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TLP analyses & comments on UK law that affects trans people's lives and rights. We can't advise on individual cases.

Deeply opposed to UKSC/FWS ruling of 16/4/25 & to its blatant exploitation to hurt trans people subsequently.

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Needs to be widely shared with cisgender people, especially politicians. Utterly horrifying that Britain has come to this- that most of Britain is just looking the other way while a whole community is being eliminated from society because of lies and hatred. transactual.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Trans Actual's report entitled 'Trans Segregation in Practice. Experiences of trans segragation following the Supreme Court Ruling'.
August 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
translegalproject.bsky.social
Kent Police seem to be completely out of control here. These two officers are talking legal rubbish.

Absolutely chilling.
madoc.bsky.social madoc cairns @madoc.bsky.social · Jul 15
Police in Canterbury today informed a protestor that the phrase "Israel is committing genocide in Gaza" could be considered a declaration of support for Palestine Action and therefore a terrorism offence.
July 16, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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lgbtiscotland.bsky.social
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, conducted a visit to the United Kingdom from 30 June to 4 July 2025, and a report was released today, including his thoughts on the state of trans rights in the UK at the moment.

Read more here: www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
Graphic with a pink to purple gradient background. It says "he Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights said today that he "is concerned about the current climate for trans people [in the UK]. ... He deplores that discussions tend towards the exclusion of trans people from many aspects of society, rather than ensuring that their inclusion and dignity are upheld." At the bottom are the Scottish Trans and Equality Network logo.
July 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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cindymichels.bsky.social
'Supreme Court Gender Decision Achieved Nothing And Was A Waste Of Money'
Eleven weeks after the ruling, Mathilda Mallinson and Helena Wadia tear it apart and explain how the media is making matters worse
bylinetimes.com
July 7, 2025 at 9:12 AM
translegalproject.bsky.social
Right, the EHRC 'consultation' (in English) just closed. Well done to everyone who sent something.

It's all going to be down to Starmer soon, as this piece discusses. It would be good to be in the hands of someone who reacted even remotely like a Labour Prime Minister?
June 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
translegalproject.bsky.social
An important piece from The Lemkin Institute.
philippaeast.bsky.social Philippa East (Author) @philippaeast.bsky.social · Jun 30
Well done, @humanrightsvicky.bsky.social. 👏
Yet another human rights organisation #TheLemkinInstitute calls out the UK on trans and intersex rights following the Supreme Court ruling.

www.lemkininstitute.com/red-flag-ale...

They join:
ILGA-Europe
Human Rights Watch
18 UN Independent HR Experts
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security would like to bring attention to and condemn recent judicial and governmental developments in the United Kingdom, which attempt to harm transgender and intersex people in the UK by stripping them of privacy and segregating them as ‘others.’ The Lemkin Institute believes these moves are part of a broader process of erasure. It is not only government action but also the media narrative that has fuelled hostility to and debate about the humanity of trans and intersex people while ignoring their voices. We see evidence of genocidal intent and actions targeting these communities. In April this year, the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court (UKSC) delivered a judgment declaring that, for the purposes of the Equality Act (2010), “sex” refers to “biological sex,” which it did not define clearly. The Equality Act (2010) provides protection against discrimination on a variety of grounds in public spaces. This ruling at the UK’s highest court means that individuals are now protected from discrimination on the basis of their assigned at birth sex, regardless of how that corresponds to their gender identity, lived gender, or sex characteristics. The decision is the result of a court challenge brought by the gender critical group For Women Scotland, which is financially backed by author J.K. Rowling and characterises itself as “feminist.”
June 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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amnestyuk.bsky.social
“Transphobia is not f**cking feminist”

Kate Nash's powerful speech during her performance at Glastonbury.
June 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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alicemydaughter.bsky.social
Although I didn’t get to speak to my MP or a member of the HOL I was glad to be part of this momentous occasion. I spoke to lots of passionate, caring, interesting people.

Big shout out to all parents there, with, or on behalf of, their trans children.

We need a fair future for all trans people.
transsolidarity.bsky.social Trans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · Jun 27
Lots of coverage of our amazing lobby. Thank you to everyone who was willing to speak about this historic moment.

Click to see the video in full.
June 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
translegalproject.bsky.social
Fully support this letter. Share it please.
transsolidarity.bsky.social Trans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · Jun 28
Our joint letter to the Council of Europe, asking them to urgently conduct a report into trans human rights in the UK.

