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LGBTQ+ charities welcome decision to keep Hampstead Heath ponds trans inclusive

A consultation of 38,000 pond users found 86 per cent were in favour of keeping the ‘trans-inclusive’ arrangements

The Independent UK · Jun 5

Hampstead Heath ponds to remain trans-inclusive after public back existing rules

Policy agreement means trans people will continue to have access to Kenwood Ladies’ and Highgate Men’s ponds in north-west London

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4

Good Law Project to report Sex Matters over 'deviant' remark

The Good Law Project is set to lodge a formal complaint with the Charity Commission after accusing an anti-trans campaign group of describing 'women…

The National (Scotland) · May 27

Appeal lodged against High Court ruling on trans access at Hampstead Heath swimming ponds

Sex Matters argued that allowing trans people into the ponds would amount to sex discrimination

Evening Standard · Feb 20

Protect inclusive spaces from gender-critical legal battles, Starmer told after Hampstead ladies pond row

Exclusive: Keir Starmer and Bridget Phillipson have been urged by more than 140 feminist and LGBT+ organisations to protect trans-inclusive spaces

The Independent UK · Feb 7

Judge blocks charity’s challenge over trans people’s use of Hampstead ponds single-sex facilities

Judge says claim brought by Sex Matters should be made instead by individual who says they have faced discrimination

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29

High Court challenge against trans access to Hampstead Ponds dismissed

Campaign group Sex Matters had claimed allowing trans people to use the facilities for the gender with which they identify amounts to sex discrimination

Evening Standard · Jan 29

Rights group challenges trans-inclusive swimming policy at Hampstead Heath

Allowing entry on the basis of self-identification of gender rather than biological sex is unlawful, high court told

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025

Campaign group at High Court in fight over Hampstead Heath ponds rules for trans people

Sex Matters is bringing a High Court claim over the arrangements for trans bathers on Hampstead Heath

Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2025

Sandie Peggie vows to continue legal fight after tribunal ruling

The announcement came on the same day part of the original tribunal ruling was amended, amid claims it contained a “completely made up” quote.

Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2025