lesbianpersistence

We've written to all party leaders in Holyrood about the importance of the lesbian perspective, and asked what their party will do to secure full and speedy implementation of the FWS Supreme Court ruling, and that they work to ensure lesbians are included in all decision making. This is the text of the letter to John Swinney, which was sent, with amendments about each party's position, to the other leaders. Links below Dear Mr Swinney Lesbian Rights We are writing to ask you to commit the SNP...

Photo: Jo Brew Sally spoke at the LGB Alliance conference on 18 April 2026 about the lesbian intervention - why she set it up, why it was essential to the outcome of the case, and what has happened since the Supreme Court ruling. Here's the full text. As Bev mentioned in her introduction, I have always believed women’s space and lesbian space is incredibly important. Not so long ago, we had that space - there was a vibrant lesbian culture, with pubs, discos, bookshops and even housing...

Text of talk by Sally Wainwright to WDI side event at UN CSW 12/03/26 The transgenderist project has been, above all, a war on language. The egregious harms done by feeding unnecessary drugs to children, or removing healthy body parts, and the insult to women’s dignity privacy and safety, are only possible if you’ve already bought into the linguistic gymnastics that deny basic truths. Before any of those things can take place, there has to be some level of acceptance that men can be “women”....