Sent alongside:

@transactualuk.bsky.social
@lgbtiscotland.bsky.social
@scottishtrans.bsky.social
@transsafety.network
@networkgender.bsky.social
To the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights and the Sub-Committee on Human Rights, The undersigned are organisations which advocate for the human rights of trans people in the United Kingdom. We are writing to express our grave concerns about the developing situation regarding trans people's human rights in this country and to ask the Committee to take action. Following a decision of the UK Supreme Court in April, the Equality and Human Rights Commission - the UK's National Human Rights Institution - has issued an interim update which encourages and in some cases mandates the exclusion of trans people from single-sex spaces and services, in violation of their human rights. This has been followed by draft guidance which seeks to make such an approach statutory. The EHRC has made clear that it is not seeking input on its legal approach, only on how this approach is best communicated. The draft guidance, if it were to become law, would impose an obligation on employers and service providers to implement a bathroom ban on trans people using toilet and changing facilities in line with their acquired sex, instead requiring in practice that they use only gender neutral facilities. Such gender neutral facilities are frequently unavailable, and mandating their usage may require trans people to out themselves. The guidance would also prohibit associations for women and lesbians operating on a basis which would allow trans women to participate, even if the association desires to do so. This would also be true for men's organisations wanting to include trans men. This draft guidance is being consulted on in the wider context following For Women Scotland, in which government ministers and public bodies have made comments about trans people's rights. The UK Minister for Women and Equalities has stated that trans people are required to use the toilets associated with their sex as recorded at birth, even where their change in sex is recognised by a Gender Recognition Cer… In Christine Goodwin v UK, the European Court of Human Rights held that refusing to legally recognise the lived sex of trans people and placing them into an 'intermediate zone' where they are not quite one sex or the other was a violation of their right to respect for private life under Article 8 of the Convention. This protection was reaffirmed by the Court in the very recent decision of T.H. It is a core principle of the Convention that rights must be practical and effective, not theoretical and illusory. We believe that in the UK, trans people are being returned to this 'intermediate zone', placing the State - once again - in violation of its positive obligations under the Convention. The legal recognition afforded by Gender Recognition Certificates is now illusory, and inapplicable to practical lived realities of trans people in this country. We ask that the Council of Europe take immediate action to protect the human rights of trans people in the UK. We ask that you conduct a report into the state of trans human rights in the UK. We note that the situation is urgent and that without intervention, it seems likely to further deteriorate. Kind regards, Trans+ Solidarity Alliance TransActual Equality Network and Scottish Trans Trans Safety Network Feminist Gender Equality Network
June 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
translegalproject.bsky.social
Finally built up the strength to tackle the EHRC consultation this weekend? You’ll find material on how wrong it is in law here. Why not add some of this to your own personal take?

The mass lobby of Parliament showed what this community & allies are capable of. Let’s kill these EHRC proposals.
translegalproject.bsky.social Trans Legal Project @translegalproject.bsky.social · Jun 22
www.translegalproject.org/post/the-ris...
1/3 Our thoughts on engaging with the EHRC through their current consultation. We have submitted our response - and you can access it (and use it if helpful) here.

TLDR? Their interpretation of the For Women Scotland ruling is constantly wrong...(cont...)
The rise of 'EHRC Law'
The Badenoch and Truss appointed Equality and Human Rights Commission is decimating the lives of trans people in the United Kingdom. We've thought hard about whether to engage any further with them bu...
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June 28, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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katymontgomerie.com
Real dark stuff going on in Hungary as the gov bans Pride and then organises a far right hate march on the same place and day as Pride was scheduled

I know a lot of people are going in defiance. Please stay safe

LGBT rights is one of THE frontlines against fascism today

telex.hu/belfold/2025...
A szélsőjobbos Hatvannégy Vármegye foglalná le magának szombatra a Városháza parkot
A Pride szervezői is ide jelentették be a gyülekezőt szombat délutánra, a két gyűlés több ponton is keresztezheti majd egymást.
telex.hu
June 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
translegalproject.bsky.social
This is absolutely worth sharing - a clear expose of Sex Matters, their views, aims and influence.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk Yorkshire Bylines @yorkshirebylines.co.uk · Jun 26
✍️ Behind the ruling: how ‘Sex Matters’ is shaping UK policy on trans rights

The UK Supreme Court ruling redefined ‘sex’ – but for trans people, it’s the start of something far more sweeping and exclusionary

By ST Williams
Behind the ruling: how ‘Sex Matters’ is shaping UK policy on trans rights
The UK Supreme Court ruling redefined ‘sex’ – but for trans people, it’s the start of something far more sweeping and exclusionary
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
June 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social
Thanks to everyone who came to the mass lobby organised by @transsolidarity.bsky.social, calling on MPs to oppose the EHRC’s harmful draft guidance.

If you missed it, don’t worry, you can still speak with your MP about trans rights - just send them an email requesting a meeting.
June 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
translegalproject.bsky.social
@alicemydaughter.bsky.social doing Alice - and us all - proud.
alicemydaughter.bsky.social Caroline Litman @alicemydaughter.bsky.social · Jun 25
On way home from @transsolidarity.bsky.social mass lobby in Westminster. Queued 4 hours with my husband, Alice’s dad, to green card my MP, who we knew was unavailable , but waited 90minutes in case a member of her team would come and talk to us. My message: keep the gender police out of our toilets.
Me and my husband standing in front of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. It’s sunny and I’ve forgotten my sunglasses so i’m squinting into the sun. I’m carrying a placard in trans colours “My message to my MP…”
June 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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philippaeast.bsky.social
MPs publicly call out and criticise JK Rowling in Parliament.
I think this might be a first?
That is now in the Hansard record for all time.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwBm...
June 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
translegalproject.bsky.social
Someone really really needs to get into the Courts on this. Our view is that the UK Parliament hasn't a prayer on defending its actions. Even in the face of the most transphobic judiciary in 50 years. Helpful if an individual might be able to take it forward?
mimmymum.bsky.social Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · Jun 25
I was at Parliament today lobbying my MP.

THIS is what the ladies toilets look like by Westminster Hall… Notice the full floor to ceiling individual cubicle doors… Note how everyone has ‘dignity and privacy’ without the need to ban trans women!

#UniteForTransRights
June 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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sophieperryportfolio.com
HUGE turn out of trans folks and allies for the lobby of Parliament led by @transsolidarity.bsky.social

Incredible to see 🏳️‍⚧️
June 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
translegalproject.bsky.social
1/2 As people gather at Parliament today to meet MPs & oppose the EHRC’s extremist interpretation of a terrible, prejudiced, judgment - consider this. If a trans woman VISITS Parliament she will be instructed that she cannot use the women’s toilet. If she WORKS there she will be told that she can.
June 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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goodlawproject.org
We served our claim form on the EHRC yesterday and it has just changed its interim statement.

Snip one is what its statement was. Snip two is what its statement now is.

*They now accept there is no need for employers to provide single sex toilets.*
This judgment has implications for many organisations, including: workplaces services that are open to the public, such as hospitals, shops, restaurants, leisure facilities, refuges and counselling services sporting bodies schools associations (groups or clubs of more than 25 people which have rules of membership) In workplaces, it is compulsory to provide sufficient single-sex toilets, as well as sufficient single-sex changing and washing facilities where these facilities are needed. This judgment has implications for many organisations, including: workplaces services that are open to the public, such as hospitals, shops, restaurants, leisure facilities, refuges and counselling services sporting bodies schools associations (groups or clubs of more than 25 people which have rules of membership) In relation to workplaces, requirements are set out in the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992. These require suitable and sufficient facilities to be provided including toilets and sometimes changing facilities and showers. Toilets, showers and changing facilities may be mixed-sex where they are in a separate room lockable from the inside. Where changing facilities are required under the regulations, and where it is necessary for reasons of propriety, there must be separate facilities for men and women or separate use of those facilities such as separate lockable rooms.
June 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
translegalproject.bsky.social
Just to say, in our view what Parliament is doing is clearly unlawful discrimination. Thread below ⬇️
translegalproject.bsky.social Trans Legal Project @translegalproject.bsky.social · Jun 23
1/11 We're see people asking if, post the Supreme Court/FWS case, a blanket toilet ban on trans people is lawful?

In our very strong view, almost certainly no it is not.
June 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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natacha.bsky.social
Please repost widely and remember this is not about compliance in advance, there will doubtless be plenty of opportunities to use the correct loos in an organized and safe way tomorrow (and to report having done so). This is about avoiding violence and ensuing media propaganda.
natacha.bsky.social Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · Jun 24
PROVOKE AND PUBLICISE

Tomorrow in the Houses of Parliament the transphobes will attempt a “Provoke & Publicise” action. Provoke and Publicise was originally developed as a tactic by racist segregationists in US states like Alabama & Oklahoma to try and stop the civil rights movement there…

1/7
a cartoon drawing of a transgender flag against a yellow background
Alt: a cartoon drawing of a transgender flag against a yellow background
media.tenor.com
June 24, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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goodlawproject.bsky.social
🧵 Last week, Robin White, a barrister and trans woman, was harassed for using the women’s toilets in the Parliament.

Today, Parliament has implemented a trans bathroom ban, telling trans people that they are no longer be allowed to use toilets which align with their lived gender.
June 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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tacc.org.uk
NEW: We’ve uncovered how the EHRC met behind closed doors twice with anti-trans group Sex Matters to discuss rolling back trans rights. What they said will alarm you. 1/6

tacc.org.uk/2025/06/23/h...
How the EHRC Enabled an Anti-Trans Agenda - Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective
The meeting between the EHRC and Sex Matters shows a human rights body quietly aligning with those seeking to remove rights from a vulnerable minority.
tacc.org.uk
June 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
translegalproject.bsky.social
1/11 We're see people asking if, post the Supreme Court/FWS case, a blanket toilet ban on trans people is lawful?

In our very strong view, almost certainly no it is not.
June 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM