Amelia Hansford

1 week ago | thepinknews.com | Amelia Hansford

The Telegraph has claimed that trans “teenagers” are regularly undergoing sexual reassignment surgery (SRS) at NHS expense – here are the facts. An article published on Sunday (25 May), titled “Two biological men a day given trans surgery on NHS,” claims that around £20 million in public funds has been spent on “feminising genital surgery,” including for teenagers, over the past three years.

1 week ago | thepinknews.com | Amelia Hansford

Quakers in Britain have been commended for rejecting claims that a UK Supreme Court ruling prevents trans people from using single-sex spaces. The Christian group, which represents Quakers, or members of the Society of Friends faith group, argued that a ruling handed down in April, which aims to clarify the 2010 Equality Act’s definitions of women and sex, has not affected the rights of trans people to use gendered facilities consistent with their birth sex.

1 week ago | thepinknews.com | Amelia Hansford

There’s a Harry Potter shop in London’s King’s Cross Station. If you’ve been there, you’ve almost certainly seen it. Whenever I make one of my regular trips to London, I can’t help but observe the almost vortex-like way it draws in the public surrounding it.

1 week ago | thepinknews.com | Amelia Hansford

Nicola Sturgeon says a Supreme Court ruling on the 2010 Equality Act’s definition of a woman has been “massively over-interpreted.”The former Scottish first minister, 54, criticised the “immediate actions” by the Labour government and other institutions after the judgement was handed down in April. Supreme Court judge Lord Patrick Hodge wrote in a unanimous ruling that the terms “women” and “sex” in the 2010 Equality Act refer to “biological women” and “biological sex” respectively.

1 week ago | thepinknews.com | Amelia Hansford

JK Rowling has set up a new organisation, the JK Rowling Women’s Fund, to help support ‘gender-critical’ legal cases. The Harry Potter author, 59, who has become notorious for her “gender-critical” views on trans people, announced the creation of a private funding organisation, dubbed the “JK Rowling Women’s Fund” (JKRWF) over the weekend (24 May).