“Trans people are protected under the Equality Act (2010) with several exceptions around access to some spaces.

Rather, in recent guidance it clarified the Equality Act 2010 and the existing rights of service providers to offer single-sex and separate-sex arrangements. Nor do we have “bathroom bills”, and the EHRC is not proposing any. In the UK, we have toilets, not “bathrooms”. She goes on: ‘So now the EHRC want to help people exclude me from taking a piss in a bathroom that I’m comfortable in’.” “My friend’s words last week following publication of guidance for separate and single-sex service providers by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission. “‘Being trans in the UK is f**k**g agony right now.’ The quotes are taken directly from her piece. Her piece is worth analysing because it pulls together several specious claims. The UK is a tolerant society where trans people can prosper like everyone else.

She opened provocatively, “Being trans in the UK is f**k**g agony right now.” That’s an opinion, but the truth is rather different. Wood is a former leader of Plaid Cymru, so her words carry weight. The UK is a tolerant society where trans people can prosper Recently, The National Wales published an opinion piece written by Leanne Wood. I don’t restrict myself to authors I agree with I’ve learned a lot from my political opponents. Since 2016, I have written over 200 pieces about the transgender debate.