Women’s toilets are not for trans women, UK equality watchdog says
Equality and Human Rights Commission issued interim guidance after ruling this month that a woman is legally defined based on sex at birth
Britain’s equality watchdog has advised that transgender women should not be allowed to use women’s toilets following a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court on the legal definition of a woman.
The decision was hailed by gender-critical campaigners and has been welcomed by the government as providing “clarity”, but transgender people have expressed concern that they will be discriminated against.
Trans women “should not be permitted to use the women’s facilities” in workplaces or public buildings such as shops and hospitals, the EHRC said.
The same rule applies to trans men using men’s toilets, the watchdog said.
The commission stressed though that trans people “should not be put in a position where there are no facilities for them to use”, suggesting the use of unisex toilets.