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Sandie Peggie took NHS Fife to an employment tribunal after she was suspended in a trans row (Image: PA)
This is what happened to the Scottish nurse Sandie Peggie. When she objected to his presence, she was suspended from work. Peggie brought a claim for sex discrimination and harassment against her employer, NHS Fife, and the trans-identifying male doctor who insisted on using women’s facilities. The tribunal ran out of time in February, and her hearing resumes this week. In the meantime, there has been a seismic change in the legal landscape.
In April the Supreme Court ruled that in the Equality Act, “woman” means a biological female, so a “women’s changing room” is only for females - and always was. This sounds like a slam dunk for Nurse Peggie. But NHS Fife has given no sign that it understands employers aren’t legally allowed to let men use women’s spaces, even if those men “identify” as women. It seems set to continue defending the case, at huge public expense.
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NHS Fife is not the only public body failing to follow the law as set out so clearly in the Supreme Court judgment.
Across the UK, many seem unwilling to say no to men who identify as women.
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It insists the Ladies’ Pond is open to transwomen – that is, to trans-identifying men. More court cases are likely to follow.
Fiona McAnena is director of advocacy at human rights charity Sex Matters
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