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EHRC urged to extend consultation on post-supreme court ruling gender guidance

Exclusive: Charities and service providers say six-week timetable is too rushed in letter to equalities watchdog

The Guardian - UK

It is politicians – not regulators – who must make sense of the supreme court’s gender ruling

The chair of Britain’s equalities regulator spoke to MPs this week. But instead of clarity, there was more confusion, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

UK equalities watchdog: transgender people may be asked about gender status in workplace

Trans people who feel they’ve lost rights should ‘distinguish between rights in law and preference for things to be a certain way’, EHCR chair said

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The Supreme Court’s sex ruling faces legal challenges – will they succeed?

“I ACTUALLY welcome the judgment because I think it gives real clarity.” Those were the words of Prime Minister Keir Starmer ...

The National (Scotland)

Voices: As a former judge, I used to defend Britain’s rights – mine are now at risk

PRIDE 2025: Since the Supreme Court’s decision in April, trans women like me have had their rights systematically taken away, writes Victoria McCloud – who appears on The Independent’s Pride List 2025

The Independent UK

NHS body quietly withdraws guidance over bathroom use for trans people

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Human rights group loses bid to bring legal action against equalities watchdog

Human rights group Liberty has lost a bid to bring legal action against the equalities watchdog over its consultation in the wake of the Supreme…

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Liberty loses bid to bring legal action against equalities body

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is consulting on guidance following the Supreme Court’s ruling on gender earlier this year.

Evening Standard

NHS body revokes guidance advising hospitals to allow trans people to use chosen bathrooms

The NHS Confederation removed the guidance from its website after April’s Supreme Court ruling

The Independent UK

Trans people must accept perceived reduced rights, EHRC commissioner says

TRANSGENDER people must accept a perceived reduction in their rights after a landmark judgment by the supreme court ruled that women are defined by…

The National (Scotland)

EHRC commissioner calls for ‘period of correction’ on trans rights after legal ruling

Akua Reindorf said law never permitted self-ID, but trans campaigners call remarks ‘profoundly unhelpful’

The Guardian - UK

Scottish charity in trans rights row following bathroom access change

A LEADING Scottish charity may be discriminating against transgender staff after a change to accessing bathrooms, legal experts have said ...

The National (Scotland)

Second legal action launched against equalities watchdog over trans guidance

A HUMAN rights group has launched legal action against the UK equalities watchdog over its handling of guidance after the Supreme Court’s ruling…

The National (Scotland)

Liberty in legal action against equalities watchdog over gender consultation

The human rights group said six weeks is not enough time to properly consult those affected, arguing it should be extended to at least 12 weeks.

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Toilet use at Holyrood will not be ‘policed’, MSPs told after trans toilet ban

Holyrood will not be policing its toilets following an interim decision to bar transgender people from using the facilities of their preferred…

Evening Standard

Toilet use at Holyrood will not be ‘policed’, MSPs told

The Scottish Parliament recently announced that transgender people are barred from using the toilet facilities of their preferred gender.

The Guardian - UK

MPs fear UK equality watchdog may take months to sign off gender guidance

Exclusive: EHRC insiders believe process could drag on until after its chair is replaced in November

The Guardian - UK

‘A real mess’: splits emerge in Labour over supreme court’s gender ruling

Growing number of MPs are questioning Keir Starmer’s claim that ruling has brought ‘clarity’ to issue

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What happened at the trans rights protest when activists clashed with police

CAMPAIGNERS protesting against Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) guidance that banned trans people from single-sex spaces ended up in a…

The National (Scotland)

Stand-off breaks out between pro-trans activists and police

ACTIVISTS have clashed with police following a protest at a building in Glasgow ...

The National (Scotland)

MSPs express 'deep concern' over Scottish Parliament trans toilet ban

MSPS and their staff have sent a letter to Holyrood’s governing body expressing “deep concern” over its decision to ban trans people from…

The Guardian - UK

Disabled campaigners watching ‘in horror’ as trans people face toilet segregation

Disabled activists say supreme court ruling has left trans community at similar risk of exclusion from public spaces

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan distances himself from Starmer with vow to ‘stand up for trans Londoners’ after Supreme Court ruling

Sadiq Khan’s response to the ruling was a stark contrast with his party leader Sir Keir Starmer

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: How Labour is handling the fallout from the equality act ruling

In today’s newsletter: The government has cancelled its women’s conference, citing legal uncertainty after the cupreme court ruling. As the EHRC delays full guidance, frustration and confusion grow

Evening Standard

Most people think Supreme Court gender ruling was right, survey finds

People were asked about sports, toilets and their views on the ruling in general in new survey

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