Author: Translucent Team

Urgent Travel Advisory Issued for Trans and Gender Diverse People. An urgent travel advisory has been issued warning LGBTQIA+ people, and particularly trans and gender-diverse travellers, about the risks of visiting or relocating to the UK. The advisory was published on 30 June 2026 by the Trans Exile Network (TEN) and countersigned by TACC (Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective), Compton’s Café CIC, and Transpilot. What the Advisory Says The advisory is being circulated to EU and other national organisations that advise or support LGBTQIA+ people, offer travel to the UK, or publish travel and safety guidance. It sets out a…

TransLucent Challenges the EHRC’s Code of Practice TransLucent has served formal legal notice on the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, setting out our intention to seek a judicial review of the EHRC’s Draft Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations. Why We’re Taking Action On 3rd July 2026, our solicitors, Russell Cooke, sent a Pre-Action Protocol (PAP) letter to the EHRC and the Secretary of State, setting out the grounds on which we believe the Code was unlawfully formulated. We believe the Code contains clear errors of law.…

TransLucent Launches Legal Challenge Against EHRC Code of Practice TransLucent, a trans-led community organisation, has served a Pre-Action Protocol letter on the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the Secretary of State for Equality, signalling its intention to seek a judicial review of the EHRC’s Draft Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations. Please donate: Sadly, if we cant raise (in the first instance) £20,000, we will not be able to proceed with our claim. Please donate (by adjusting the slider, you dont have to leave Crowdjustice a “tip”) : LINK: https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/challenging-the-ehrc-code-of-p/  The Challenge On 3rd July…

The Puberty Blocker Trial – also known as Pathways – Children Being Used in the Culture War Against Trans People The puberty blocker trial, known as Pathways, was given the go-ahead last week following belated attempts by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to put a halt to the trial. The concerns raised by the Agency followed the appointment of Professor Jacob George as its Chief Medical and Scientific Officer. He was subsequently forced to step back from the trial due to reported suggestions of potential bias against trans people. In a highly unusual move, the government banned…

TransLucent Letter to the EHRC dated June 14th 2026 Correspondence Unit Equality and Human Rights Commission Arndale House The Arndale Centre Manchester M4 3AQ June 14, 2026 Dear REDACTED At our meeting with you on Friday in relation to the Commission’s Code of Practice now laid before Parliament, we raised with you a number of matters which are presently of great concern to trans people in the UK. It was agreed that we should write to you formally to seek an answer on these matters that can be shared publicly.  As also agreed, we will write to you…

TransLucent Letter to the EHRC June 14th 2026 Correspondence Unit Equality and Human Rights Commission Arndale House The Arndale Centre Manchester M4 3AQ June 14, 2026 Dear REDACTED At our meeting with you on Friday in relation to the Commission’s Code of Practice, now laid before Parliament, we raised with you a number of matters which are presently of great concern to trans people in the UK. It was agreed that we should write to you formally to seek an answer on these matters that can be shared publicly. As also agreed, we will write to you separately to provide…

Public Service Workers raise concerns about the implications of the new single-sex spaces guidance. By the Tasha DeGrasse Project (pseudonym for a group of public service workers). As public service workers, we are deeply concerned about the implications of the proposed Code of Practice’s guidance on single-sex spaces for our work. Namely: The excessive responsibility placed upon us to clairvoyantly predict when a complaint is legitimate or when someone has accessed a space not corresponding to their sex. The lack of protection against malicious allegations and contested policies, particularly regarding our legal protection if we make an error. The amount…

The EHRC and the Commons Women and Equalities Select Committee on 9th June 2026 By Robin Moira White Introduction I attended the entire above session via video. The Chair of the EHRC, Mary-Ann Stephenson and its CEO, John Kirkpatrick, were examined by the Committee. It is clear that the effect of the FWS judgment, viewed through the lens of the draft code produced by the EHRC, is segregation and exclusion of trans people in the UK, not integration and inclusion. The guidance in the code has been widely criticised as unhelpful and unworkable, and the whole sorry situation has led…

Translucent Response to the EHRC Draft Code of Practice (2026) The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Draft Code of Practice has been published. While presented as a technical update to reflect the Supreme Court’s judgment in For Women Scotland (FWS), our detailed legal analysis reveals that the Commission has exceeded its mandate, introducing technical errors, internal inconsistencies, and significant legal omissions that will harm trans people and mislead service providers. Unlawful Conditions on Protected Status The Draft Code attempts to rewrite the Equality Act 2010 (EA 2010) by stealth.  Paragraph 2.46 introduces extra-statutory requirements for “permanence” and “consistency of…