14 h. ago Equalities watchdog submits formal guidance after UK supreme court transgender ruling

Bridget Phillipson faces choice over document from EHRC, whose chair says it remains ‘difficult’ to shape policiesThe equalities watchdog has submitted its formal guidance about how institutions should respond to the landmark supreme court ruling on transgender people’s rights, with its chair admitting it would be “difficult” for many to shape workable policies.The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has handed its formal guidance to Bridget Phillipson, the minister for women and equalities as well as the education secretary, who must now decide whether to accept it. Continue reading...

Events

15 h. ago Moment Father Ted creator Linehan allegedly ‘whacked’ phone out of trans activist’s hand

Father Ted creator Graham Linehan allegedly “deliberately whacked” a phone out of a transgender activist’s hand, a court has heard.

Technology

24 h. ago My posts on transgender activists were in the public interest, Father Ted creator tells court

Father Ted creator Graham Linehan, 57, denies harassing trans woman Sophia Brooks, 18, in a series of posts last year, which she said left her 'alarmed and distressed'.

Events

35 h. ago Graham Linehan ‘relentlessly’ posted abuse about trans teenager, court told

Prosecution tells hearing Father Ted writer’s posts about Sophia Brooks, 18, were ‘oppressive and unacceptable’Graham Linehan, the co-creator of Father Ted, “relentlessly” posted abusive and vindictive material on social media about an 18-year-old transgender activist, a court has heard.Linehan’s posts about Sophia Brooks were “oppressive and unacceptable”, the prosecution told a hearing at Westminster magistrates court. Continue reading...

Events

35 h. ago Father Ted creator Linehan called trans activist ‘deeply disturbed sociopath’

The 57-year-old Irish comedy writer is on trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court accused of harassing transgender activist Sophia Brooks.

Politics

38 h. ago Father Ted's Graham Linehan grabbed transgender woman's phone and threw it across road, court hears

A court has heard how Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan grabbed a transgender woman's phone and threw it across a road while making a string of vile comments

Events

41 h. ago Graham Linehan arrives at court to face trial accused of harassing trans woman

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has arrived at court to face trial, accused of harassing a transgender woman.

Events

2 w. ago Man tells court how he found out his date was transgender after she performed sex act on him

Teeside Crown Court heard how Ciara Watkin, then 21, performed sex acts on the man after they attended a home in Thornaby a number of years ago.

Events

2 w. ago Met Police's use of live facial recognition is 'unlawful', equality watchdog warns

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has claimed rules and safeguards fall short of standards and could have a 'chilling effect' on individuals' rights when deployed at protests.

Events

2 w. ago Transgender judge launches legal action for rehearing of Supreme Court gender ruling

The Supreme Court ruling on biological sex is facing a human rights challenge.

Events

2 w. ago Britain’s first transgender judge takes UK to European court over Supreme Court ruling on biological sex

Lawyers acting on behalf of Dr McCloud have filed their appeal in the European Court of Human Rights

Events

2 w. ago UK’s first transgender judge seeks rehearing of supreme court case on biological sex

Exclusive: Victoria McCloud says court undermined her rights to a fair trial when it refused to hear her evidenceThe UK’s first transgender judge has launched a case against the UK in the European court of human rights challenging the process that led to the supreme court’s ruling on biological sex.The retired judge Victoria McCloud, who is now a litigation strategist at W-Legal, is seeking a rehearing of the case, arguing that the supreme court undermined her article 6 rights to a fair trial when it refused to hear representation from her and did not hear evidence from any other trans individuals or groups. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago NHS Fife admits it broke the law over allowing trans doctor to use female changing room

The equalities watchdog has said the health board must carry out an equality impact assessment ‘immediately’.

Society

4 w. ago Equalities watchdog 'will snub demands to water down ban on trans people using women's toilets and changing rooms'

Schools, leisure centres, hospitals and cinemas will be told to bar transgender women from single-sex spaces under new guidance due to be revealed this month.

Politics