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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Daniel Lavelle

EXPLAINED: Hampstead heath ponds to remain trans inclusive after public back existing rules | Vintage Vibes

A swimmer dives horizontally over calm water at Hampstead Heath, with their reflection visible on the surface
A public consultation found 86% of the 38,000 respondents favoured retaining the ponds’ existing trans-inclusive arrangements. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

The bathing ponds at Hampstead Heath in north-west London will remain trans-inclusive after a public consultation overwhelmingly favoured its existing rules.

There are gender-segregated ponds for men and women, with trans people able to swim in whichever they feel most appropriate, or use the heath’s mixed-gender pond instead.

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