Author: Translucent Team

The Labour Party’s Day of Shame – 5.8.26 Today is 5 August 2026, a day of shame for the UK and the UK Labour Party in particular. This is the day the UK government brings into force the UK Equality and Human Rights Commission’s new guidance on the provision of services. It is a long document, but the shameful provision is confirmation of the finding of the UK Supreme Court that ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010 means ‘biological’ sex recorded at birth and is immutable, as found in the April 2025 judgment of the UK Supreme Court in For Women…

Four Years, Seven Surveys, Four Complaints: What Our FOI Data Actually Shows In recent days, Southampton City Council finally sent us its response to our most recent Freedom of Information investigation — one of two outstanding replies from the 62 unitary authorities in England whom we approached earlier this year. The final remaining authority that has not replied is Derby – we are still chasing. Southampton’s answer, like the vast majority of the councils that responded before it, was zero: no recorded complaints about trans women using women’s facilities. With Southampton’s confirmation in place, we thought it was a good…

International Solidarity: Matching Fund Boosts Legal Fight for Trans Rights in the UK TransLucent is deeply grateful to everyone who has supported our legal challenge to the EHRC’s Code of Practice so far. After just seven days of crowdfunding, our community and allies have already donated over £26,000, enabling us to move to the next phase of this work. New matching fund: every pound doubled We are pleased to announce that a Canadian supporter has offered to match every pound donated to TransLucent during the week commencing 13 July 2026, up to a maximum of £5,000. For this week only,…

The Real-World Harm of Gender-Critical Ideology: A Response to Reem Alsalem Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls, has positioned herself as a defender of women’s rights while consistently advancing views that exclude and endanger transgender people — particularly trans women in the UK. TransLucent believes it is time to name this pattern clearly and examine the damage the gender-critical movement has inflicted on British trans communities. Who Is Reem Alsalem and Why Does Her Role Matter Alsalem has served as UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls since August 2021, a position…

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 – Judicial Review This page was updated on 8 August 2026, marked in navy blue text – a massive “thank you” to the many hundreds of people who have donated over £40,000 to our campaign.  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…

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…