As a trans person I couldn’t be more relieved that Bridget lost, I appreciate why you supported her but I don’t think any of us believe she is inclined to protect us. Hopefully Lucy will be listened to by the government on this among other things 🤞

Imagine this will go down like a bucket of cold sick, especially coming on the same day they’ve been forced to withdraw their ‘interim update’ based on the same legal position they want the govt to rubber stamp www.scenemag.co.uk/good-law-pro...

As otherwise we will only be opposing it once it’s almost certainly too late

Sadly with the process as it stands, we won’t see it until after it’s been laid post ministerial approval and set to take effect automatically under negative SI process. Really there should be transparency prior to the decision I agree, but we have to assume it’s as bad as they keep saying it’ll be

Govt have total control over what happens next. They can require the EHRC produce a code that is compliant with the Human Rights Act and the public sector equality duty. They also have a range of legislative options open. If they choose not to act, they are responsible for every bit of harm.

The Supreme Court judgement says 'trans people's rights should not be affected'. The Government will *try to say 'responsibility for codes of practice lies with the EHRC'. In the meantime, the draft code continues to mandate an unprecedented regime of trans+ exclusion and segregation.

Amazing work! 💕

The pile ons are deeply organised and deeply vicious - if you’re trans yourself you can guarantee they will go after anything they can in your life with fury, and as a result so many trans people are just too scared to speak for themselves. Thank you for writing this 💕