Can anyone here please help me? I am in Worthing and trying to pursue the WPUK campaign of making sure public bodies don't switch "sex" for "gender" but I am confused.
On a police page, I found this list:
"Identity Based Mentoring
We have recently introduced a new Identity Based Mentoring scheme which will enable Sussex Police officers and staff to request a mentor based on a shared identity.
• Age
• Disability
• Gender reassignment
• Pregnancy and Maternity
• Race
• Religion or belief
• Gender
• Sexual Orientation
The scheme is open to anyone in the Force and will be running alongside the existing Mentoring Scheme. Its aim will be to support staff with career progression and personal growth. In addition it will enable them to receive guidance and encouragement from a mentor who shares one or more of the characteristics."
The page is at sussex.police.uk/about-us/governance-and-processes/equality-and-diversity/
Sex is not on that list. But it has both "Gender reassignment" and "Gender".
I phoned the bloke in charge and he told me gender and sex are the same thing, and I said, no, sex is a protected characteristic, but to be honest I could not be very stern because I felt I was on wobbly ground because I don't really understand what TF I am doing.
Does sex being a protected characteristic mean that it ought to appear on that list instead of "gender"? Or does that only count on statements that specifically mention the EA?