There is a familiar refrain that follows my partner and I as we navigated the UK’s public bathrooms. As a gender-nonconforming couple, we’re painfully aware of the transphobic discourse that overshadows our daily lives. Approaching a set of bathrooms whilst out and about, and not wanting to draw more attention to ourselves, one or both of us will groan, before announcing with resignation: “Time to do ‘gender’…”
I have another new article in the Canary on the EHRC’s update to discrimination guidance and how it impacts trans people.
You can read it here.