Rape Crisis Legal Case - Court Date!

[IamSarah]

I thought this day would never come. The case has FINALLY been listed at Brighton County Court from 22-30 September 2025.

Thank you so much everyone for the ongoing support, encouragement, gardening and lovely messages.

Looking forward to the case being over and hopefully the right outcome being reached - women having the option of single sex rape crisis therapy.

Keen gardeners please Google Sarah Summers Brighton

Thank you

That's really good news - but also infuriating.

Making you wait this long.

Best wishes for the time between now and then!

Jesus, they have really dragged this one out. Given the huge amount of water under the bridge since you lodged your case, is there still a chance they will settle?

I won't accept a settlement, that won't solve the problem and women will still be left with no single sex support.

Yes really dragged it out! It will be 4 years since it happened.

Can only hope, though for you it doesn't make it easier having to endure this punitive process, that other recent court cases and discussions will in fact be beneficial to your case.

I hope so. And I couldn't ask for a better legal team.

FINALLY! At least you can now stop counting years and move on to counting months.

It's so ridiculous that it's taken so long. Although that hopefully will actually work in your favour. So many cases have been won by women fighting this ideology since you started your case and the climate around this subject is not the same as it was four years ago.

September will be here before you know it!

💜

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Not only the cases in the intervening years, but a new Equal Treatment bench book. So perhaps a better understanding among the judiciary.

I'm.so glad.you've finally got a date.

You've had this hanging over you for a long time but the end is in sight.

FOUR years, I knew it was a long time but not that long that is utterly appalling.

Good luck.

Many women are in the same boat, unable to access support as SS services have been ended. Rooting for you and thank you for your courage.

Good luck Sarah. So pleased you finally have dates to work towards. And a fantastic legal team! 👏

glad you have a date.

Great news Sarah, we're all rooting for 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!

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 💐

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)

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.

Thank you for sharing the link @IwantToRetire that is really useful.

Maybe I am naive but I feel a lot has happened since 2022 and attitudes have shifted towards supporting women who need single sex services.

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.

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

This interview from 2022 gives the background to the case:

unherd.com/2022/07/why-im-suing-survivors-network/

Since then:

• Many delays with Brighton County Court
• Still no single sex rape crisis support in Sussex
• JK Rowling funds Beira's Place in Edinburgh - a single sex rape crisis refuge
• A tribunal rules in Roz Adams' favour (she was dismissed from Edinburgh Rape Crisis for holding GC Beliefs)
• Mridul Wadwha (male born CEO of Edinburgh Rape Crisis) stands down

So the landscape has changed a little since 2022.

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

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

Me too, good luck Sarah!