Browsing: EA2010

At Translucent, we are dedicated to monitoring all aspects of the Equality Act 2010 (EA2010), to advance visibility, social acceptance, legal recognition and improve healthcare for the UK’s transgender and gender-diverse community. Articles concerning the EA2010 encompass the following:

  • Examine legal and policy frameworks: Our articles offer analysis of legislation such as the EA2010 and how they intersect with trans rights [See previous conversation].
  • Confirm no changes to EA2010: We address single-sex spaces, and the Equality Act, and confirm that there are no planned changes [See previous conversation, 43, 44].
  • Challenge misinterpretations: Our articles point out how and why trans-hostile activists are wrong in their misinterpretations of the EA2010.
  • Ensure appropriate protections: We advocate for inclusive practices and policies that ensure transgender individuals can fully enjoy their human rights under the EA2010 [See previous conversation].
  • Monitor associated guidance: We scrutinise associated guidance, noting both positive and potentially negative indications.
  • Address single-sex spaces: We address single-sex spaces and state that the EA2010 provides appropriate protections for them [See previous conversation, 43].
  • Scrutinise EHRC guidance: Our articles offer commentary regarding the EHRC Technical Guidance for Schools.
  • Fight potential changes: We provide a perspective on why the Equality Act 2010 doesn’t need to change.
Gender critical beliefs and the Equality Act 2010 - Briefing Note for MP's

Gender critical beliefs and the Equality Act 2010

By Briefing Notes 7 Mins Read

This Briefing Note outlines that while the Equality Act 2010 protects the right to hold gender-critical beliefs, the expression of these beliefs is not protected if it results in detriment or harassment towards transgender individuals, who are also protected under the Act due to their protected characteristic of gender reassignment. Continue Reading Gender critical beliefs and the Equality Act 2010

Transgender employees, toilets, changing rooms and the Workplace (Health Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992

Transgender employees, toilets, changing rooms and the Workplace (Health Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992

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Robin Moira White argues that Workplace (Health Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 should not be used to exclude transgender employees from facilities, because the regulations were intended to address the lack of facilities for women, predate consideration of transgender people in legislation, and lack definitions of “male” and “female”.
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The Scottish government should take action to protect women at work - Responding to Sex Matters

The Scottish government should take action to protect women at work – Responding to Sex Matters

By News 4 Mins Read

The Scottish government should take action to protect women at work: This article addresses and refutes claims made by “Sex Matters,” emphasising the importance of trans inclusion by drawing on the Equality Act 2010 and the Amery and Mondon Review.
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