Alison Holt
Social Affairs Editor at BBC
@BBCNews Social Affairs Editor. Covering social care, welfare, child protection, disability, how we live our lives. Views my own. Retweets not endorsements
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Alison Holt
Campaigners argued that the prescription of cross-sex hormones should also be addressed and criticised the government's failure to intervene. But Lady Justice Whipple said it was not "unreasonable or irrational" for the government to address the question of puberty blockers first and later come to cross-sex hormones. The court in London was also told health officials are looking at "alternative legal mechanisms" to tackle issues around private and overseas providers who prescribe such drugs.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Alison Holt
Health Secretary Wes Streeting, is "actively reviewing" banning or restricting the private prescription of cross-sex hormones to young people, according to evidence given to the High Court. Government lawyers say an expert panel will report in July on the use of this type of medication by under 18s wishing to change their gender. An application by campaigners for a full judicial review of the secretary of state's handling of the issue was rejected on Wednesday afternoon.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Alison Holt
The Supreme Court ruling gives clarity - but now comes the difficult partAlison HoltBBC"A victory for common sense" or "devastating" – the contrasting reactions to the statement by five Supreme Court judges that legally the term "woman" means a biological woman. Behind the different responses lie many of the often bitter and vitriolic arguments that set the country on a long, tricky road towards Wednesday's unambiguous judgement.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Alison Holt
Alison HoltSocial affairs editorAfter years of argument and dispute about the meaning of gender, the watchword of Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling has to be clarity. Equality law has been made clear with the unambiguous statement that the term "woman" refers to a biological woman and does not include biological men who have transitioned to being female. It is a "victory for common sense", according to the chairwoman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
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1 month ago |
flipboard.com | Alison Holt
3 hours agoOver the past ten years, it has become all too common for trans people to start their day with headlines announcing yet another rollback of their rights. But yesterday (April 16) was especially devastating, as the UK Supreme Court decided that transgender women are not worth the same legal …
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