Trans women should use toilets according to their biological sex, the equalities minister has said.
In response to the UK Supreme Court’s ruling that a woman is legally defined by biological sex, Bridget Phillipson stopped short of explicitly saying trans women should use the men’s toilets.
But she told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “The ruling was clear that provisions and services should be accessed on the basis of biological sex.”
Pushed further for clarification on whether a trans woman should use the men’s or women’s toilets she repeated: “The ruling is clear.”
Meanwhile, Sir Keir Starmer welcomed the ruling in his first comments on the matter, saying it gave “much needed clarity”.
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What about trans men though?, I’d respect TERFs more if they developed a computer image/audio classification model that would classify if one is allowed to use the ladies bathroom
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Let’s just note that the Gender Recognition Panel was asking whether applicants were using bathrooms of their “acquired gender” before issuing their certificate until now.
It sounds like the situation is turning into a Catch 22.
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Trans women should use toilets according to their biological sex, the equalities minister has said.
In response to the UK Supreme Court’s ruling that a woman is legally defined by biological sex, Bridget Phillipson stopped short of explicitly saying trans women should use the men’s toilets.
But she told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “The ruling was clear that provisions and services should be accessed on the basis of biological sex.”
Pushed further for clarification on whether a trans woman should use the men’s or women’s toilets she repeated: “The ruling is clear.”
Meanwhile, Sir Keir Starmer welcomed the ruling in his first comments on the matter, saying it gave “much needed clarity”.
What about trans men though?, I’d respect TERFs more if they developed a computer image/audio classification model that would classify if one is allowed to use the ladies bathroom
Let’s just note that the Gender Recognition Panel was asking whether applicants were using bathrooms of their “acquired gender” before issuing their certificate until now.
It sounds like the situation is turning into a Catch 22.