Women-only spaces will get protection in an equality law overhaul by the government.
Transgender people will be made to present Gender Recognition Certificates and organisations are compelled to define the difference between sex and gender under the proposed changes.
the Equality and Human Rights Commission fears current guidelines on sex and gender have been loosely interpreted as hundreds of public organisations have been allowing self-identifying trans people into single-sex spaces.
The human rights watchdog is now pushing for a radical overhaul to Statutory Code of Practice on Services, Public Functions and Associations to the Government.
It comes as they submitted a 310-page revised version of its code to reflect their growing concerns, as they said it is ‘out of date’.
It is currently being reviewed by government lawyers and ministers in a bid to be presented to Parliament before the end of Summer.
The new code aims to protect biological sex over gender identity as far as is possible.
It is said the protections will be heavily based on the outcome of the Maya Forstater case – where a 2021 employment tribunal ruled that trans women are not real women is a belief that must be protected.
Women-only spaces will get protection in an equality law overhaul by the government. The protections will be heavily based on the outcome of the Maya Forstater (pictured) case – where an employment tribunal ruled that trans women are not real women must be a protected belief
Ms Forstater, a tax expert, had been sacked from her job after sharing gender critical views on X.
The tribunal ruling set a new legal precedent as it said her belief was protected under the Equality Act.
A government source told The Telegraph ‘it will transform the weather’ on sex and gender.
It comes as a landmark Supreme Court case on sex and gender set to rule on Wednesday could also update the code.
Gender critical campaign For Women Scotland is against The Scottish Ministers.
They have argued that sex-based protections for women should only be afforded to those born female – but Scottish government say the definition of a woman should include trans people with a Gender Recognition Certificate.
