pointless".
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During proceedings regarding the bill eventually passed as the
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women in their support of the Scottish government's plans".
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In October 2022, the group organised a protest against the
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found in their favour, ruling that by "incorporating those
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Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018
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World Professional Association for Transgender Health
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For Women Scotland says that proposed changes to the
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The "Women's Rights Demo" at the Scottish Parliament
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Campaign group
forwomen.scot
sex
by means of self-declaration
transgender rights
anti-trans
trans-exclusionary radical feminist
gender-critical
Gender Recognition Act 2004
Equality Act 2010
Gender Recognition Act
Magdalen Berns
Engender
Rape Crisis Scotland
gender-critical
anti-trans
trans-exclusionary radical feminist
J. K. Rowling
The Sunday Times
Beira's Place
The Guardian
Intersectional feminist
Sisters Uncut
Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021
Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021
Scottish Parliament
Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018
judicial review
Court of Session

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