HOLY SHIT GUYS, I WAS INSPIRED BY THIS POST TO TRY MAKE THE SONG AND YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE THE SCREAM I SCRUMPT WHEN I DRAGGED THE TRAINING AUDIO OVER THE BACKING TRACK AND IT LINED UP PERFECTLY
allowing trans ppl in single sex spaces based on their gender reassignment (ie. trans women in women's spaces & trans men in men's spaces) can be classed as discrimination
allowing trans ppl in single sex spaces based on their assigned gender at birth (ie. trans men in women's spaces & trans women in men's spaces) can also be classed as discrimination, bc it could cause cis ppl discomfort or distress
allowing trans ppl to use single sex spaces makes them mixed sex spaces by default. it can be classed as discrimination to only offer mixed sex spaces and no single sex
the only way to safely avoid legal accusations of discrimination is to either a) refuse/limit trans ppl's access to a service (which is explicitly considered to be lawful & acceptable) or b) offer a third separate mixed sex space for everyone's use
wasn't expecting so many people to find this post... yeah it's pretty awful. just to add to the horror, this is only one specific section, I've included a few other things that jumped out to me below the readmore.
the ehrc code remains a draft for another 6 weeks so there is still time to challenge it. multiple previous drafts have already been rejected and the period for feedback has been extended 4 weeks longer than usual - they expect backlash. organise in yr community, write to MPs, there are protests planned in most UK cities & a mass lobby in London June 24th.
also worth keeping in mind that whatever the outcome, this is not definitive law in itself, just a set of guidelines for applying it. things may be scary but we are not going anywhere and there will be spaces that fight to remain inclusive of us regardless of bs policies. love y'all ✌️
also for those asking for how to support trans ppl in the UK, transactual has a list of resources:
https://transactual.org.uk/transorgs/
in line with the supreme court ruling, the legal definition of sex now only describes that assigned at birth and cannot be changed with a gender recognition certificate. to quote the policy directly: "a trans man with a grc is a woman and a trans woman with a grc is a man"
ie. trans women can be lawfully refused from women's spaces because they are legally considered to be men
there's a very long section on guidance for competitive sports but basically, inclusion of trans women in women's sports can be considered sex discrimination against women (because of potential "physical advantage") AND sex discrimination against men (because inclusion of trans women means it is now considered a mixed sex space so men cannot be excluded)
this was p much exactly what we expected from the outcome of the supreme court ruling but now we have "official" guidance on how to apply transmisogyny 👍
anyone using a single sex space who is suspected to be of the opposite sex based off physical perception alone can be asked to provide confirmation of their legal sex
in most other situations, sex is a protected characteristic so this would be unlawful & discriminatory. the policy decides this is a valid exception however, despite explicitly acknowledging it disadvantages trans ppl
it then goes on to say that there is "no official record or document in the UK which provides reliable evidence of sex" because sex markers can be changed on passports, driving licenses and birth certificates. so if a person's confirmation of their legal sex isn't convincing enough, the decision can be made to exclude them regardless.
the policy is veryyy careful to skate around the topic of gender recognition certificates bc of their legal protection (non-consensual disclosure of a grc can be a criminal offence) but the change to the legal definition of sex and refusal to consider a grc proof of sex effectively voids it in this context anyway. heartbreaking for the ~8400 people in the UK who had to fight tooth and nail to get one in the first place
bonus interestingly worded example of guidance regarding trans access to healthcare, which completely ignores that it is in fact possible for trans women to require certain obgyn services and also implies that if the standards for privacy and dignity are not considered high enough (eg. on hospital wards), trans men could be refused treatment if there are objections from cis women and the hospital would not be obliged to make any adjustments for their needs if they choose not to 🤔
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