EHRC updated Code of Practice comes into force in the UK
EHRC Code of Practice comes into effect today so remember to be an absolute pain in the arse to any service provider who is trying to actively enforce it.
Slurms MacKenzie99A big one for anywhere actively enforcing it is how they are planning to a) 'know' and b) log someone's "birth sex", given that you can't tell by looking/hearing, asking someone in a public space could constitute a breach of someone's right to privacy, and sex is special category data under GDPR.
nadiawithaboringj.bsky.social242 weeks ago I strolled past an officious cleaning lady trying to stop a young mum taking her 5 year old son into the ladies by invoking "that trans law"... Its a fucking absurdity all round. *she did let the mum in but jesus wept...anti trans hate being used to make a 5y/o boy pee his pants.
Spong13You had me at "be an absolute pain in the arse."
Discourse Ignorer9Ready to identify as a problem at the drop of a hat 🫡
Liberty Hall6These regulations are not about women’s rights but a blatant attack by terfs on trans people - a tiny minority of people who are seeking to live their lives with dignity. It’s analogous to section 28 which would have might have been killed off at birth with effective legal challenges.
Sam Turner4Finally my one core skill comes into its own!
Dr Phoenix CS Andrews50in ur spaces, being hot as always
Them Fatale,27I am using the goodweeplace.com scripts & have them printed off
Oscaaarrrgh16Piss freely my trans siblings. Piss freely. It is guidance. It is not criminal law no matter what the Daily Mail and your bigot aunty on Facebook say.
Sophie Rebecca 🏳️⚧️🩰11If you’re trans and someone questions you, you don’t have to tell them anything you don’t owe them anything and they could be committing and offence if they harass you. Same with service providers get the name, document. Stay safe and complain later
Tamara Marie 🧜♀️🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🏴💜6From today, as should you,I’ll be carrying on as usual. As you were, peeps.
Tristan Grayford2Cis people - this is your absolutely ideal time to be channelling your inner Karen as a force for good
[a]lex2never did get an answer from my employer about how they intend to, in the context of the code of practice, uphold their statutory duty to proactively address sexual harassment in the workplace
Caroline Fielding2A very good day (as is every day) to wear my @transsolidarity.bsky.social 'Maybe I'm trans?" pin. www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticket... Shop's not open atm but hopefully back for sale soon...
I’ve written to the Mayor of London: “I urge you now to work with councils across London to support their efforts to make sure the (EHRC) guidance cannot be used to diminish the everyday rights of 🏳️⚧️ trans Londoners and to seek the wider adoption of these approaches across our city.” [1/3]
![Letter to the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Code of Practice for Service
providers, Public Functions and Associations
I am writing following our conversation at Mayor’s Question Time (12 June 2026) where I raised concerns about the distress and anxiety trans Londoners tell me they are feeling following the publication of the revised Code of Practice for service providers and associations by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
You told me that your “priority is to ensure London remains a city where everyone, regardless of gender identity, can thrive, feel safe and belong.” [1]
You'll be aware that this week, on 5 August 2026, the Government's updated EHRC Code of Practice comes into effect, following an order from the Minister for Women and Equalities.
Trans led organisations, such as Trans Actual, have maintained that the Code remains unworkable; it does not protect trans people, it does not help service providers and it does not respect the UK’s human rights obligations. [2]
Despite cross party condemnation, with 166 MPs signing Early Day Motion (EDM) 240,
tabled by Nadia Whittome MP, in an effort to halt this discriminatory guidance, there has
been no debate in Parliament.
The government's own Equality Impact Assessment admits that this code of practice would have wide-ranging negative impacts on Trans people and that Trans women could face a "disproportionate risk of violence and sexual assault.” [3]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:y72k4zijlsi47z7wk262cv24/bafkreifzyqhohvnimtn7f55trm54cbxvwqcjjxkmdfuq74twtvtyacufaq)
Caroline Russell73With the EHRC’s revised Code of Practice coming into effect this week, I’ve written to the Mayor asking what steps he is taking to ensure London’s services remain trans inclusive. www.london.gov.uk/caroline-rus... [2/3]
Amy L Crow 🐦⬛16Thank you as always, Caroline. As a major tourist destination, Labour do seem rather determined to diminish it in the eyes of LGBTQ+ visitors, whilst limiting safety and freedoms for citizens and tourists.
Holly Brigstocke12Khan needs to demand the govt change the law to restore our rights or bring in self-id. Also publicly savage the transphobic met Commissioner. The UK is now so bad it's worthy of a travel advisory. Threaten that too to encourage economic sanctions. Otherwise it's all talk.
Ashleeee 🌊🪭12👍👍👍 Thanks for doing this. I do wonder what the Mayor of London would do when frivolous but costly £££ litigation reaches City Hall and councils across London. Sure, we can sponsor proactive and preemptive legislation in Westminster Parliament, right?
notorious transfem supremacist11Trans people are not going to comply with this segregation order so its up to cis people to find the courage to rewrite the law to invalidate this stupid unworkable code.
Sylvie625Thank you for doing this. Given his reported silence on the topic generally, it will be interesting to what you response you get.
