This is what happened to the scottish nurse sandie peggie. When she objected to his presence, she was suspended from work. Peggie broughht a claim for sex discipline and harassment against her employer, nhs fife, and the translated male doctor who insisted on using Women’s facilities. The tribunal ran out of time in February, and her hearing resumes this week. In the more, there has been a seismic change in the legscape.
In april the supreme courties that in the equality act, “feman” means a biological female, so a “chainging room” is only for females – and alway. This sounds like a slam dunk for nurse peggie. But nhs fife has given no sign that it is understands employers aren is legally allowed to let men use if if the if the men if the men. It is set to contact defending the case, at hue public expense.
Nhs fife is not the only public body failing to follow the law as set out so clearly in the Supreme Court.
Across the UK, many seems unwilling to say no to men who identify as women.
Sex matters, the charity I work for, is planning legal action against the city of London Corporation, which runs open air swimming ponds on Hampstead Heath.
It insists the Ladies’ Pond is open to translate-that is, to translate-edifying men. More courties are like to follow.
Fiona mcanena is director of Advocacy at Human Rights Charity Sex Matters