'We Need To Move The Conversation On From Bathrooms,' Trans Advocacy Group Says

The "third toilet"This April, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the legal definition of a woman within the Equality Act of 2010 is a person who was born biologically female. At the time, The Good Law Project said the move “sets a dangerous precedent and erases trans women from protections” and “puts trans rights back 20 years.”Though Baroness Kishwer Falkner, chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, said that trans “rights must be respected” after the ruling, some see the actions that have taken place since as going against that message.Falkener has also suggested that trans rights groups should push for a separate “third space” when seeking a bathroom or changing room. As a result, trans advocacy organisation TransActual UK has revealed an installation outside the UK Supreme Court called a “Third Toilet,” created by BBH London.The Third ToiletThe government promised “clarity,” but TransActual feels it hasn’t deliveredIn a press release, Hafsa Qureshi, a director of TransActual UK, said: “The Supreme Court claimed it brought clarity to an area of difficulty” with its April ruling.“However, it did the exact opposite while also diminishing the rights or status of trans people in the UK.” They continue, “This campaign is a powerful statement about being forced to exist without safety, privacy, and rights, in full view of a society that refuses to see us; a demand for legal clarity, human dignity, and real, lived safety for all trans people; and an attempt to put pressure on public policy makers to ensure they are answering questions and, ultimately, are held to account.” Meanwhile, Olivia Campbell Cavendish, a founder and executive director of the Trans Legal Clinic, says that we “need to move the conversation on from ridiculous things like bathrooms and onto the things that matter.” Our focus, the founder said, should be on “the safety of trans people everywhere.”The aim of the installation is to reclaim the conversation and inspire solidarityCamila Gurgel and Ieva Paulina, associate creative directors at agency BBH, which made the “third toilet” installation, say that the aim was to gain back control of the conversation.“The trans community was left out of a decision that directly impacted their lives,” they said (The Good Law Project, among others, says that the Supreme Court did not listen to trans voices in the lead-up to their ruling). “So we set out to create something that will help their voices be heard and their demands recognised.” Their hope, they say, is that the third Toilet installation “sparks awareness, conversation, solidarity and inspires more people to stand with the trans community.”Related...Councillor Resigns From Labour With An Attack On Party's 'Backwards' Approach To Trans RightsPaapa Essiedu Raises Eyebrows By Calling For Trans Support After Joining Harry Potter SeriesLesbians Have Always Stood With Trans Women – Our Safe Spaces Should Too

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