Companies reacting to the FWS Supreme Court Ruling

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Inspired by the NHS reaction thread, I thought it would be useful to know how private companies are reacting to the ruling.

First up, Lloyd’s Bank, who were top employer in Stonewall’s rankings in 2021.

https://www.gbnews.com/news/lloyds-bank-transgender-staff-supreme-court-women

They have said:
“Thought I would come on here today with a note of support for our trans and non-binary colleagues on what I know will be an unsettling day following the UK Supreme Court decision,"

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And why is it a comment in the first person? That just looks rubbish and unprofessional from a big banking group.

The mewling sentimental language, 'cherish and celebrate', and also doesn't project a professional and competent organisation either.

I haven't returned to work yet, but I suspect I could add the organisation I work for to this list when I do.

I would be startled if Lloyds sent a comparable message to any women distressed by the weekend’s gatherings to oppose their existence as a legal and social class.

And Lloyds’ contempt for their female and/or sex realist employees.

I think the smart way forward is for organisations to pledge support for trans people and to valuing difference and inclusion. They need to do this for all marginalised groups - which is what the Equality Act is about.

It is unnecessary for organisations to ‘take sides’ and they can pledge allegiance to all groups with protected characteristics.

Many trans people are worried and fear that they won’t be able to navigate society due to failing to access provision that they feel is safe and dignified. I can understand this as it is what woman have been experiencing in relation to the loss of female only provision.

A business should be communicating ‘you are welcome here’. They should be saying ‘we’ve got you’. This is what women were crying out for (and still are!). The solution lies in making everyone welcome and provided for……the only caveat is that trans people cannot piggy back onto single sex provision, alternative means of making them ‘welcome’ is needed.

To be fair, it's from an individual on some sort of chat board*, but the individual is the chief corporate affairs director, so it's indicative of senior management position as a whole.

*the "Rainbow Network"

Many trans people are worried and fear that they won’t be able to navigate society due to failing to access provision that they feel is safe and dignified.

And this is where society has gone so very wrong. Everyone is either male or female. If you are obviously male or female then ideally you should feel safe in the male or female facilities respectively.

For those who have made extreme life choicest in an an attempt to mimic the other sex, and therefore feel out of place in either single sex space then they need to campaign for a third space.

I think it is also important to note that the sex separation is not symmetrical here. A woman who looks like a man is going to have a different impact and experience in a woman's space than a man who looks like a woman in a man's space.