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Church, S. (2026, September 15). Take hammer to Equality Act to protect trans people, says Labour MP. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16130791/Take-hammer-Equality-Act-protect-trans-people-says-Labour-MP.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
Church, Sophie. “Take hammer to Equality Act to protect trans people, says Labour MP.” Daily Mail, 15 Sept. 2026, https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16130791/Take-hammer-Equality-Act-protect-trans-people-says-Labour-MP.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490.
Church, Sophie. “Take hammer to Equality Act to protect trans people, says Labour MP.” Daily Mail, September 15, 2026. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16130791/Take-hammer-Equality-Act-protect-trans-people-says-Labour-MP.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490.
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Nadia Whittome, a Labour MP representing Nottingham East, called for changes to the Equality Act on Monday, arguing that trans people should have the legal right to use single-sex facilities. This comes after the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) issued guidance stating that toilets and changing rooms should be used based on an individual's sex at birth. Whittome, a member of the Socialist Campaign Group of MPs, previously led efforts in Parliament to disavow this EHRC guidance, which was informed by a Supreme Court ruling from April defining sex biologically. She argued that current guidelines "usher in an era of enforced segregation for trans people," and suggested outsourcing enforcement to service providers such as businesses and charities. Whittome advocates amending the Equality Act to properly protect the rights, privacy, and inclusion of trans individuals.