Yesterday, I questioned the Chair of the EHRC about the new Code of Practice, and the harm it poses to trans people and others who do not conform to gender stereotypes.
The Code suggests employees of a business or a service should enforce restrictions based on evidence such as “the individual’s physique or physical appearance, behaviour or concerns raised by other service users.” When asked to specify what these would be, the Chair couldn't answer and instead spoke about “common sense”.
The truth is that people would be relying on gender stereotypes, which are harmful not only for trans people but for others as well.
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It's okay to call TERFs Nazis... same opinion. It's okay to compare them with the KKK. Same segregation. It's a group that will never empathise. They make excuses when children kill themselves over the damage they've caused. And that's why you can compare them. It’s true that neither groups minded the deaths of innocent kids and adults. Most celebrated their possible extinction and extermination
Hey @bphillipsonMP@EHRC, remember black and white toilet segregation. Based on pseudoscience, that’s what you’re doing. But when we do have the science and that science was not presented to the Supreme Court… imagine how you will look in history… KKK vibes @UKLabour@wesstreeting@NHS@Keir_Starmer https://t.co/Ey0ZtALYay
The head of the EHRC refuses to accept the impact assessment that shows the code of practice guidance will directly harm trans people...
Typical gender-critical response to all things reality!!
The EHRC guidance does not account for people like me.
It was not written for the full reality of how human beings actually exist in the world. It was written for a simplified version of humanity that does not reflect what venue staff encounter every single night.
I choose to use the men’s bathroom. That is my decision. My body. My choice and venue staff keep trying to override it. Deciding for me. As if the entire point of the guidance was to hand that power to a loo attendant.
Here is what actually happens.
Men walk straight back out of the men’s bathroom when they see me. Some check the sign. See it says men. Walk into the women’s anyway.
Then some of those same men find me at the bar later behind their wives back.
So let me be clear about what this EHRC guidance has actually produced.
You wrote guidance designed to bring ‘clarity’ and to ruin trans peoples lives. It is creating chaos and confusion in real time every single night.
You tried to tell people which door to use.
The doors are not working the way you imagined.
I decide which door I walk through.
Not you. Not a loo attendant. Not a Supreme Court ruling.
Me.
I’m a person that just wants to use the guy’s bathroom. But because of this guideline nonsense I’m sent into the woman’s. It’s happened to me twice since the guidelines were put out. Twice lol…
And that is the point your guidance completely missed.
If this is happening to anyone else, please let me know. I’m going to take the legal action but it would be better if it’s a Class legal action. The @UKLabour are anti-LGBTQIA plus they are worse than the conservatives… and that takes a lot to say, and they’re exactly like reform. Sadly. We used to be no
1 now 22 in LGBTQIA+ rights and next year it will be worse because they announced all of this misfortune and segregation after the index was out. Remember racial segregation toilets. It’s up to our community not to vote for these evil politicians who want to make our lives hell. They are not our friends or allies. And neither of those who support them. Fuck them. And fuck terfs too. Just like the Nazis and groups like the kkk before them. Cunts! Jk Rowling can duck my fat sick🤮
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Remember when there were black-and-white toilets - it’s called segregation. @EHRC are you doing just the same
@AndyBurnhamGM@Keir_Starmer@wesstreeting@bphillipsonMP@LGBTLabour@UKLabour@NHS
Labour are full of fascist Nazis - just like Reform. Shame on them. No better no worse. Just hate fuelled by bigotry and misinformation. Just because the Supreme Court did not have evidence that transgender people existed in that case. And if they had this outcome wouldn’t happen. I call on every transgender person in the United Kingdom to create a class action against the government, EHRC and NHS. Science will hold up in court. Bring the human biology to the courts!
Labour are Utter scumbags! They hate lgbtqia+ people like the tories, like Reform.
SHOCKING: Would you like to hear some vile trans prejudice from the Chair of the UK’s ridiculous @EHRC , proud terf Mary Ann Stephenson - appointed by @bphillipsonMP . I want you to imagine this being said about any other minority. This is our EQUALITIES watchdog.
The @EHRC guidelines are already failing
The EHRC guidance does not account for people like me.
It was not written for the full reality of how human beings actually exist in the world. It was written for a simplified version of humanity that does not reflect what venue staff encounter every single night.
I choose to use the men’s bathroom. That is my decision. My body. My choice and venue staff keep trying to override it. Deciding for me. As if the entire point of the guidance was to hand that power to a loo attendant.
Here is what actually happens.
Men walk straight back out of the men’s bathroom when they see me. Some check the sign. See it says men. Walk into the women’s anyway.
Then some of those same men find me at the bar later behind their wives back.
So let me be clear about what this EHRC guidance has actually produced.
You wrote guidance designed to bring ‘clarity’ and to ruin trans peoples lives. It is creating chaos and confusion in real time every single night.
You tried to tell people which door to use.
The doors are not working the way you imagined.
I decide which door I walk through.
Not you. Not a loo attendant. Not a Supreme Court ruling.
Me.
I’m a guy that just wants to use the guy’s bathroom. But because of this guideline nonsense I’m sent into the woman’s. It’s happened to me twice since the guidelines were put out. Twice lol…
And that is the point your guidance completely missed.
Maybe I should take legal action against you
@bphillipsonMP@Keir_Starmer@LGBTLabour@EHRCScotland@EHRCwales
The @EHRC guidelines are already failing
The EHRC guidance does not account for people like me.
It was not written for the full reality of how human beings actually exist in the world. It was written for a simplified version of humanity that does not reflect what venue staff encounter every single night.
I choose to use the men’s bathroom. That is my decision. My body. My choice and venue staff keep trying to override it. Deciding for me. As if the entire point of the guidance was to hand that power to a loo attendant.
Here is what actually happens.
Men walk straight back out of the men’s bathroom when they see me. Some check the sign. See it says men. Walk into the women’s anyway.
Then some of those same men find me at the bar later behind their wives back.
So let me be clear about what this EHRC guidance has actually produced.
You wrote guidance designed to bring ‘clarity’ and to ruin trans peoples lives. It is creating chaos and confusion in real time every single night.
You tried to tell people which door to use.
The doors are not working the way you imagined.
I decide which door I walk through.
Not you. Not a loo attendant. Not a Supreme Court ruling.
Me.
I’m a guy that just wants to use the guy’s bathroom. But because of this guideline nonsense I’m sent into the woman’s. It’s happened to me twice since the guidelines were put out. Twice lol…
And that is the point your guidance completely missed. @bphillipsonMP@Keir_Starmer@LGBTLabour@AttitudeMag@gaytimes@EHRCScotland@EHRCwales