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Title: Haters want to kick trans people out of city swimming holes...
Post by: Jessica_Rose on June 05, 2026, 08:54:52 PM
Post by: Jessica_Rose on June 05, 2026, 08:54:52 PM
Haters want to kick trans people out of city swimming holes. Locals are saying no.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/06/haters-want-to-kick-trans-people-out-of-city-swimming-holes-locals-are-saying-no/
Faefyx Collington (5 June 2026)
The committee that oversees the gendered swimming ponds on Hampstead Heath in London have decided to maintain the trans-inclusive policies they formalized several years ago. The decision follows the UK Supreme Court's decision on the legal definition of a woman and a campaign from an anti-trans group to have the policy changed.
Hampstead Heath has three open swimming ponds and an open air public swimming pool. The Men's Pond was opened in 1890, with the Ladies Pond joining it in 1925. There is also an even older Mixed Pond, which has been in use since the 1860s. They're managed by the CLC, which noted in findings last year that trans people were known to have "swum there for decades without issue" and that there was a "longstanding history of inclusion."
In 2019, the inclusion of trans people in the Hampstead Heath ponds was formalized in a new policy. At the time, the majority of locals supported trans inclusion and The Kenwood Ladies' Pond Association welcomed the decision.
Seemingly in response to Sex Matter's threats, the CLC launched a consultation in October. More than 38,000 people responded to the consultation, which offered six options for how to handle trans access to the ponds, which included, "strictly single-sex access," "continuing to be trans-inclusive spaces as currently operated," and "making all ponds mixed-sex."
The results of the consultation were published in January, and respondents overwhelming voted to continue with the current trans-inclusive policies, with 86% agreeing, with the same percentage strongly opposing strict single-sex access. Interestingly, 66% of respondents also opposed making all ponds mixed-sex.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/06/haters-want-to-kick-trans-people-out-of-city-swimming-holes-locals-are-saying-no/
Faefyx Collington (5 June 2026)
The committee that oversees the gendered swimming ponds on Hampstead Heath in London have decided to maintain the trans-inclusive policies they formalized several years ago. The decision follows the UK Supreme Court's decision on the legal definition of a woman and a campaign from an anti-trans group to have the policy changed.
Hampstead Heath has three open swimming ponds and an open air public swimming pool. The Men's Pond was opened in 1890, with the Ladies Pond joining it in 1925. There is also an even older Mixed Pond, which has been in use since the 1860s. They're managed by the CLC, which noted in findings last year that trans people were known to have "swum there for decades without issue" and that there was a "longstanding history of inclusion."
In 2019, the inclusion of trans people in the Hampstead Heath ponds was formalized in a new policy. At the time, the majority of locals supported trans inclusion and The Kenwood Ladies' Pond Association welcomed the decision.
Seemingly in response to Sex Matter's threats, the CLC launched a consultation in October. More than 38,000 people responded to the consultation, which offered six options for how to handle trans access to the ponds, which included, "strictly single-sex access," "continuing to be trans-inclusive spaces as currently operated," and "making all ponds mixed-sex."
The results of the consultation were published in January, and respondents overwhelming voted to continue with the current trans-inclusive policies, with 86% agreeing, with the same percentage strongly opposing strict single-sex access. Interestingly, 66% of respondents also opposed making all ponds mixed-sex.