To think I can't be the only person who doesn't know a single trans person

It makes no sense for clothes, hair and name choice to be the determining factor here. I have short hair and rarely wear a skirt or dress. So what! I'm still a woman and no one would ever be in doubt about that.

You absolutely can

Agreed. TWAW is the ultimate male privilege.

Important to note that this ruling has clarified that trans men should have access to all their female based rights around pregnancy and maternity and so on. This is an important clarification.

It's about all 4, bathrooms included.

What a toxic comment

One of my fave travel writers (Jan Morris) transitioned in 1970s. I had a trans lecturer at uni in 1980s. Went to raves and clubs with trans women, and worked with a trans man, in 1990s. Since 2010s a trans woman’s worked in my local Sainsbury’s. My cousin is trans.

Guess it depends if you know they’re trans, where you spend your time and if those places feel safe for trans people.

Are you truly telling us you've lived your whole life and are unable to tell a man from a woman?

Really?

Calling females, females is not denying males eXiSt! Many transwomen acknowledge they aren't actually women. Is their 'exiStEnCe' denied, too?

You're right, it's not trans people that is the problem, it is MALES. Now you finally get it. Pity too many on here still think this is about trans, when it isn't. It never was. It's about males, no matter how they identify.

And domestic abuse shelters, and rape crisis counselling, and intimate care for sick/disabled women.

If transwomen are devastated, it just proves they feel entitled to encroach into areas they don't belong. The ruling simply said a woman is a biological sex. Yeah, so? And? What's devastating about that?

If they are 'devastated' they can't access female only spaces then they have a hide to be as they should never have been there. Many transwomen don't use female spaces - are they devastated? Don't they think us females have been 'devastated' that these entitled CFers have been violating our boundaries and spaces, and now they are devastated they may be told to stop doing that?

It shows that it's about violating womens boundaries and male entitlement, and they aren't genuine. If any trans (especially transwomen) that you know are 'devastated' about this ruling I'd give them a strong talking to and tell them women were devastated they were in our spaces to begin with, to use the male or gender neutral spaces and shut up and get over themselves and stop being so selfish. Males 'devastated' that they can no longer violate female only spaces - pure male entitlement. Absolutely no thought whatsoever the effect they've had on females. It's all about them.

No one is denying anyone exists. In fact the ruling clarifies that people shouldn't be discriminated against because they are/have transitioned.

The law has also clarified that they should be treated as their biological sex for legal purposes, which is simply acknowledgement of reality.

If they aren't using opposite sex spaces, then what would change?

This isn't about bathrooms this is about womens' sport and prisons. Also public changing rooms.

You're not the only one op. I've never met a trans person either.
Maybe they all choose to live in Brighton or similar.

I have a family member who transitioned and then detransitioned and is now unfortunately left with long term physical effects from taking testosterone, even though she stopped more than a year ago.

It’s far from ‘simple’ as you’re fully aware.

It’s denying they exist and I know they neither use changing rooms or women’s bathrooms because the last thing they want is to make anyone uncomfortable.

Honestly, don’t believe the hype and distraction. Trans people are not the problem.

Well done, OP, you've managed to get quite the number of ignorant haters together on this thread. Sadly, many of these are people bringing up children, so lovely to know that such attitudes are being taught.

This is so sad. Poor kids!

All these devastated people - why not put your efforts into campaigning for third spaces???

Why would it devastate them that the law will treat them as the sex they actually are? This is simply acknowledging biological reality.

Well, aren't you the clever one? Do you have x-yay eyes?

Yes, I work with two trans women. Both so gentle and kind. They are both utterly devastated.

OP, how do you know?
Are you expecting them all to look like Danny La Rue?
Or wear a lanyard?

I'm so surprised at how many people don't know any.

Two of my friends' sons are trans men. My daughter is really good friends with a trans man. I work with a trans woman (I'm new, there may well be more). I've met four transwomen through previous jobs. My lodger is a trans woman (friend of a friend that needed somewhere to stay).

There's nothing unusual about my life, I'm just a normal person doing a normal job.