Northern Ireland's health trusts say transgender staff must be allowed to use toilets of new gender - paving way for repeat of Scottish 'Beth Upton' legal case

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All five of the trusts – Belfast, Northern, Southern, Western, and South Eastern – said they have policies for their staff, but not for patients.

The documents all state, each in identical wording, under the heading ‘Single sex toilet facilities’, that “while every effort should be made to deal with concerns amongst staff it should be made clear that once (insert name) begins the process of changing gender identity they will use the appropriate facilities of their new gender”.

https://www.newsletter.co.uk/health/northern-irelands-health-trusts-say-transgender-staff-must-be-allowed-to-use-toilets-of-new-gender-paving-way-for-repeat-of-scottish-beth-upton-legal-case-5024617

You've a lot more faith in the Assembly than I do then!

They can dodge the issue for a while on the basis that the Equality Act doesn't apply in Northern Ireland - it's obvious to sensible people that the same legal principles should apply but no doubt Alliance will be resisting admitting that until they're absolutely forced to (possibly by an NI specific court case).

I agree. Stormont is an old hand at prevaricating on important issues. Someone here is going to have to bring a case to an employment tribunal to try and get movement on this. I can’t see the Equality Commission being in a hurry to encourage organisations to start following the SC ruling.

They’ll get sued just like NHS Fife have been and serves them right for being such morons and disregarding the privacy, safety and dignity of 51% of the population. I’m stocking up on popcorn.