Trans charity ‘misleading employers’ with company guidelines, campaigners claim
The equalities watchdog is investigating guidance to employers by a charity devoted to trans inclusion in business, after a feminist pressure group claimed they were “entirely counter to the law”. In a letter to the boss of the Equality and Human Rights Commission seen by City AM, Sex Matters alleges that Trans in the City [...]
The Gender Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is examining guidance provided by a charity focused on transgender inclusion in business practices, after a feminist organization accused the charity of being "entirely counter to the law". The charity in question, Trans in the City, has corporate partners including the London Stock Exchange, Sky, and BP.
Sex Matters, the feminist group, claims that the charity's guidance on enforcing transgender inclusion policies is incorrect and urges the EHRC chair to take "urgent action". The main issue stems from the charity's recommendation to "allow employees to use the facilities they feel most comfortable using", which Sex Matters argues is "entirely counter to the law".
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has stated that they are reviewing the allegations, and will take enforcement action if necessary. The disagreement highlights the challenges faced by employers in implementing transgender inclusion policies following the April 2025 Supreme Court ruling, which defined a woman as someone who is biologically female, and excluded transgender women born biologically male from women-only spaces.
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