Caroline Russell72And now in the Evening Standard. www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Aliza Adi (she/her)48Excellent letter from @greenparty.org.uk @carolinerussell.bsky.social to @london.gov.uk Incl during this years London Trans+ Pride, the Mayor is a vocal supporter of Trans+ Londoners Now it's time to turn those words into action - deliver the protections and leadership Trans+ Londoners deserve
Elizabeth Taylor28@sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social Has failed to take a stand to protect trans Londoners and condemn the EHRC guidance up until now. But he still has time to course correct. If he actually follows Caroline's recommendations below, he can prove that he's not a fairweather friend to the LGBTQ community
Mx Xs6What a ridiculous and absurd situation the small-c conservative lobby groups have created. How much scrutiny was ever needed to pee and wash your hands? None.
Deb's Noise 🇪🇺 🏳️🌈2With Rowling Rules coming into effect today (Aug 5th) a few cis folk with a conscience are speaking up. #NoCompliance
Marge von Marge2@southwarkgp.bsky.social can we learn from @lambethgreenparty.bsky.social on how to resist implementing the EHRC guidance? Greens across London boroughs should work together on a plan to push back if @london.gov.uk won't do anything to support our trans+ community! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @londongreenparty.bsky.social
🚨🚨Today the EHRC Code of Practice goes live. Our voices have been ignored. We will not stand for this. We will not stop until our rights are restored. The CoP does not change the law. Inclusion can happen. The vast majority of the public do not want this. WE WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT 🏳️⚧️✊♥️
Myoukochou3In case you’re wondering why the music post, and the timing of the release.
Mise2Today is a day for resistance. Today is a day for courage. Today is not the end. Today is the first day of the end. Today is the first day of the end of the Gender Critical Ideological Movement. Today is the first day of a terrible crime. Today is the first day of a terrible anger. 1/2
The EHRC code of practice comes in today, bringing in to the UK the most draconian regime for single sex spaces targeting trans people for a liberal democracy in the industrialised, under what is our nominally left of centre governing party.
Elizabeth Taylor31Since the Supreme Court judgement last April, I have felt completely floored - like the wind has been taken out of me, and I've lost my future. It's been one of the darkest years of my life. I don't feel that anymore. I feel stronger in knowing I don't care about their stupid 'rules' +'commonsense'
thepig9933I think this will cause some major incidents over the next few years
Joey1I can't help but think the transphobes have overreached with this. The cis might not care about us, but how long are they going to tolerate cis women being accused of being trans and demanded to use the mens?
The entire justification for the EHRC code is the cretinous belief that sex is a strict immutable binary therefore transition is impossible. The UK today is a breathtakingly stupid, nastily ignorant and regressive country that deserves to be mercilessly ridiculed across the modern world.
Lilith Ferreyra-Carroll11I think it's worse than that. The justification is that some middle class middle aged women get the ick and therefore fuck human rights.
Sarah Viktoria 🇬🇧🏳️⚧️⚧️🦗7We're captured by a corrupt "elite" that figured out how to sell our human rights to foreign religious fanatics, that's all.
Shannon Nosurname 🏳️🌈 🏴☠️🐸3The mere fact they try so hard to "define" sex means it is neither natural, innate nor immutable
The EHRC's Code of Practice has been condemned as a "system of segregation", "impractical and inhumane", and even "genocidal in nature" It comes into force today
Helen Humane30"Before the ruling any challenges had been gentle, like ‘oh by the way this is the ladies’,” she was quoted as saying, “and people were embarrassed or apologetic when I said ‘it’s okay I’m a girl’, but now it’s aggressive and horrible.”
Aliette de Bodard21This is anecdotal but I've been told I'm in the wrong restrooms in the uk last year, which has never happened before (I just stared, and it was fortunately not confrontational)
Helen Belcher12Welcome to day 1 of the bullies charter being given some legal clout. Remember the Code is not law, and apples to service providers, not service users. What this does is now make it a lottery every time a trans person wants to use a public loo or service, because it's now up to the manager.
That is the current position in the EHRC code of practice--that it is or would be unlawful to provide women's refuge services to trans women who have been raped. Sex Matters recently went to court to argue that trans women had to be intimately searched by men.
Rob Mullins57So yes. Many of those involved absolutely are arguing that. I'm pretty sure that is what Rowling wants. I'd love to be corrected.
Veronica6They can however go to mixed sex refuges and counselling services, which do exist. As a woman, it seems entirely reasonable to me to provide a single sex refuge for women who need it.
coeliacexpat.bsky.social3Edinburgh Rape Crisis is open to all victims, cis or trans, from age 12+. It is not unlawful to provide this service; it's only unlawful to describe a mixed-sex service as single-sex.
I had to put up with a cis colleague complaining about all her problems for an hour this morning. I did say that maybe this week I wouldn’t be the best person to support her because the EHRC code was coming into force. Apparently that’s nowhere near as bad as her expensive bike needing repair! 🤷♀️
Rosie - Artist | Author11People like that just won't care until it happens to them. If it does, you can guarantee they won't shut up about it, and get offended if you refuse to help them specifically. I've seen this many times, unfortunately.
Artemis for now2and when you tell people like that those aren't real problems they get offended...
🏳️⚧️🇨🇦 Valkyrie Eleison2Make them a deal: you'll listen to their problems for an hour, then they get to listen to yours
