The Murray Blackburn Mackenzie briefing notes say
I think that MBM should read the briefing notes from the EHRC which clearly lays out how the law works now.
It is also in Lady Haldanes ruling.
The word is "proportionate".
That is the insult. That women should have to justify that it is proportionate what has for all time been the natural way of organisting.
Lady Haldane's ruling did not change the law as it currently exists and works.
The problem isn't that women's groups dont feel able to use the SSE, the threat if there is one is that activists might want to try and make a challenge for political reasons.
I am not supporting the current law - which is a total insult to women - but as it is it allows for single sex services.
The problem is the culture we now have thanks to Stonewall and others who have created the impression the trans women should have more rights than biological women.
It is far more, as this thread's subject shows, that far too many institutions eg the NHS have been transed.
Who made these organisation thinks they should have mixed gender toilets etc.. Who made them think they couldn't implement the SSE for changing rooms. Trans activists.
Unfortunately even though we know a few brave women have used the law to challenge these organisations, the real issue is how earily these organisation where persuaded men who say they are women should be listened to and actual women shouldn't.
The effectiveness of trans activismover the past few decades is the problem.
And even if the law was changed I suspect many organisation will still offer mixed sex toilets etc., because unfortunately trans culture is built on the much older more entrenched misogyny of MRAs.
And lets face it women aren't important.
At the moment many, many women's services are facing closure because of cuts to local government. And in terms of money continuing to have a local refuge or RCC for women is not thought to be a priority.