Daniel Martin in The Telegraph:
Bridget Phillipson has been accused of blocking guidance on upholding women’s right to single-sex spaces over fears it could damage her career.
Baroness Falkner – who drew up the equality law changes – said Ms Phillipson was putting her “personal ambition” before her role as women and equalities minister over fears pro-trans backbenchers would scupper any chance of promotion if she publishes the guidance.
Well, you know: it’s a tough call. On the one hand the rights of women and girls, on the other hand one woman’s career.
Lady Falkner, who led the Equality and Human Rights Commission until the end of last year, suggested the Government risked making the same mistake over trans rights as it did with grooming gangs, by failing to take action for fear of upsetting a minority group.
Well, you know, not all “minority groups” should be protected from being “upset”. Murderers are a minority group; so what? Their feelings don’t become the standard of what we can say and do about murder just because they’re a minority group. It’s the same with men who pretend to be women. If they’re taking our stuff and barging into our spaces we get to tell them to stop, no matter how “minority” they are.
Before Lady Falkner left her previous role in November, the EHRC submitted an updated code of practice to Ms Phillipson, instructing businesses and public bodies to ensure that trans women were barred from toilets and changing rooms.
But almost 12 months after the Supreme Court’s ruling and the updated code being submitted to the Government for sign-off, Ms Phillipson has still not proceeded with its publication, claiming time is needed to get it right.
It means hospitals and sports centres across the country are still allowing trans women into female spaces.
Men’s desire to invade women’s spaces continues to outweigh women’s desire not to have men invading our spaces – what does that sound like? It sounds rapey. Men blithely ignoring what women want is the main ingredient of rape.
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