05/08/2026
Today, the EHRC’s guidance comes into force, impacting the access trans+ people have to spaces such as toilets & changing rooms. Let’s keep in mind:
• There is no criminal law prohibiting trans+ people from gendered spaces such as bathrooms.
• There are no laws allowing abuse or harassment of any kind, in gendered spaces or anywhere else.
• Trans+ people are legally protected from harm and abuse in all settings.
• Venues are not legally obligated to become the gender police.
• Venues are not legally obligated to have gendered spaces - going fully gender neutral is an option.
Before today, have women been more unsafe due to trans+ people in gendered spaces?
• Trans+ people make up around 0.5% of the UK’s population. Trans women make up around 1 in 1,000 of the UK’s population. (Source: Census 2021)
• If you recently used a gendered space (such as a public bathroom), it is very unlikely a trans+ person was sharing the space at the same time due to being a small minority of the population.
• Data shows the most unsafe place a woman can be is not a public bathroom, but her own home, due to someone she already knows.
• There is no substantial data showing trans+ people are causing harm to women in gendered spaces, or anywhere else in daily life.
1 in 4 women will experience domestic abuse in her lifetime. Every 30 seconds, the police are called about domestic abuse. Every 5 days, a woman loses her life at the hands of an abusive partner in England & Wales. (Source: Refuge)
Where would we be if we were to tackle the above stats with the same energy & resources invested into the smear campaign trans+ people continue to navigate?
TAKE ACTION 📣
Trans+ Solidarity Alliance is organising a rally in Parliament on Wednesday 9th September, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM.
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To support Trans+ Solidarity Alliance, head to Trans+ Solidarity Alliance’s page!
FiveforFive is compiling an ‘Open Lavs’ unisex/inclusive bathroom map, which you can access and add to at the link in our bio. To support the work of FiveforFive, visit FiveforFive’s page!
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