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Our message to employers, and to trans people experiencing exclusion and harassment at work, is that automatic exclusion is not just cruel, but unlawful.

Take Action Now: Write to your MP to ask them to Scrap the Bathroom Ban.
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Update Following Employment Tribunal Rulings. Our message to employers, and to trans people experiencing exclusion and harassment at work, is that automatic exclusion is not just cruel, but unlawful. Take Action Now: Write to your MP to ask them to Scrap the Bathroom Ban. Full statement on our website.
December 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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The now withdrawn EHRC Interim Update attempted to persuade employers to introduce a bathroom ban – excluding trans people from gendered facilities, whether or not the provider wanted to be inclusive. These judgements demonstrate that the EHRC interpretation was flawed.
Update Following Employment Tribunal Rulings. The now withdrawn EHRC Interim Update attempted to persuade employers to introduce a bathroom ban – excluding trans people from gendered facilities, whether or not the provider wanted to be inclusive. These judgements demonstrate that the EHRC interpretation was flawed. Full statement on our website.
December 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Equally, today’s tribunal outcome ruled that the For Women Scotland Supreme Court decision “did not result in it being inherently unlawful for a trans female…to be given permission to use a female changing room at work.”
Update Following Employment Tribunal Rulings. Equally, today’s tribunal outcome ruled that the For Women Scotland Supreme Court decision “did not result in it being inherently unlawful for a trans female…to be given permission to use a female changing room at work.” Full statement on our website.
December 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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The judgement last week made it clear that allowing trans people to use toilets that align with their gender creates an inclusive workplace environment where “all employees felt respected, valued and supported.”
Update Following Employment Tribunal Rulings. The judgement last week made it clear that allowing trans people to use toilets that align with their gender creates an inclusive workplace environment where “all employees felt respected, valued and supported.” Full statement on our website.
December 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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This week two legal judgements, concerning employers based in Scotland, have shown that employers are not obliged to exclude trans people from facilities that align with their gender.

Full statement: transactual.org.uk/blog/2025/12...

#Trans #Nonbinary #EqualityAct #EHRC
Update Following Employment Tribunal Rulings. This week two legal judgements, concerning employers based in Scotland, have shown that employers are not obliged to exclude trans people from facilities that align with their gender. Full statement on our website.
December 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Wishing a happy and blessed Bodhi Day to all those celebrating!

#BodhiDay
December 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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It’s Pansexual Pride day, a day to raise awareness and celebrate the pansexual community.

We stand in solidarity with pansexual people and communities and celebrate our pansexual team members, supporters and siblings!

#PansexualPrideDay #PansexualPride #Pansexual #LGBTQIA+
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December 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Please remember to use #easyfundraising if you're shopping for gifts and celebration food this winter.

Please sign up and help us raise more: www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/trans...

#easyfundraising #TransFundraiser #Trans #TransSupport
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December 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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“I spend a great deal of time educating people when I am going in for an appointment about myself. It's exhausting. And takes valuable time away from my medical appointment. I can't focus only on my disability or my symptoms, because the doctor needs to understand not to misgender me.” Lee-Anne
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December 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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It’s International Volunteer Day and we want to say a big thank you to all our wonderful volunteers!

Our volunteers do amazing work including supporting with social media, work around the EHRC and other policy areas, background research, press, admin support and more.

#InternationalVolunteerDay
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December 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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“Getting now to work as an artist and a musician in hours that work for me, looking after my disabilities in a life that is queer and fulfilling is wonderful, and every single trans person should be afforded the same feeling of love and respect.” Emory

#DisabilityAwareness #Trans #Equality
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December 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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"Being open from the start of the appointment about the emotional side of my request made it easier for me to communicate, something that can be hard being autistic, instead of trying to find the right words to say after I was already upset." Gage

