Rape Crisis Legal Case - Court Date!

Good news and good luck.

I expect it will mean the other side will try and settle. I don't know though, obviously.

I'm not sure you're right here.

I said if they misadvertised there would be a case.

And if they had misadvertised it would make no difference what the SC said last week, as it was already illegal to say you were advertising under the SSE and then included TW.

I'm not sure you're right here.

If they are using the single sex exception to provide a women only provision, going forwards that will have to be women only (not men who identify as women), as the SC has made clear that the protected characteristic of sex in the EA 2010 means actual sex. The single sex exception is essentially a licence to discriminate (in most circumstances it would be discriminatory to exclude members of one sex), and can't just be expanded to include some members of the group you are discriminating against (i.e. men) as that would be discriminatory against other members of that group (who also have the protected characteristic of sex).

The court case will have no impact on this case unfortunately.

Survivor's Network, unless they lied about the service they were providing ie claimed is was women only under the SSE, are entitled to offer what services they want or do want to provide.

Whether Brighton Council or other funders should have ensured there was at least one service in the Brighton area that offered single sex (biology) based services is another matter.

I believe it will still go ahead.

I presume this case will be unnecessary in the light of the clarification of the Equality Act?

@NoOneKnowsWhoYouAre I think Sarah is trying to retain her anonymity, so probably best not to go unless Sarah states that she wants to go public.

All the very best Sarah. Thank you for your courage, bravery and determination in continuing with this fight on behalf of woman all throughout our nation. 💐

Fabulous that is has finally been listed. I live quite close. I might book the week off work and come watch

Progress at last..... I hope for the best outcome

I think many women always have, but weren't aware there are people, groups, funders who are using finances to undermine them.

The worry about the article is that even though it is old it shows a mind set that hasn't changed. And yet they say their priority is women employees.

If they had added a post script saying they support single sex services, or even tried to explain why if a group is in breach of equality laws they shouldn't be sued!

Me too, good luck Sarah!

I hope that all makes for a good case for you. It’s infuriatingly ilogical.

I missed this! I'm glad you've got a date at last @IamSarah and best of luck.

Summarised here www.brightonandhovenews.org/2022/05/05/brighton-rape-crisis-centre-sued-over-refusal-to-offer-female-only-groups/

Would it be possible for a potted history to be given? I know the core issue but nothing more, and I’m sure I’m not alone.

It has taken much too long to reach this point, but we all really want you to win this . Take care of yourself in the meantime and thank you for all you are doing. Women and girls deserve our own spaces.

Hope you dont mind me posting this here, but it shows just how far the anti women's sex based rights movement ie TRAs, have gone.

On another thread I wanted to mention a relatively new union that focuses on women in low paid jobs. I had heard about them through women working at Solace Women's Aid going on strike. (Not about managers etc., but how cuts to funding will mean many will be out of a job come 31 March.)

So I thought I would look at the web page for the union - United Voices of the World - to learn a bit about them.

And was horrified to see they have written an opinion piece in support of Survivors Network because they "have been targeted under equalities law for their trans-inclusive approach". https://www.uvwunion.org.uk/en/news/2022/05/statement-in-support-of-survivors-network/

All these groups taking this grand standing position to virtue signal too each other, and never for one moment reflecting on, let alone commenting on the terrible impact this has on women survivors of male violence.

Sorry for any upset this might cause, but worth being aware of just how far reaching the trans narrative has been.

And why it seems to come down to lone women, such as IamSarah to challenge this attack on women's sex based rights.

(edited to add: I have no idea whether the women working at Solace Women's Aid support this - they may be unaware as the article is from 2022)

I’ve been wondering how you are & how it was all going.

Glad you’ve got a date at last. We’re all behind you 💐

Best of luck Sarah, looking forward to seeing your victory in a fight you should never have had to enter. We are all with you!