Why is SEEN in the Arts Necessary?

We have seen the challenging of these principles within a range of arts organisations and witnessed negative impacts on the experiences and careers of individuals who have not conformed to gender ideology. We believe that the arts should not be a vehicle for promoting views and agendas which are legally and ethically questionable.

We believe strongly in freedom of thought, speech and expression but that ideas and artistic programming should be age and audience appropriate.

We believe that the commitment to gender ideology should not override accepted safeguarding principles and that the balance of artistic programming should reflect the range of beliefs of our audiences.

Clarifying the Law

The recent Supreme Court Judgement clarified that under the Equality Act sex and gender reassignment are protected characteristics and that sex is defined by biological sex.

We are concerned at the level of misinformation about the facts, interpretation and implications of this judgement from leaders of museums and arts organisations, funders and arts publications……

What will we do?

We will provide a forum to connect and support people in the arts who share our beliefs, aims and objectives. We will share information and provide support through regular meetings, online and in person.

We will share information and best practice.

We will record and collate bad practice

We will support and enable you to take action within your own organisations or practice.

We cannot advise on legal issues or provide legal representation but we can direct you to other organisations who can.

How to be part of SEEN in the Arts

We welcome anyone in the arts who shares our aims and objectives, and would like support and/or can share their skills and experience to support our colleagues across the Sector. Go to our memberships page to complete a form

All details will be kept confidential and only shared within the membership of the SEEN in The Arts steering group. It's important that any potential members are properly vetted to ensure the safety and dignity of everyone involved.

You can also contact us by email on c ontact@seeninarts.co.uk if you would like more information before submitting a contact form. When we receive your form a member of the team will be in touch.

Useful Information

Maya Forstater v CGD Europe and Others: UKEAT/0105/20/JOJ - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Employment Tribunal rulings on gender-critical beliefs in the workplace (parliament.uk)

Gender critical debate: how should HR manage conflicting views? (personneltoday.com)

whistleblowing-2017-9-web.pdf (polfed.org)

annex_h_whistleblowing_guidance.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)

guidance-separate-and-single-sex-service-providers-equality-act-sex-and-gender-reassignment-exceptions.pdf (equalityhumanrights.com)

Manchester police will not take part in Pride parade this year - as officers are told not to decorate their uniforms with rainbows | Daily Mail Online

The legal framework for gender identity - by Michael Foran (substack.com)

Dont Get Caught Out final (002).pdf (reading.ac.uk).

Ban on puberty blockers to be made indefinite on experts’ advice - GOV.UK

Non-Crime-Hate-Incidents.pdf