#DisabilityAwareness #TransHealth
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December 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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This government needs urgently to rectify the situation before more beloved charities and national institutions are forced into applying discriminatory policies which go against their values. This is harming Britain's institutions greatly at a time when they're already stretched to breaking point.
This government needs urgently to rectify the situation before more beloved charities and national institutions are forced into applying discriminatory policies which go against their values. This is harming Britain's institutions greatly at a time when they are already stretched to breaking point.
December 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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This is mere cruelty to exclude trans people from doing the things they love with the people who love them. This is the outcome of the EHRC's decision to propose a blanket ban on trans inclusion in private as well as public organisations.
Statement on new membership policies from WI and Girl Guiding. This Government must be held responsible for the long-lasting damage they are doing to a generation of LGBTQ+ people. This is mere cruelty to exclude trans people from doing the things they love with the people who love them. This is the outcome of the EHRC's decision to propose a blanket ban on trans inclusion in private as well as public organisations.
December 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Our thoughts are with the people who may be outed by their exclusion, or lose access to their vital social groups and support networks at a time when those are more important than ever. Government must be held responsible for the long-lasting damage they are doing to a generation of LGBTQ+ people.
Statement on new membership policies from WI and Girl Guiding. This Government must be held responsible for the long-lasting damage they are doing to a generation of LGBTQ+ people. This is mere cruelty to exclude trans people from doing the things they love with the people who love them. This is the outcome of the EHRC's decision to propose a blanket ban on trans inclusion in private as well as public organisations.
December 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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This government has allowed the EHRC to impose the most extreme interpretation of the supreme court ruling on the country and upend equalities law to exclude trans people from civil society. This is costly and unworkable for most charities who cannot afford to fight off vexatious claims.
Statement on new membership policies from WI and Girl Guiding. This is costly and unworkable for most charities and venues who cannot afford to take legal advice or fight off vexatious claims. Our thoughts are with the people who may be outed by their exclusion, or lose access to their vital social groups and support networks.
December 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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If these changes must be forced on organisations, then it's clear this is the result of a handful of extremists imposing their views on groups which have been very happily trans inclusive for many years if not decades.
Statement on new membership policies from WI and Girl Guiding. If these changes must be forced on organisations, then it's clear this is the result of a handful of extremists imposing their views on groups which have been very happily trans inclusive for many years if not decades.
December 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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In the past 48 hours both Girl Guiding and the Women’s Institute (WI) have announced changed membership policies. After seeking legal advice, they felt left with no option but to exclude trans girls and women from membership.
Statement on new membership policies from WI and Girl Guiding. In the past 48 hours both Girl Guiding and the Women’s Institute (WI) have announced changed membership policies. After seeking legal advice, they felt left with no option but to exclude trans girls and women from membership.
December 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This Year’s theme is Fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress.

We stand in solidarity with disabled people and communities and celebrate our disabled team members, supporters and siblings!

#DisabilityAwareness
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December 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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We have been tracking people’s experiences with gendered spaces and our new report looks at the impact of the 2025 EHRC interim update on access to, and experiences within, gendered spaces in the UK.
Image shows a row of toilet stalls with blue doors. Text reads: " I went to use the women's toilets as I was on my period and there were no gender neutral ones. A middle aged male security guard ran in after me…he started banging on the [cubicle] door, trying to open it as he shouted "sir, sir you can't be in here”... hearing the pitch of my voice was enough for him to drop it and leave. But I sat in the toilet feeling scared, vulnerable and dirty for a good few minutes." -a non-binary person tinyurl.com/ReportALoo Image shows a sign hanging from the ceiling that says 'WC' and has male and female toilet symbols. Text reads: “ A few months ago in a local LGBTQ+ owned bar, I went into the men's toilets and another guy looked at me and then yelled "You’re in the wrong toilet" in my face at close range.” -a transmasc person tinyurl.com/ReportALoo Image shows multicoloured soft play mats and apparatus. Text reads: "I was supervising my 5 year old disabled son, who was in the establishment’s soft play area. My son soiled himself and so I stood to take him to the facilities. However, when I made to head to the bathroom a woman who I assume to be in a senior role quickly came towards us and blocked my progress, pointing at the men’s toilets and advising me that “The gentlemen’s are there.” -a disabled, trans woman (who had been making her way to the accessible toilet) tinyurl.com/ReportALoo Image shows 3 toilet signs one accessible, one women's and baby changing and one men's. Text reads: "I was stopped going into a bathroom by another tourist who stated that “these are the women’s toilets”. I stated that I am a woman and therefore using the ‘correct’ toilet for my gender. This is the most recent example of me being harassed going into a toilet in the past year. Which has gone from never to 6 incidents now." -a cis, butch dyke tinyurl.com/ReportALoo
December 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Today is World AIDS Day. Since 1988, communities have stood together on World AIDS Day to show strength and solidarity against HIV stigma and to remember lives lost.

For more information about how you can support this cause visit worldaidsday.org

#WorldAIDSDay #EndHIVStigma #HIVAwareness
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December 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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We're working for a world where our organisation doesn't need to exist, but for now we're very much needed. You can join our group of monthly donors, set up a fundraiser (such as bake sale or sponsored run), or make a one off donation at: tinyurl.com/DonateTransA...

#Trans #TransFundraiser
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November 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Are you a transgender uni student currently studying in the UK? Take part in this survey forming part of the research looking at how the Supreme Court ruling might influence the experiences of transgender people studying in Higher Education. Email Samantha directly: S23006415@mail.glyndwr.ac.uk
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November 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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"I often find that I can't disclose that I am neurodiverse because of the whole 'neurodiverse people can't correctly decide if they are trans' discussion." Kai

#Neurodiverse #Neurodivergent #DisabilityAwareness #Disabled #TheBarriersWeFace #AbleismExists #Trans #Transgender #NonBinary
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November 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Please remember to use #easyfundraising if you're shopping for gifts and celebration food this winter.

Please sign up and help us raise more: www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/trans...

#easyfundraising #TransFundraiser #Trans #TransSupport
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November 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM