(UK) Trans women to be banned from public female-only spaces

[Jessica_Rose]

Trans women to be banned from public female-only spaces

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trans-women-to-be-banned-from-public-female-only-spaces/ar-AA1K8D04?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=6d62d0a67994456bf396e5d294699e98&ei=27

Story by Gwyn Wright (8 Aug 2025)

Public bodies will be told to ban transgender women from female-only spaces such as lavatories and changing rooms under new guidance to be published by the the Equality and Human Rights Commission, according to reports.

The new guidance from the EHRC, the human rights watchdog, will apply to any organisation that provides a service to the public, including schools, hospitals, prisons, gyms and shops. Organisations will also be allowed to check birth certificates to ensure that the new rules are followed.

Private companies and charities will be covered if they are providing a public service, such as caring for the elderly on behalf of a council.

The new rules will also allow bodies to prevent transgender women from taking part in women's sports, and state that women have a right to feel uncomfortable if a biological man undresses in front of them.

The watchdog promised to issue new guidance in light of the Supreme Court's ruling earlier this year that the definition of women under the Equality Act lies in biological sex, not preferred gender identity.

Draft guidance published after the ruling stated that the words "women" and "sex" must mean biological sex for the purposes of the Equality Act.

Many public bodies, including the NHS and the Civil Service, have so far refrained from banning transgender women from female-only spaces until the guidance is issued.

[Sephirah]

Riding on Trump's coat tails. Which has been kind of the thrust of the Labour government since they got in office.

They were so different when they were in opposition. Starmer's approval ratings are about on par with Trump's, at this point.

The EHRC, for those who don't know, is sponsored by the Cabinet Office. They are beholden to the government of the day. It isn't a watchdog. It's a lapdog.

[ChrissyRyan]

So I would have to use a men's bathroom against my choice?  Really?

That is not right. 

[Jen T.]

One giant leap backwards. 🤬