Women Of Dorset

We'll add examples of the pushback in Dorset from the Supreme Court ruling on biological sex 1.  Facebook - Poole Community  2. Dorset Museum and Art Gallery  3.UNISON Dorset 4. Vikki Slade MP Vikki Slade MP in Parliament

  This article was published in the Bournemouth Echo on 21st April 2025 following a statement from Women of Dorset on the Supreme Court ruling on biolgical sex. Article

  The Supreme Court delivers a seismic ruling on equality law. Sex has always meant biological sex

  The Bayswater support group have updated their schools guidance re gender questioning children . We think this is a very important resource for parents/schools. We know that there is no balance of information being offered up to Dorset schools in this area. It takes a **safeguarding first approach** and gives guidance on many issues such as equality act, gillick competence, discusses underlying issues and parental alienation. It’s free and fully transparent! Safeguarding Trans-identified Children and Adolescents – Our New Guide

  Trans activism in Dorset is as unpleasant as anywhere else in the UK. Death threats, attempts to silence any comment/discussion, reports made to the police to intimidate & silence. The “chilling affect” they cause in Dorset is immense but women are supposedly the problem. Here's a couple of examples:

  Women of Dorset have known that activists inside Dorset Council (& outside) have been putting them under extreme pressure regarding trans rights. The ex-CEO confirmed to us as much in an email & we hope that the Supreme Council ruling can now bring greater balance back to the Council. One of those pressure groups is UNISON Dorset, who've been contacting members and stating that 'This ruling will not protect women's rights but has put them back by decades'. Below is a screenshot of the email that UNISON Dorset has sent to members & is continuing to pressurise Dorset Council following the Supreme Court confirmation that the definition of woman is biological. There is no support from UNISON Dorset for biological women or confirmation of their rights. Quote from Becky Brookman - Branch Secretary 'In UNISON we are proud to say that trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary people are non-binary'.  Another quote 'We are speaking to ...

Read Sex Matters common-sense guide to the Supreme Court judgment and what organisations should do now to respect everyone's rights. Sex matters: putting the Supreme Court ruling into practice