Civil servants face formal sanction if they misgender trans colleagues

[Sarah B ✅]

Title: Civil servants face formal sanction if they misgender trans colleagues
Link To: Article 🔗 [Link: thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/civil-​servants-​sanction-​trans-​guidance-​supreme-​court-​8p8t23dzx/]
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Date: Tue Jul 21 2026
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Brief summary of the article
The article reports on leaked Whitehall guidance saying civil servants could face formal sanction for deliberate deadnaming or misgendering of transgender colleagues. It also describes how the guidance addresses access to single-sex facilities after the Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act, and notes related advice from the Charity Commission about legal compliance.
Main Points of the Article
"Civil servants will be disciplined if they do not call transgender colleagues by their preferred name or gender, according to leaked Whitehall guidance."

"The document, drawn up by the Cabinet Office and marked "official sensitive", said referring to a colleague by the wrong pronouns could result in a formal sanction."

"The guidance sets out how transgender civil servants should be treated at work and includes telling employees they "may not use facilities of your affirmed gender which are designated as single-sex"."

"However, it also warned that "deliberate deadnaming or misgendering to deny, mock or invalidate a person's trans identity is unacceptable and should be investigated as potential misconduct"."

"It said that intentionally or deliberately calling somebody their pre-transition name or referring to them by the incorrect gender could occur because of "a neurodivergent condition or memory issue" and that should be established before any action is taken."

"Charities do not need to wait for the Commission's guidance to comply with the Act and the code."
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Sarah B
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[Lori Dee ✅]

So...

You cannot call me anything but a woman, but I can't use the women's restroom?

Did I read that correctly?