In case this hasn't been seen or shared.
Petition emailed to me today by SexMatters signed by Mata Forstater
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/623243?mc_cid=2374ed1657&mc_eid=f9d32af33e
Email reads:
We are calling on the UK government to update the Equality Act 2010 to make it clear that the protected characteristic of “sex” means biological sex and nothing else.
I have started a petition, and we need 10,000 people to sign this week, and 100,000 by the end of the year.
Make the Equality Act clear: sign the petition
There is an opportunity to lock in legal clarity now. In May the government made a statement to the houses of Parliament recognising the need for new laws to be clear about the meaning of “sex”. Last week Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he intends to “look to review the Equality Act to make it clear that sex means biological sex rather than gender”.
For everyone’s benefit, sex discrimination laws need to be clear that the terms “sex”, “male”, “female”, “man” and “woman” do not mean “sex as modified by a Gender Recognition Certificate” but biological sex. Our petition sets out a plan for how to do this, and we will be publishing more analysis in the coming weeks.
If you are a UK citizen or resident, please sign the petition today, and share our message wherever you can: on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn, by talking to friends and by forwarding this email.
We will be sharing more campaign materials once we get past 10,000 signatures and will let you know how you can get involved.
Maya Forstater, and all of the Sex Matters team