Sex Matters Podcast

Fiona and Helen discuss two landmark cases heard this week by the US Supreme Court on the meaning of sex in law, and their implications for women’s sport and sex-based rights. Fiona talks us through Sex Matters’ (and friends’) amicus briefs in support of sex-based state laws . They also discuss the case of Miranda Newsom, who was banned by Southwark Council from its leisure centres for objecting t...

Maya and Fiona ask if this year will finally see organisations obey the Supreme Court judgment. Will the government accept the equality regulator’s guidance? And what about education, healthcare, data policy, safeguarding and women’s rights? They discuss how three big themes will shape our campaigning in 2026: making the Equality Act work, preventing harm in medicine and education, and fixing poli...

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Sandie Peggie, Maria Kelly and puberty blockers: Fiona, Maya and Helen discuss This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.sex-matters-news.org

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For the final episode in our podcast series, Fiona McAnena interviews Helen Joyce, director of advocacy at Sex Matters and author of Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality . Helen and Fiona discuss the material reality of the two sexes and where the differences matter. From evolution and developmental trajectories to the societal and political fallout of pretending sex is irrelevant, Helen explains it...

⏰ Tomorrow at 7pm!  For the final episode in our podcast series, Helen Joyce and Fiona McAnena discuss the material reality of the two sexes and where the differences matter. 🚻 From evolution and developmental trajectories to the societal and political fallout of pretending sex is irrelevant, Helen explains it all with the clarity, depth, and sharp insight we’ve come to respect. Set notification...

In the second episode of our podcast series, Helen Joyce interviews Maya Forstater about sex and the law. Maya traces the story from early experimental surgeries to the legal cases that quietly reshaped policy behind closed doors. They discuss how the law became such a muddle, the role of digital identities in fixing it – and, of course, why establishing that gender-critical beliefs are WORIADS wa...

In the second episode of our podcast series, Helen Joyce interviews Maya Forstater about sex and the law. Maya traces the story from early experimental surgeries to the legal cases that quietly reshaped policy behind closed doors. Join us on Friday at 7pm 🔔 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.sex-matters-new...

Sport is back in the headlines after World Boxing announced it will sex-test competitors, naming Algeria’s Olympic gold medallist Imane Khelif. In the first episode of our three-part series, Fiona McAnena exposes the hard truth about male athletes competing in the female category and how governing bodies are failing women under the banner of “inclusion.” Fiona talks to Helen Joyce about how we got...