GLP about to waste another load of their money - Round 2 of attacking the ECHR guidance

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Another2Cats · 08/08/2026 14:46

Very much as the title. I haven't seen another thread on this, but apologies if I missed it.

https://goodlawproject.org/were-supporting-a-legal-challenge-against-the-code-of-practice/

Leigh Day solicitors have sent a letter before action dated 28 July to the ECHR (and also the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government) on behalf of two claimants:

https://goodlawproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Code-of-Practice-PAP-Letter-REDACTED.pdf

The letter gives them 14 days to reply (11th Aug) and state that they will commence proceedings after that date.

It's a very long letter basically saying that organisations can organise services on the basis of gender, in other words anyone who "lives as a woman" is to be included as a woman. And if a woman "lives as a man" then she is to be excluded.

Also some odd argument that this doesn't count as unlawful discrimination because:

"...the relevant comparator in a direct sex discrimination claim for e.g. a cis man who was excluded from a service provided to those who live as woman would be a trans man who was also excluded.

The trans man would be of a different “biological sex” to the claimant, but there would otherwise be no material difference between them as both would be living as men. Under such a policy, both the claimant and the comparator would be excluded and there would be no less favourable treatment of the cis man."

This was the same argument that the Women's Institute raised.

I really don't see this going anywhere but this could be another case to get the popcorn out for and enjoy.

We’re supporting a legal challenge against the code of practice | Good Law Project

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https://goodlawproject.org/were-supporting-a-legal-challenge-against-the-code-of-practice/

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nicepotoftea · 08/08/2026 15:31

They seem to be leaning very heavily on the idea that 'separate/different but equal' isn't discrimination, while completely ignoring

that lack of single sex provision may be discriminatory.
that this policy of judging that somebody can't use a toilet because they are 'living as man' sounds very dodgy. How do you demonstrate that somebody is living as a man? I'd love to hear how they plan to explain this. Does it involve wearing trousers?

Columbidae · 08/08/2026 15:30

"This was the same argument that the Women's Institute raised"

Yes, there's no logical way of defining 'living as a man/woman' other than sex.

I can't remember if it was you who brought the WI case - I remember cat was in the username - but that poster talked about how they and their husband lived very similar day-to-day lives. They both wore comfortable trousers and t-shirts, jointly maintained the household, did the same hobbies, so what seperated them into man or woman in gender 'living as' terms?

Many transmen use women's toilets and changing rooms (as they are entitled to) and have done for years with no issue. Under the new guidance any exclusion is likely to be very rare, but most transmen will likely carry on as they have done. 'Cis'-men never use women's toilets so the comparison doesn't work.

PrancingPanda · 08/08/2026 15:08

GLP are tenacious, I'll say that
And some other choice words
Silly bunch

Keeptoiletssafe · 08/08/2026 15:07

Please don’t say it’s going on about toilets again.

TheywontletmehavethenameIwant · 08/08/2026 15:03

"...and it’s all based on wrongheaded reading of the law"

What action do they think they can take, it's a guidance, you can't take action against a guidance, it's the law that the guide is pertaining to that you have to action against.
I hope the Gender Idiots can tell the difference by now, and won't pay anything into a crowd fund for this useless piece of theatre.

The GLP should be reported to the law regulator for whipping up outrage with false promises to fight impossible legal challenges on nonexistence grounds just to make money.

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