Global InformationFor Women Scotland information
 Logo of For Women Scotland | |
| Abbreviation | FWS |
|---|---|
| Formation | June 2018 |
| Type | Campaign group |
| Registration no. | SC669393 (Scotland) |
| Legal status | Not-for-profit company |
Region | Scotland |
Director | Trina Budge Marion Calder Susan Smith |
| Website | forwomen |
For Women Scotland (FWS) is a Scottish campaign group that opposes proposed reforms allowing individuals to change their recorded sex in legal documents by means of self-declaration.[1] The group campaigns against changes to transgender rights[2] and has been described as anti-trans,[3][4] as trans-exclusionary radical feminist,[5] and as a "gender-critical feminist group".[6]
For Women Scotland says that proposed changes to the Gender Recognition Act 2004 to allow people as young as 16 to change their legal gender through self-identification would erode women's rights and would violate the Equality Act 2010.[1][7] It also says that it supports legislation to support vulnerable groups, provided existing rights are not affected.[1] The group has stated its beliefs "that there are only two sexes, that a person’s sex is not a choice, nor can it be changed".[8]
- ^ a b c Brooks, Libby (1 February 2019). "Scottish feminist group says transgender laws risk women's rights". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ Brooks, Libby (2 September 2021). "Protesters against transgender rights changes boo Nicola Sturgeon". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Powys Maurice, Emma (23 August 2021). "Pub manager targeted by sick trolls after calling police on anti-trans group". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ Wakefield, Lily (23 March 2021). "Scottish anti-trans group's bid to block to trans inclusion". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
The anti-trans pressure group For Women Scotland has lost a legal battle to have trans women removed from a government act designed to increase the number of women on public boards.
- ^ Horne, Marc (24 November 2021). "JK Rowling hails For Women Scotland in trans row". The Times. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Brooks, Libby (4 June 2021). "Gender-critical feminist charged over allegedly transphobic tweets". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Simon (23 August 2021). "Nicola Sturgeon facing backlash over proposed gender legislation". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Stephens, Max (9 October 2022). "JK Rowling calls Nicola Sturgeon a 'destroyer of women's rights'". The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 9 October 2022.