Responding to today’s news, Helen Belcher, Chair of TransActual said:
“This is the second national charity in as many days which has been pushed to force out trans people, against the organisation’s will and at great cost. If these changes must be forced on organisations, then it’s clear this is the result of a handful of extremists imposing their views on groups which have been very happily trans inclusive for many years if not decades.
“This government has allowed the EHRC to impose the most extreme interpretation of the supreme court ruling on the country and upend equalities law to exclude trans people from civil society without any democratic input from MPs. This is costly and unworkable for most charities and venues who cannot afford to take legal advice or fight off vexatious claims.
“Our thoughts are with the people who may be outed by their exclusion, or lose access to their vital social groups and support networks at a time when those are more important than ever. This Government must be held responsible for the long-lasting damage they are doing to a generation of LGBTQ+ people. This is mere cruelty to exclude trans people from doing the things they love with the people who love them.
“This is the outcome of the EHRC’s decision to propose a blanket ban on trans inclusion in private as well as public organisations. This government needs urgently to rectify the situation before more beloved charities and national institutions are forced into applying discriminatory policies which go against their values. This is harming Britain’s institutions greatly at a time when they are already stretched to breaking point.”
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